Ken King
Pilot • Kalitta Air 747-400 First Officer, former military C-130 & T-6 instructor pilot
Flight Experience & Aircraft
6 type ratings • 0 total hours
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Type Ratings
BOEING B-747
Training date: Apr 2024
770 hours in type
LOCKHEED C-130
Training date: Nov 2009
Training facility: Military
1,657 hours in type
BEECHCRAFT T-6 Texan II
Training date: Dec 2005
Training facility: Military
1,225 hours in type
BEECHJET BE400
Training date: Jun 2005
Training facility: Military
128 hours in type
CESSNA C-172
Training date: Jun 2004
47 hours in type
BEECHJET MU-300
Work Experience
747-400 First Officer
Kalitta Air
- Worldwide Part 121 cargo operations to diverse fields with a crew of six, including maintenance & loadmaster. - Safely assist the Captain and crew, through the use of Crew Resource Management (CRM), in operating the aircraft in accordance with all Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs) and company policies and procedures.
Aviation Safety Research & USAFA Instructor
US Navy
- Only person ever rated Air Force Pilot, Navy Aerospace Experimental Psychologist, and Army Parachutist - Hand selected by Commander of Marine Forces as human factors expert for flight safety investigation. - Program Manager, founded research lab with $1.5 million, reduced training fails to single-digit percents. - Course Director and cadet academic instructor, consistently rated top 10% at US Air Force Academy.
Air Force Instructor Pilot MC-130P “Combat Shadow”
US Air Force
- Flew Special Operations missions in hostile & politically sensitive areas. Led a crew of nine. - Led 34 typhoon evacuation flights, brought 640 survivors out & supplies back in to the relief area. - Integrated Marine Corps long-range artillery, created new capability that is now part of strategic war plans. - Supported US response to 2012 Benghazi embassy attacks, flying classified operations with other national assets. - Standardization & Evaluation officer. Ranked #1 of 42.
Instructor Pilot T-6 & Assist Chief of Training
US Air Force
- “Trained the trainers”, prepared new instructors in advanced handling, low-level, and formation flight. - Instructed new Air Force student pilots, from ground school to solo aerobatic formation. - Initial cadre for new tactical formation training. #1 of 5 training instructors, and top 10% in the squadron.
Education
Mas. Certificate, Human Systems Integration (HSI)
Naval Postgraduate School at Monterey, CA
Master's with Distinction, Aeronautical Science
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University at Worldwide Campus
Bachelor's of Science, Architectural Studies
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign at Urbana-Champaign, IL
Crew Resource Management (CRM) Instructor Course
School of Aviation Safety at NAS Pensacola, Florida
Aviation Safety Officer’s Course
School of Aviation Safety at NAS Pensacola, Florida
Advanced Instrument School
HQ, Federal Aviation Administration Training at Oklahoma City, OK
Profile Overview
6
Aircraft Types
20
Years Experience
Personal Interests
COMMUNITY SERVICE - Department organizer for Air Force Academy outreach to Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind, showcased aviation safety research & high-tech selection tests to local high schoolers. - Mentored disadvantaged kids around Southeast Asia, encouraged education and aviation pathways. - Classroom reader, elementary school - Assistant coach, boys soccer - Assistant troop leader, Girl Scouts HOBBIES - Hiking, travel & culture, architecture & construction
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