Matt Klingsporn
Pilot • Airline/Corporate Pilot with over 26,000 hrs of experience in various aircraft • Captain
Flight Experience & Aircraft
3 type ratings • 26,463 total hours
Total Hours
26,463
Multi-Engine Hours
25,283
Jet Hours
21,228
Turboprop Hours
3,378
Type Ratings
EMBRAER EMB 135/140/145
Training date: Dec 2025
Training facility: Piedmont CQ
2,091 hours in type
CITATION CE500
Training date: Oct 2022
Training facility: Red Wing Aviation
42 hours in type
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9
Training date: Oct 2008
Training facility: Flight Safety
8,863 hours in type
Work Experience
Captain
Piedmont Airlines
Regional airline flying within a three hub system ( PHL, CLT, MDT)
Corporate pilot
Red Wing Aviation
Corporate flying of high net worth clients, mostly along the Eastern US
Captain
Qatar Airways
International airline operation, covering 6 continents, and working with over 95 different nationalities
First officer/captain
Midwest Airlines
First officer duties then later captain duties for a 121 National Airline specializing for business travel! Conducting numerous charter flights for sports teams, corporations and political parties
First officer/captain
Express Airlines 1, Inc./ d/b/a Northwest Airlink
Regional airline flying with turbo-prop aircraft, feeding Northwest Airlines out of the Memphis hub
Flight Instructor/corporate pilot
Florida Golfer Magazine
Corporate pilot and flight instructor for a Naples based golfing magazine, flying the CEO and office staff to various golfing venues in the Southeastern US
Education
AS-Computer Science
Edison Community College at Fort Myers, Florida
Bachelor of Science in Aviation Technology
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University at Daytona Beach, Florida
Profile Overview
26,463
Total Flight Hours
3
Aircraft Types
37
Years Experience
Personal Interests
Enjoy spending time with my wife and working around the house and yard! I also like bicycling, golfing or playing badminton! Taking walks is one of my favorite ways to relax!
Technology