Worldwide, Mr. Darby is recognized as an expert in US pilot hiring, pilot selection, pilot supply and demand forecasting, and interview preparation including: testing, simulator evaluations, medical exams and personnel interviews. He is regularly quoted in the national media - newspapers, magazines, and on television, including The Wall Street Journal, Atlanta Journal & Constitution, New York Times, Flying Magazine, AOPA Pilot, Airline Pilot Magazine, Time Magazine, Business Week, CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC and many more.

He is the president of KitDarby.com Aviation Consulting, LLC in Peachtree City, GA. KitDarby.com provides pilot career consulting to individual pilots, flight schools, government agencies, investment firms, and both domestic and international airlines. The company also provides litigation support for pilots that are delayed, injured, or have been involved in a fatal accident to determine potential lost career values and earnings capacity.

CIVIL
ATP: S&MEL Land (B-717/27/37/57/67/DC-8/9
CFI: Aircraft / Instrument (15 years)
FE: Turbojet (B-727/DC-8)
Part 121: CPT/FO/SO (DC-8/9;B-727/37/57/67)
Parts 121, 135, 141, 142, 91 & 63 experience

MILITARY - Retired
Instrument Examiner: F/W & R/W aircraft
Standardization IP: 5 F/W aircraft
Unit Training and Operations Officer
Maintenance Test Pilot
Flight, Ground, & Simulator Instructor

FLIGHT TIME: TOTAL 23,513
Heavy Jet (2 & 4 eng) 5,544
Instructor Pilot 2,775
Actual Instruments 2,058
Pilot-in-Command 15,210

WORK EXPERIENCE: AIRLINE PILOT
NOV 12 – Present Delta Professional Services, Instructor Pilot ATP – CTP, B-717/37/57/67, MD-88, Part 121/AQP GRD & SIM

Dec 85 - May 07 United Airlines Captain B-727/37/57/67 Domestic & Int'l Ops. Part 121

NOV 07 – MAY 14 Boeing Train Instructor pilot B-717/737-3/800. Part 121/142/AQP GRD & SIM

JUL 85 - DEC 85 Republic Airlines First Officer: DC-9. Part 121 scheduled passenger operations.

APR 81 - NOV 84 Capitol Air Captain & FO: DC-8. Part 121

AUG 78 - SEP 80 Braniff Int'l First Officer & Second Officer DC-8, Part 121

JAN 66 - DEC 1977 US Army Standardization Instructor pilot and Instrument examiner T-41, T-42, U-8, U-21, OV-1

Specialties

• Aviation & Aerospace
• Employment

Subpecialties

• pilot
• airline pilot
• military pilot
• corporate pilot
• pilot divorce
• pilot career
• pilot selection
• pilot training
• pilot pay
• pilot benefits
• pilot retirement
• pilot job
• airline pilot career value
• pilot career earnings
• pilot wrongful termination
• pilot injury
• pilot death
• pilot career delay