David W. Thornton
217 Cornell Ct.
Villa Rica GA 30180
(770) 778-6628
captainkudzu71@gmail.com
Linkedin.com/in/davidwthornton
Experience Captain, Johnson & Lindley LLC, Houston, TX
Pilot-in-Command on Lear 45
Second-in-Command of King Air Super 350
Trained Lear SICs
Revised company checklists and training materials
Instructor, FlightSafety International, Atlanta, GA
February 2013 - Present
Facilitated simulator and classroom instruction on Lear 45
Member of Safety Action Group
Performed flight crew duties as needed
Passed FAR 135 checkride in September 2013
First Officer, CitationAir By Cessna, Greenwich, CT
August 2006 – February 2013
Second-in-Command of CE-750 Citation X
Second-in-Command of CE-680 Citation Sovereign
Second-in-Command of CE-550 Citation Bravo
First Officer, Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Atlanta, GA
February 2005 – August 2006
Second-in-Command of CRJ 700
Second-in-Command of CRJ 200
First Officer, Independence Air/Atlantic Coast Airlines, Dulles, VA
July 2002 – January 2005
Second-in-Command of Fairchild Dornier 328 Jet
Second-in-Command of British Aerospace Jetstream 41
Career Counselor, Air Inc., Atlanta, GA
2005-2007
Provided aviation career advice and interview coaching
Flight Total: 7,395 PIC: 2,587 SIC: 4,725
Experience Turbine: 4,725 Night: 928 IMC: 790
Multi-engine: 4,894 Sovereign:1,251 Citation X: 595
Citation 500: 712 CRJ: 834 Turb. PIC:1,130
Lear 45: 185 King Air: 79
Certificates Airline Transport Pilot – Multi-engine Land
And Ratings Type Ratings: LR-45, CE 750, CE-680, CE-500, CL-65 (SIC)
Commercial Pilot – Single-engine Land
Instrument Rating
Certified Flight Instructor – Instruments, Multi-engine
Advanced Ground Instructor
FCC Radiotelephone Permit
United States Passport
Education University of Georgia, Athens, GA
BBA Risk Management, GPA 3.4
Emmanuel College, Franklin Springs, GA
AA General Education, GPA 3.4
Honors CitationAir Safety in Action award
FlightSafety Proficient Pilot card
Dean’s List (UGA and EC)
Presidential Scholar (UGA and EC)
Eagle Scout
Hart Co. HS Honor Graduate
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