Zach McCarley

About Zach McCarley

Test Pilot (Cat 1), Aerospace Engineer, Flight Instructor, TOPGUN graduate, and Certification Professional with over 20 years of professional experience leading military and civilian professionals in attainment of operational, technical, performance, schedule, and fiscal objectives. Military flight test experience, as pilot in command. Recent Part 25 certification flight test and flight test instruction. Proven experience in: • Flight Test• Flight Safety • Certification• Test Pilot Flight Training• Transport Upset Recovery Training• Program Management

Experience

1. Pilot

   Delta Air Lines

   Nov 2021 — Present · New York, NY, US

   A220 Captain

Education

• Georgia Institute of Technology

  Bachelor's degree, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering

  1994 — 1998

• Navy Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN)

  Certificate, Flight Instruction, Strike Fighter Tactics

  2005 — 2005

• Naval Postgraduate School

  Certificate, Aviation Safety

  2003 — 2003

• Test Pilot School, USAF

  Master of Science (MS), Flight Test Engineering

  2010 — 2011

• Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

  Master of Science (MS), Aeronautics

  2001 — 2010

Skills

• Aviation
• Dod
• Aerospace
• Uav
• Flight Safety
• Human Factors
• Command
• Flight Training
• Military Operations
• Crew Resource Management
• Cfi
• Piloting
• Aeronautics
• Marine Corps
• Military Experience
• Security Clearance
• Aircraft
• Top Secret
• Adjunct Instructor, Erau
• Program Management
• Air Force
• Instructor Pilot
• Flight Test
• Military
• Air Transport Pilot
• Marine Fighter Pilot
• Defense
• Operational Planning
• Military Aviation
• Communication
• Weapons
• Systems Engineering
• Flights
• Weapon Systems
• Tactics
• Electronic Warfare
• Avionics
• Leadership
• Test Pilot