Murat ÖZPALA

About

* EXPERIMENTAL TEST PILOT *Member of Society of Experimental Test Pilots-SETP *Member of Society of Flight Test Engineers-2020 * International Test Pilots School Diploma Course Graduate - London/CANADA - 2013 * AEROBATIC - FI - SEP - SET - MEP - IR Ratings Holder * MMC - Multi Crew Coop Course * ATPL - Therotical Credit * CMAS - World Underwater Federation ** International Scubadiver License - 2001 * Ministry of Transport & Maritime Affairs - Amateur Seaman License - 2002 * Evaluator Project Pilot for Turkish Air Force Basic Trainer Aircraft Procurement Project - 2007 including EMBRAER/Brazil A-29 Super Tucano; Raytheon & Beechcraft/USA T-6A,T-6B TexanII; KAI/Korea KT-1, KO-1 * Production Test Pilot of KT-1T Basic Trainer for Turkish Air Force (330 hours Production Test Flight as Pilot in Command in delivery of 40 aircraft) * Active Development/Engineering Chief Test Pilot in TAI's Turkish Basic Trainer Aircraft HURKUS (including its maiden flight on 29 August 2013) * Total 5.550 flight hours (2.850 as Instructor & 2.000+ as Test Pilot) in various types of aircraft including F-4E Phantom/ F-16B/D, P-51 Mustang / L-39 Albatros / Extra 300 / F-16D / T-38A / SF-260D / T-37B / CN-235 / T-41D / T-6A TexanII / MU-2 / Pitts S2/ PA-44 Seminole / PA-31 Cheyenne / SR-22 Cirrus / DA-20 / T-33A / T-41D / C-172/ T-38M / A-29 Super Tucano / C-402/ T-6B TexanII/ KT-1 Wongbee / KO-1 / KT-1T / HURKUS (Experimental) • I'm in deep love with an ANGEL from above!... and I have 4 (four) son as four great hope for a better world!...

Experience

• Member at The Society of Experimental Test Pilots
  Jan 2016 - Present · 10 yrs 7 mos

• Member at Society Of Flight Test Engineers
  Jan 2017 - Present · 9 yrs 7 mos

• Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc. (16 yrs 5 mos)
  • Chief Test Pilot
    Mar 2010 - Present · 16 yrs 5 mos

  • Chief Test Pilot - Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc.
    Mar 2010 - Feb 2023 · 13 yrs

• Chief Test Pilot at Türk Havacılık ve Uzay Sanayii
  Mar 2010 - Feb 2023 · 13 yrs

• Turkish Air Force (14 yrs 8 mos)
  • Fighter & Instructor Pilot / Project Officer / Evaluator Project Pilot
    Feb 2007 - Mar 2010 · 3 yrs 2 mos

    Hava Kuvvetleri için tedarik edilecek eğitim uçaklarının KT-1T, A-29 Super Tucano, T-6A/B TexanII ve HÜRKUŞ, değerlendirme ve proje subayı olarak görev yaptım.

  • Instructor & Standardisation Pilot / Research & Development Officer
    Jun 2000 - Feb 2008 · 7 yrs 9 mos

    Hava Kuvvetleri saflarında görev alacak öğretmen pilotların teorik ve uçuş eğitimleri, ders müfredatlarının hazırlanması, güncellenmesi, yeni projeler için ARGE sorumluluğu ve çeviri görevleri icra ettim.

  • F-4E Fighter & Bomber Pilot
    Aug 1995 - Nov 2000 · 5 yrs 4 mos

    Harbe hazır F4-E Phantom savaş pilotu olarak bir çok görev ve operasyonda görev aldım. 171th Fighter & Bomber Squadron, 7th Main Jet Base Turkish Air Force