Michael Thompson

Captain of Falcon 900 and Encore + for a private family in the Chicagoland area. Job responsibilities include safe and efficient transport of a multigenerational family throughout the U.S., North and South America, the Caribbean, and Europe with the highest level of attention to detail and service.

HondaJet Captain/Training Captain. Duties included: transport of high end type charter passengers and fractional owners throughout all of North America and the Caribbean. As training captain: completing new hire initial operating experience that included training in SOPs, GOMs, OPSPECS, Flight planning and weight and balance software, as well as training and familiarity with the HondaJet.

HondaJet Captain/Assistant Chief Pilot. Tasked with low notice transport of surgical teams all over the U.S. at all hours and in all weather. As Assistant Chief Pilot: Assisted in the hiring, training, scheduling, evaluating and managing of a 14 pilot roster. (Company Ended HondaJet program and furloughed all pilots during COVID)

BE-200/BE-1900/CE-500 Pilot in Command/Maintenance Test Pilot. BE-200/CE-500 Instructor Pilot (Line Check Airman). BE-200/CE-500 Standardization Pilot (Chief Pilot). From duty stations including Fort McCoy, Wisconsin to Army Airfields in Germany, duties included training and evaluating up to a 24 pilot roster on crew resource management standardization, instrument flight procedures, and maintenance test flight procedures. Ensured fleet airworthiness through the maintenance test flights. Managed the Aviation Training Program and implemented the digital crewmember flight records system. Awarded 5000 Flying Hour Safety Award for accident and incident free flights while transporting Department of Defense VIPs around Europe, the Middle East, and Africa safely and efficiently. UH-60 A/L/M Pilot in Command. Based from several duty stations around the globe, tasked with training and conducting Air Assault Operations, globally with both Conventional and Special Forces under Day, Night, and Night Vision Goggle modes of flight in high DA/mountainous terrain as well as sandy urban environments.