James David (Dave) Conner
Pilot • A lifelong aviation enthusiast, who's still passionate to discover what's just over the horizon.
Flight Experience & Aircraft
9 type ratings • 12,706 total hours
Total Hours
12,706
Multi-Engine Hours
10,015
Jet Hours
6,762
Turboprop Hours
3,018
Type Ratings
CHALLENGER CHALLENGER 605
Training date: Nov 2024
Training facility: Bombardier DFW
1,668 hours in type
CHALLENGER CHALLENGER 650
Training date: Nov 2024
Training facility: Bombardier Dallas
1,668 hours in type
CHALLENGER CHALLENGER 604
Training date: Dec 2023
Training facility: Bombardier DFW
91 hours in type
CHALLENGER CHALLENGER 600
Training date: Mar 2015
Training facility: CAE DFW
206 hours in type
CHALLENGER CHALLENGER 601
Training date: Mar 2015
Training facility: CAE DFW
2,126 hours in type
BOMBARDIER CRJ200
Training date: Oct 2005
Training facility: PAN AM Training Academy, Sterling, VA
2,635 hours in type
BAE BA-4100
Training date: Jul 2000
Training facility: PAN AM Training Academy, Sterling, VA
708 hours in type
BAE BA-3200
Training date: May 1999
Training facility: Reflectone Training Center IAD
2,310 hours in type
CESSNA C-421
Training date: Feb 1996
Training facility: Simcom, Orlando
356 hours in type
Work Experience
Senior Captain
Skye Gryphon LLC,
All duties and responsibilities required of a part 91 Captain to plan and execute safe and efficient flight operations, both in a planning stage as well as in an autonomous worldwide flight operations environment. Captain on CL-605 Fans 1A+ equipped aircraft Operating within all company FOM's, SOP's, MEL's and LOA's
Captain
Kimberly Clark Corporation
All duties and responsibilities required of a part 91 Captain to plan and execute safe and efficient flight operations, both in a planning stage as well as in an autonomous worldwide flight operations environment. Captain/First Officer on CL-601-3A & 3R aircraft Operating within all company FOM's, SOP's, MEL's and LOA's Involved in writing and implementing IS-BAO Stage 1 certification. Daily usage of PFM flight operations management system Argus SMS usage
Captain/ First Officer as needed
DPI Aviation
Professional Contract Pilot services for Challenger 600 series aircraft. Flying as either Captain or First Officer as needed. To fill in and support client flight operations with any and all aircraft preparation and flight related duties and responsibilities. Captain/ First Officer on Challenger 600, 601-1A, 3A, &3R aircraft.
First Officer / Captain
Independence Air / Atlantic Coast Airlines
All duties and responsibilities assigned to a part 121 first officer / Captain operating within the limitations of company FOM's FSM's, MEL's, and company Op's Specs. BA-3200, BA-4100, CL-65 aircraft
Lead Captain/ Pilot, Mechanic
Rockdale Pipeline Company
All duties and responsibilities and a Part 91 single pilot flight department. Southeastern US domestic operations only. Cessna 421B aircraft
Education
BS in Aviation Mgt. Flight Technology
FIT / Florida Tech at Melbourne Florida
Profile Overview
12,706
Total Flight Hours
9
Aircraft Types
30
Years Experience
Personal Interests
I have been both east and west coast based, Internationally experienced in Central and South America, the Caribbean, Europe, Russia, Dubai, Western Africa, South Pacific, New Zealand, & Australia. I spent the summer of 2007 based out of Moscow. Many oceanic crossing both utilizing plotting & position reports as well as CPDLC and app based journey log keeping.
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