Professional Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
TYPES OF AIRCRAFT FLOWN
Timeline

AUSTIN HOPFINGER

VT Industries
SIOUXFALLS,SD
1
Certification
3
years of professional experience

Passionate corporate pilot with three years of 135/91 experience seeking to leverage technical and professional expertise to grow as a pilot In command.

Work History

Part 91 Pilot

1 Year 3 Months
VT Industries | 05.2025 - Current
  • Conduct pre-flight inspections to ensure aircraft safety and compliance with regulations.
  • Monitor all aircraft systems on the ground and in flight.
  • Assist passengers with luggage, arrange transportation, and hospitality for passengers.
  • Ensure aircraft is within standards of weight and balance and exceeds takeoff and landing distance criteria.
  • Manage flight plans, optimizing routes for efficiency and fuel conservation.

Part 135 Pilot

1 Year 7 Months
Charter First | 10.2023 - 05.2025
  • Plan and file flight plans.
  • Ensure and inspect aircraft to be safe for flight.
  • Carry out pre-flight and post-flight tasks.
  • Adhered to aviation regulations and safety rules during flight operations.
  • Assist passengers with luggage and bags.
  • Maintain accurate records of flight time, fuel consumption, and other relevant details.
  • Ensure aircraft is within standards of weight and balance, as well as takeoff and landing distances.

Line Technician

5 Months
Maverick Air Center | 05.2023 - 10.2023
  • Deliver exceptional customer service to pilots, passengers and crew members.
  • Operate fuel trucks, fueling up general aviation aircraft along with corporate jets with 100LL and Avgas.
  • Assist customers with loading and unloading of baggage.
  • Daily reconciliation and recording of truck meter sheets and fuel tank volumes.

Education

Associate of Applied Science - Professional Fixed Wing Pilot

Lake Area Technical College | Watertown, SD | 05.2023

ASEL, IFR, CPL, AMEL, High-Performance, Complex

Skills

Crew Resource Management
Flight planning
Aircraft safety inspections
Weight and balance calculation
International flight operations
Aviation weather briefing
Flight crew coordination
Situational awareness
Decision-making
Crew leadership
Team collaboration
Strong communication skills

Certification

  • Total time-1384.1
  • AMEL-1082.8
  • Turbine-1090.3
  • PIC-955.5
  • SIC-428.6
  • Actual IMC-154.5
  • XC-974.4
  • Night-91.6

CERTIFICATIONS

  • G280 PIC Type Rating
  • CE-550 PIC Type Rating
  • First Class Medical
  • International Operations
  • US Passport

TYPES OF AIRCRAFT FLOWN

  • Gulfstream G280
  • CE-550 Citation II
  • Beechcraft King Air C90
  • Beechcraft King Air B200
  • TBM-700
  • C172E (HIGH PERFORMANCE)
  • Piper Archer II
  • Piper Cherokee 235 (HIGH PERFORMANCE)
  • Piper Twin Apache

Timeline

Part 91 Pilot

VT Industries
05.2025 - CurrentRead More

Part 135 Pilot

Charter First
10.2023 - 05.2025Read More

Line Technician

Maverick Air Center
05.2023 - 10.2023Read More

Lake Area Technical College

Associate of Applied Science from Professional Fixed Wing Pilot
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AUSTIN HOPFINGER