Resume Of Philip Greenspun, Airline Transport Pilot

Resume

of Philip Greenspun, ATP AMEL, ASEL, Helicopter; Commercial SES; CFI, CFII, MEI, CFI-H, CFII-H, updated February 2024

Summary:

FAA ATP AMEL and ASEL certificate with CL-65 SIC rating and Part 121 experience; CE-510S rating (single pilot, Cessna Mustang)
Helicopter ATP
single-engine seaplane rating at the commercial level
FAA Flight Instructor certificate with airplane single-engine, airplane multi-engine, helicopter, instrument airplane, and instrument helicopter ratings
Teacher for the MIT Aeronautical Engineering department's FAA Ground School class (videos and slides)
roughly 5,000 hours total time: 615+ hours multi, roughly 3000 hours airplane, 2000 hours helicopter, 500+ turbine (CL-65, Cessna Citation, Twin Commander 1000, Pilatus PC-12, Cessna Mustang and helicopter)
have experience with the following trips in light aircraft: Scotland to New York in a Cirrus Vision Jet, Boston to Alaska to Baja, Mexico and back; Boston to six countries in the Caribbean and back; Boston to California and back (several times)
have flown and worked with air traffic control authorities in the following countries: Canada, Mexico, Caribbean (numerous), England, Scotland, Iceland, Greenland, France, Austria, Israel, Argentina, Panama, South Africa, Namibia
no accidents, insurance claims, or FAA violations
clean driving record
no drug or alcohol test failures, arrests, convictions, etc.

Flying and Teaching Experience

January 2024: taught MIT Course 16.687
July 2023: ferried Cirrus Vision Jet from Scotland to New York City via Iceland, Greenland, Iqaluit (Nunavut), Wabush (Labrador), and Bangor
January 2023: taught MIT Course 16.687 in-person after two years of Zoom-based
November 2022: ferried new Robinson R44 from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C.
November 2022: Robinson Helicopter Safety Course
July 2022: flew Cirrus SR20 from Stuart, Florida to EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin and back. Taught two classes, including IFR ground school, at Oshkosh
July 2021: Boston to Oshkosh roundtrip in the Cirrus SR20
September 2020: PC-12 recurrent training
June 2020: Boston to Minneapolis roundtrip in Cirrus SR20
February 2020: Boston to Kennedy Space Center in the Cirrus SR20 to land at KTTS, then on to the Bahamas
January 2019: taught MIT Course 16.687, FAA Private Pilot Ground School
December 2018: flew Cirrus SR20 from Boston to Jacksonville, Florida and back
July 2018: flew Cirrus SR20 from Boston to Oshkosh, Wisconsin and back
January 2018: taught MIT Course 16.687, FAA Private Pilot Ground School
December 2017: first sea turtle rescue flight, Boston to Florida, in PC-12 (photos)
May 2014: attended SIMCOM PC-12 initial training course (followed by annual recurrent)
March 2013: attended Robinson Helicopter Company factory safety course
May 2011: C510 recurrent training at Flight Safety Orlando
November 2010: C510 recurrent training at Flight Safety Wichita and London City airport training
December 2009: earned C510S type rating at Flight Safety Orlando
April 2009: earned ATP-Helicopter and CFII-Helicopter ratings
November 2008: ferried Robinson R44 helicopter from Los Angeles to Boston, Massachusetts
March 2008-October 2008: First Officer at Comair flying the CL-65 Canadair Regional Jet; furloughed following 2008 recession
December 2007-January 2008: introduction to turbojets (CJ3, Cessna Mustang, and Cessna Mustang simulator)
September 2007: ferried Robinson R44 helicopter from Los Angeles to Palm Beach, Florida
February 2007: earned ATP multi rating
January 2007: earned MEI rating
November 2006: earned ATP certificate (airplane single-engine land)
June 2006: ferried R44 helicopter from Los Angeles to Boston
March 2006: ferried DA20 from London, Ontario to Hayward, California
January 2006: CFI-H
December 2005: ferried R22 helicopter from Los Angeles to Boston
November 2005: attended Robinson Helicopter Company factory safety course
September 2005: CFII
June-July 2005: trip from Boston-Nunavut-Alaska and back to Boston in newly purchased Cirrus SR20
June 2005: obtained CFI
March 2005: spent one week flying a Richmond, Virginia TV station's ENG Jet Ranger
November 2004: private rotorcraft-helicopter rating
July 2004: Boston-Upstate NY-Quebec City-St. Lawrence River-Labrador-Newfoundland-PEI-Martha's Vineyard-Boston in DA40
June 2004: single-engine seaplane rating
April 2004: added multi-engine rating to Commercial certificate
March 2004: multi-engine training flight from Boston to Los Angeles in Piper Seminole with a CFI who is a Part 121 first officer
February 2004: obtained Commercial certificate
January 2004: 20 hours of R22 helicopter training at Helipan in Panama City, Panama
July-August 2003: trip from Boston to Oshkosh, San Francisco, and back in Diamond Star DA40
December 2002-January 2003: trip from Boston to the Caribbean and back in Diamond Star DA40
June-November 2002: trip from Boston to Nome, Alaska, Baja, Mexico, and back in a recently purchased Diamond Star DA40. Obtained Instrument Airplane rating in Anchorage, Alaska during this trip.
December 2001-March 2002: took lessons from a 9000-hour ATP in the Diamond Katana, culminating in a Private certificate

