Jonathan K. Mack
Helicopter pilot, software developer, aerospace engineer, academic tutor
Helicopter Aviation
I'm a 4000+ hour commercial helicopter pilot; my aviation resume is below. A pdf version of it is available here; my complete curriculum vitae is here.
JONATHAN MACK
(304) 685-0605 • jkmack@proton.me • http://jonathankmack.com
QUALIFICATIONS
- US FAA Airline Transport Pilot-Helicopter, Certificated Flight Instructor: Rotorcraft-Helicopter/Instrument Helicopter, Private Pilot-Airplane Single Engine Land, Remote Pilot-Small Unmanned Aircraft System
- Transport Canada Commercial Pilot License - Helicopter (Endorsements: RH22, RH44, BH06, EC30, EC35, EC45), Instrument Rating Group 4
AVIATION FLIGHT HOURS
| Totals | By operation type | By model | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 4600 | Cross-Country | 1600 | H145 | 15 |
| Helicopter | 4500 | Mountain | 1400 | H135 | 1600 |
| Helicopter PIC | 4400 | Night | 900 | H130 | 400 |
| Helicopter Turbine | 3000 | NVG | 700 | H125 | 300 |
| Airplane Single Engine Land | 100 | Instrument-Simulated | 90 | B206 | 500 |
| Instrument-Actual | 3 | R44 | 50 | ||
| R22 | 1400 | ||||
WORK EXPERIENCE
EMS Helicopter Pilot
2009 - Present
Air Methods
Various Locations
Pilot a helicopter to transport sick and injured patients from accident scenes and outlying hospitals to major hospitals. Act as the base Field Safety Representative. Created and maintained a database of 200+ helicopter landing zones, addressing a customer safety need. Created and maintained a spreadsheet that determined helicopter crewmember night vision goggle currency, adopted by multiple bases.
Helicopter Tour Pilot
2005
Grand Canyon Helicopters
Grand Canyon, AZ
Piloted a tour aircraft over the Grand Canyon, additionally acting as a supplemental tour guide to the recorded narration, to tourists from around the world.
Helicopter Pilot
2001 - 2005
PHI, Inc.
Various Locations
Piloted a helicopter to transport sick and injured patients from accident scenes and outlying hospitals to major hospitals, and workers and equipment between land bases and offshore oil platforms.
Helicopter Pilot/Flight Instructor
2000 - 2001
J.R. Aviation
Sellersburg, IN
Acted as a traffic watch pilot over a large metropolitan area, and a powerline patrol pilot over both transmission and distribution lines. Conducted helicopter flight and ground training.
Helicopter Pilot/Flight Instructor
2000
All Star Helicopters
Vandalia, OH
Acted as a drug interdiction pilot under contract with Ohio law enforcement. Conducted helicopter flight and ground training.
Helicopter Flight Instructor
2000
Volar Helicopter Training
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Conducted ground and flight training for national and international helicopter pilot students.
Aeronautical Engineer
1998 - 2000
Robinson Helicopter Company
Torrance, CA
Worked in the areas of certification, design, flight test, and weight & balance to optimize existing helicopter designs (the R22 and R44), and was involved in the earliest phases of designing a new helicopter (the R66).
EDUCATION
Master of Science Computer Science
2008
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV
3.72 GPA. Problem Report: Test-driven development of a performance-critical database record-tree balancing application.
Instrument Pilot-Helicopter, CFI-I/ATP Helicopter
2001, 2004
Quantum Helicopters
Chandler, AZ
Certificated Flight Instructor/Commercial Pilot-Helicopter
2000
Bravo Helicopters & Wing
Torrance, CA
Bachelor of Science Aerospace Engineering
1998
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV
3.45 GPA, graduated cum laude
Keywords: ASEL, ATP, Airbus, AS350, Bell, BK 117, BS, CFI, CFI-I, CS, Cessna, College, Degree, EC135, EC145, Eurocopter, MS, Piper