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David Aylmer

David Aylmer

Scottsdale,AZ

Summary

Reliable and motivated Airline Professional with more than 30 years of exceptional aviation experience. Flexible and dynamic leader dedicated to team professionalism, integrity, accuracy and efficiency

Overview

31
31
years of professional experience

Work History

Captain

Southwest Airlines
Scottsdale, AZ
03.1999 - Current
  • Captain on Boeing 737 Aircraft since 2006
  • Unblemished Safety Record in over 14,000 hours flying time on Boeing 737-200/300/500/700/800/MAX
  • Successful mentoring of First Officers and ensuring all Flight Crew work together as a team using Crew Resource Management Skills

FA-18 Instructor Pilot

United States Navy, USN
Lemoore, CA
07.1996 - 03.1999
  • Instructed student FA-18 pilots on all aspects of air combat maneuvering, all weather intercept. night formation flying and ordinance delivery
  • FA-18 Training Landing Signal Officer - Soley responsible for the 6 week training and instruction program to prepare student FA-18 pilots for their first night aircraft carrier landing with a 100% success rate
  • Redesigned and revamped the entire Instrument Ground School syllabus for all West Coast Navy FA-18 pilots

FA-18 Pilot

United States Navy, USN
Lemoore, CA
06.1993 - 06.1996
  • FA-18 Combat Flight Division Leader
  • Quality Assurance Officer responsible for QA on Sixteen FA-18's with zero deficiencies inspection scores
  • Awarded 2 Air Medals for 40 successful Combat Missions over Iraq in support of Operation Southern Watch

Education

737 Training - Aviation

Southwest Airlines
Dallas, TX

Advanced Aircraft Instrument Flying - Aviation

US Air Force Instrument Ground School
San Antonio, TX

FA-18 Training - Aviation

Strike Fighter Squadron 125
Lemoore, CA

Advanced Jet Training - Aviation

T-2 / A-4 Advanced Jet Training
Kingsville, TX

Bachelor of Science - Radiologic Technology

University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, MO

Skills

  • Quick Learner and Easy to Train
  • Experienced Flight Leader
  • Critical Thinker in dynamic situations
  • Experienced Mentor and Instructor Pilot

Timeline

Captain

Southwest Airlines
03.1999 - Current

FA-18 Instructor Pilot

United States Navy, USN
07.1996 - 03.1999

FA-18 Pilot

United States Navy, USN
06.1993 - 06.1996

737 Training - Aviation

Southwest Airlines

Advanced Aircraft Instrument Flying - Aviation

US Air Force Instrument Ground School

FA-18 Training - Aviation

Strike Fighter Squadron 125

Advanced Jet Training - Aviation

T-2 / A-4 Advanced Jet Training

Bachelor of Science - Radiologic Technology

University of Missouri - Columbia
David Aylmer