Employment History

July 2010-present: Expert Witness

Testified at trial (February 2012) in Bouret et al. v. Robinson Helicopters and Caribbean Aviation Maintenance, United States District Court, District of Puerto Rico.

Prepared Expert Presentation for Greiner v. Alleman, Circuit Court, Williamson County, Illinois, a case involving a Cirrus SR22 accident.

March-October 2008: Comair

Served as First Officer on the 50-seat CRJ, based at CVG and JFK, for this subsidiary of Delta Airlines. Operated flights from all of the busiest airports in the Northeast, including BOS, LGA, EWR, DCA, IAD, PHL, and ORD. Furloughed along with 300 out of 1500 Comair pilots.

77 Comair Blvd., Erlanger, KY 41018. (859) 767-2550.

2006-August 2021: Fair Weather Flying LLC

In partnership with East Coast Aero Club, started and managed a new helicopter school at Hanscom Field. Obtained a single pilot 135 air carrier certificate from the Boston FSDO and serve as the pilot.

2005-August 2021: East Coast Aero Club

Taught primary helicopter and airplane instrument students. Supervised the application for a Part 141 certificate and subsequently served as Chief Instructor.

200 Hanscom Drive, Bedford, MA 01730. (781) 274-6322. Owner: Mark Holzwarth.

1991-2006: Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Teach computer science undergraduates, conduct research, and supervise student research.

77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139. HR Dept.: 617-253-4251; FAX (617) 258-8501.

Education (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Ph.D. 1999 in electrical engineering and computer science. Thesis title: Architecture and Implementation of Online Communities.

S.M. 1993 in electrical engineering and computer science. Thesis title: Site Controller: A system for computer-aided civil engineering and construction.

S.B. 1982 in mathematics.

References

William Frykman, Check Airman at Comair. Mr. Frykman was the FAA's designated examiner for my CL-65 checkride. Contact info on request.

Bradrick Pretzer, Boeing 767 captain at North American Airlines. Former American Eagle first officer. Mr. Pretzer prepared me for my instrument, CFI, and ATP rides. Mr. Pretzer was one of my first helicopter students (earned his private privileges in the fall of 2006), so he can speak about my qualifications as a pilot and as an instructor. (617) 763-8312.

Marc Nathanson, MD11 pilot at Fedex. F4 fighter pilot in the U.S. Air Force. Aerobatics instructor at Executive Flyers and an FAA Designated Examiner. Mr. Nathanson was the examiner for my Commercial and ATP checkrides. (978) 501-1034.

Personal

Have visited roughly 50 countries and every continent including Antarctica.

philg@mit.edu