Matthew Kent
Pilot
Flight Experience & Aircraft
9 type ratings • 4,450 total hours
Total Hours
4,450
Multi-Engine Hours
3,450
Jet Hours
3,050
Turboprop Hours
200
Type Ratings
CITATION CE525S
Training date: May 2025
Training facility: Flight Safety International
670 hours in type
CITATION CJ3+
Training date: May 2025
Training facility: Flight Safety International
160 hours in type
CITATION CJ4
Training date: May 2025
Training facility: Flight Safety International
270 hours in type
EMBRAER 505
Training date: Feb 2025
Training facility: CAE
150 hours in type
EMBRAER PHENOM 300
Training date: Feb 2025
Training facility: CAE
150 hours in type
CITATION CE560 Encore
Training date: Jul 2021
Training facility: Flight Safety International
670 hours in type
BOMBARDIER CRJ700
Training date: Mar 2018
Training facility: Flight Safety International
660 hours in type
EMBRAER EMB 135/140/145
Training date: Jul 2013
889 hours in type
ATR ATR-42 / ATR-72
Training date: Jun 2011
200 hours in type
Work Experience
Contract Pilot
Aviation Prep LLC
➢ Contract Pilot on CE-525 and EMB-505 aircraft
Chief Pilot, Captain, Ground Training Instructor
Aircraft Charter Services
➢ Develop and write original revision of SOPs. ➢ Develop new checklists for the Citation Encore & XLS fleet. ➢ Coordinate with the Director of Operations on various projects: GOM revisions, policy changes, etc. ➢ Conduct company training events – Initial, recurrent, aircraft differences, etc. ➢ Revise & modify training program to ensure highest quality of training ➢ Recruit and interview pilot applicants. ➢ Instruct pilots for initial, recurrent, and Encore-Plus differences training.
COO
Divergent Aerospace, LTD
➢ Co-founder of Divergent Aerospace; an online education website providing aviation training products and courses. ➢ Create online aviation courses designed for commercial pilots and flight instructors - Create presentations, record and edit video lectures, write textual content, and quizzes for online courses. ➢ Design web pages for the course content ➢ Communicate with the CEO on a daily basis to discuss business progress, goals and objectives ➢ Respond to customer support inquiries
Captain
GoJet Airlines, LLC
➢ Final authority for the safe operation of flight ➢ Coordinate with ground personnel, flight, and inflight crewmembers to ensure each flight is safe and on time. ➢ Keep passengers up to date and informed as to status of flights, delays, problems, etc.
Curriculum Manager, Assistant Professor
Andrews University
➢ Responsible for maintaining compliance with 141 flight school requirements ➢ Co-wrote the 141 Commercial Pilot Airplane training curriculum and syllabi. ➢ Wrote documentation for, and received OpSpec A025 approval to use electronic recordkeeping for the flight school. ➢ Financially audited flight operations and identified a preventable $40,000 annual loss of income. Subsequently helped create new policies to prevent future losses. ➢ Conducted oral and flight progress and stage checks
First Officer
Envoy Air, Inc.
➢ Assist captain in all phases of operation ➢ Conduct preflight and postflight inspections to ensure the aircraft is airworthy ➢ Coordinate with Captain and inflight crewmembers to ensure safe completion of flights
Education
Bachelor of Technology in Aviation
Andrews University at Berrien Springs, MI
Profile Overview
4,450
Total Flight Hours
9
Aircraft Types
14
Years Experience
Personal Interests
– Enjoy camping and reconnecting with nature under the stars. – Dedicated to meditation and finding calm, focus, and inner peace. – Love motorcycling and adventure riding through scenic routes and rugged terrain. - Big fan of F1, and enjoy sim racing on my computer – Dedicated to practicing yoga for strength, flexibility, and mindfulness. – Enjoy playing musical instruments and expressing creativity through music.
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