Patrick O'Brien

Government contract in support of DEA flight operations. Deliver instrument & commercial flight instruction to agents in training to become Pilot/Agents.

FAR part 135 SIC on Cessna Citation 560XL for domestic & internat’l on-demand air taxi operations. Pre-flight planning, Weather, A/C performance, and weight & balance. Passenger interaction & briefings, aircraft service & cleaning.

Mission sets included hurricane relief efforts, VIP and agent transport, airborne interdiction operations. Senior Standardization Instructor Pilot; Beechcraft King Air 350/200/C-12 and Cessna 210/206. Operational Test & Evaluation Lead Pilot for introduction of King Air-350 (MEA) to CBP fleet. Developed internal training materials for EFIS, dual FMS Proline-21 avionics suite in King Air 350. U.S Customs Commissioner’s Award for Special Achievement in initial deployment of King Air 350/MEA. Administered pre-employment check rides and oral evaluations to pilot candidates.

FAR part 135 PIC on King Air 100/90 fixed wing dedicated air ambulance contract. Time critical evaluation of weather/facilities to determine go/no-go decision for medical crew. Scheduled part 135 single pilot freight operations in Cessna 210 and 300/400 series twins.