David F.

First Officer Pilatus PC12NG/NGX (Rated SPO/MPO) & CAMO Staff PC12/PC24

Namur, Walloon Region, Belgium

About

Graduated Commercial Pilot and Aeronautical Engineer with over 8 years of experience in airline operations, continuing airworthiness management, flight operations engineering, aircraft performance, avionics systems, aircraftmaintenance and operational compliance. Active PC-12 First Officer involved in IFR/VFR private operations across Europe under challenging and complex environment.

Experience

  • First Officer Pilatus PC12NG/NGX (SPO/MPO) & Continuing Airworthiness Supporting Staff at European Aircraft Private Club (EAPC)
    Mar 2025 - Present · 1 yr 4 mos

    -Continuing Airworthiness Engineer for Pilatus PC-12 and PC-24 fleet operations. -In charge of continuing airworthiness follow-up, maintenance coordination and operational compliance. -Active PC-12 First Officer involved in private flight operations under IFR/VFR conditions. -Involved in AOG recovery coordination, operational troubleshooting. -In charge of Schedule and Unscheduled Maintenance preparations, follow up and close up. -Participate in Aircraft Phase-In and Phase-Out projects and fleet transition activities.

  • ATPL Theoretical Knowledge Instructor - Piston Engines - Gas Turbines - Instrumentation at CAE TRAINING & SERVICES BRUSSELS
    Feb 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 5 mos

  • ATPL Theoretical Knowledge Instructor - Piston Engines - Gas Turbines. at Air Academy New CAG
    Sep 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 10 mos

  • Invited Professor (Bachelor and Master) at Haute Ecole Provinciale de Hainaut - Condorcet
    Jan 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 6 mos

    - Aircraft Structures - Strength of Materials - Probability and Statistics - Flight Mechanics - Instrumentation

  • Flight Operations Engineer at ASL Airlines Belgium
    May 2023 - Mar 2025 · 1 yr 11 mos

    Performance: - Flight Planning and Trajectory optimization. - Charter Flights Studies (Navigation, Performance, Airports, Safety Risk Assessments). - EFB Performance Tools customization such as Boeing OPT. - Aircraft Performance Monitoring (APM). - Fuel Performance Monitoring, Fuel Efficiency programs. - Fuel Tankering Studies. - Cost Index optimization. IT Systems: - Participate in the leading of any IT related project in the Flight Operations Department. - Ensure IT development are made according to the current regulations (BCAA/EASA/ICAO). - Work closely with ASL Holdings IT teams on upgrade project and release management. - Analyze the effectiveness and use of the various Flight Operations systems. Ensure the continuous improvement of critical processes. - Suggest professional and up-to date improvement of the Flight Operations systems. - Establish the root causes of application errors and escalating serious concerns to management and providers. - Review and Optimize interaction between Aircraft systems and Ground Systems. - Participate in the development of new cost-effective aircraft communication methods such as 4G/5G, Wi-Fi, Satcom. - Oversee upgrades and maintenance software applications related to flight applications (Sabre ,Aviobook, etc) in order to stramline business processes. - Document processes and monitoring application performance. - Be a business partner interface for functional evolution analysis, gathering requirements and follow up actions and timeline. - Provide system administration of the EFB and Mobile Device Management (MDM) solutions. - Provide training on operational systems to technical and non-technical people (eg: Boeing OPT). - Work as back-up engineer for any flight operations support matter (Route analysis, Performance, Navigation, EFB, etc). - Ensure that financial and operational objectives are met, by developing and maintaining a set of relevant and agreed KPI's.