Howard Franklin III
Pilot • Professional Pilot with fifty years experience including military, airline and corporate. • CE-500 Contract Pilot
Flight Experience & Aircraft
1 type rating • 22,783 total hours
Total Hours
22,783
Multi-Engine Hours
22,405
Jet Hours
19,329
Turboprop Hours
3,200
Type Ratings
CE500
Training date: Jul 2026
Training facility: Flight Safety Atlanta
1,419 hours in type
Certificates & Qualifications
ATP - Airplane Multiengine Land
Issued Aug 87
Work Experience
Corporate Pilot
Hargrove Engineering
Corporate Part 91 PIC responsible for flight planning and domestically operating aircraft in a safe and efficient manner while transporting company personnel.
Captain
Jet Services, Inc.
Part 91/135 Citation 550 Bravo PIC Responsibility included flight planning and domestically operating the aircraft as Pilot in Command in a safe and efficient manner to provide outstanding service to our owners/customers.
Captain
FunAir Corporation
Contract B-737/BBJ Captain (Part 125) responsible for assisting with flying and flight planning duties while operating the aircraft and transporting company personnel in a safe and efficient manner.
Pilot
American Airlines
International B-737 Captain ( Aug 2007 until May 2019). International B-757/767 First Officer (Mar 2000 until Jul 2007). Domestic MD-80 First Officer (Jan 1992 until Mar 2000). Domestic B-727 Flight Engineer (Jul 1990 until Jan 1992). Operational experience throughout the US, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Caribbean, Central/South America. Latin Terrain Qualified to include High Altitude Airports and Depressurization Escape Routes. North Atlantic Oceanic Crossing Experience.
Pilot
WV Air National Guard
Tactical Airlift C-130H Aircraft Commander responsible for a five-man crew in worldwide operations. Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Commander (Oct 1995 until Jun 1999) responsible for maintenance operations of eight C-130H aircraft and approximately 100 personnel. Deployed to United Arab Emirates (Oct 1990 until May 1991) during Operation Desert Shield/Storm. Retired as a Lieutenant Colonel (O-5) with twenty-one years of service.
Marketing Representative
International Business Machines (IBM)
Marketing Representative for IBM working with mid-range and large computer systems.
Naval Aviator
US Navy
A-6E (Intruder) Pilot with Attack Squadron Fifty-Two attached to USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63). Deployed to Western Pacific in 1979 and 1981. Deployed to Indian Ocean during Iranian hostage crisis from late 1979 until early 1980.
Education
B.S. Zoology
Marshall University at Huntington, WV
Commissioned as Ensign (O-1) United States Navy 7/23/76
US Navy Officer Candidate School at Pensacola, FL
Profile Overview
22,783
Total Flight Hours
1
Aircraft Types
50
Years Experience
Personal Interests
Retired Military Veteran (Desert Shield/Storm)
Motorcycling
Amateur Radio