David Kern

Primary: Contract Pilot
Total Time: 3,630
Multi Engine Land: 1,500

About Me

Gulfstream G500/G600/G650 contract pilot available for worldwide operations.  I continually strive for excellence in safety, airmanship, professionalism, and customer service. Experienced in VVIP ops and entry into service.

Certificates and Ratings

FAA ATP, type rated in Gulfstream GVII-500/600, G650, G550, Embraer Legacy 500, B737NG, DC9, & BE-200

Recent training dates:    

     GVII-500/600    –  January 2023

     G650                –  October 2021

Certified Flight Instructor: Single and multi-engine, Instrument

FAA First Class Medical Certificate

International Validations: San Marino, Aruba

International Training and Experience

US Passport, unrestricted

Scott International Procedures

Restricted Radiotelephone Operators Permit

Certifications

Airline Transport Pilot
Airplane Multi Engine Land
Flight Instructor
Airplane
Airplane Single Engine
Airplane Multi Engine

Type Ratings

G-VI/A, G-V/A, B-737/A, EMB-550/A, DC-9/A, G-VII/A

Flight Time

3,630 hours
1,500 hours
2,700
530
3,270
225
670

Special Training

RVSM Certified, Atlantic Crossing/Ops, Pacific Crossing/Ops, Middle East Ops, South American Ops, European Ops, African Ops, CPR Training

Aircraft Experience

Gulfstream GVI (G650)
Total: 364 hours
PIC: 254 hours
SIC: 110 hours
Last Recurrent: 10/2021
Gulfstream G-VII/G500/G600
Total: 275 hours
PIC: 53 hours
SIC: 222 hours
Last Recurrent: 01/2023

Education History

Jun 1995 - Jun 1999
US Air Force Academy
Bachelors
Electrical Engineering with a minor in Mathematics
Jan 2008 - Dec 2008
USAF Test Pilot School
Masters
Flight Test Engineering

Languages Spoken

Language
Fluency

English

Fluent

German

Basic

Russian

Basic