PERSONAL FLIGHT OPERATIONS RESUME
David G. Cooke, O.M.M.
2 Hawthorne Drive, Lions Head, Ontario N0H 1W0 (519) 793-3290 voice/fax e-mail david@dcooke.com
2 Hawthorne Drive, Lions Head, Ontario N0H 1W0 (519) 793-3290 voice/fax e-mail david@dcooke.com
A Canadian licensed commercial pilot with broad experience in flight operations, management and planning, personnel development, scheduling and cost management. A solid background in 24/7 flying operations, facilities planning and ground equipment management and subcontracting supporting flight operations. Wing Operations Officer, 2 Wing Reserves,CFB Toronto, commercial multi-engine, fixed-wing and rotary-wing, flight instructor, weapons, float and night rated.
Objective: Flight Operations Management, Flight Training, Corporate or Commercial Flying.
Experience:
20 years as Canadian Forces Pilot, 3500+ hours, jet and helicopter. Commercial pilot's license since 1973.
Katana DA20, Kiowa, Bell 206, Hiller, Twin Huey, Tutor, T-33, Cessna 340A, Piper Saratoga Turbo. Flying since 1967.
430 Sqn, 444 Sqn, 403 Sqn Kiowa, Helicopter Flying Instructor. 6 years Flight Instructor and Astronaut Training Operations including Flight Commander LOH Flight 403 Sqn.
APM Training, Canadian Space Station Program, Advanced training systems and simulations.
Courseware/syllabus design, simulations development and astronaut training. Developed an advanced Computer Assisted Training System (CATS) for total training life cycle management.
Developed and prototyped an advanced CTS/CTP for Hercules (C-130) maintenance training system.
20 years International aerospace operations and program management, NORAD, NASA, USAF, US Space Command, Europe and Canadian Space Station Program, 1973 - 1994.
3 years Deputy Chief & Chief - US Air Force, Space Surveillance Division commanding a staff of 18 officers and daily operations of 20 ground based satellite tracking sites world wide Budgets >$100M US. Chief architect, designer and team leader of an special satellite debris database called SMART Catalog.
| PIC | Night | IF | Simulation | Fixed Wing | Helicopter | Multi-Engine | Total Time |
| 3019.2 | 227.6 | 249.6 | 523.0 | 420.7 | 3102.2 | 90.1 | 3522.9 |
Specialty Training : in addition to BSc (Math & Physics), Royal Military College:
Flight Safety Officer Course, Winnipeg, 1983
Instrument Check Pilot (Ground School), Designed an instrument flying hood for (Bell206) CH-136 CH-139 CH-135
Mountain Flying Course, Bavaria, Germany CH-136,(Bell206)
Bell206 Float Operations, 403Sqn Gagetown, 1982-1985
Tactical Flying Instructor Course CH-136 (Bell206), 403 Sqn 1984
Tactical Flying Operations Germany and Gagetown CH-136 (Bell206) 1973-1985
Professional Selling Skills, Learning International, Nov 1994
Leadership in Management, FORUM Corporation, 1990
Program Management Cost & Schedule (PMCS) 1989 - Logistics Management (UCLA) CA 1989
SPACE SHUTTLE/ Space Lab Experimenters Course (Univ of Maryland) 1978
Aerospace Systems Course (Canadian Forces, Project Manager Course, 1 year) 1976-77
Flying Employment History: See Corporate page or Resume for management experience.
1996-1997 Director of R&D and corporate pilot, Cybermation Inc., contracted for software development management as part of the senior managment team. Served as one of their corporate pilots for IFR flying within Canada and the US. Occasionally did flight planning and test flying for the company's Cessna 340A.
1995-1996 2 Wing Operations Officer, Reserve Pilot, Canadian Forces, responsible for the day to day flight operations planning and execution for 400 Training Squadron and 411 Tactical Squadron CFB Downsview, Ontario. Managed a fleet of 11 CH-136, (Bell 206) helicopters and directed flight operations, crew scheduling and reporting for the reserve Wing, reporting to the Wing Commander. Rewrote the 2 Wing Flying Orders, designed and tested a GPS device for operational use and planned RCMP/2 Wing operational cooperation.
1993-1994 Special Projects Manager, Spar Aerospace, New Ventures & Technology, CATS Prgm, Recognised potential use of space training technology for commercial applications in medical and institutional education in Aug '91. Prepared complete office administration, HR and facilities plan for a spin-off training development operation. Negotiated and planned a facilities blueprint for a new office space and development facility with a staff of 18 including budget, cost and schedule, and position descriptions.
1983-1985 Flight Commander - Light Observation Helicopter (LOH) Flight, 403 Squadron, Gagetown NB. Operational flying instructor for tactical helicopter operations including ground vehicle support, night, IFR, navigation, float and weapons training. This was a 7 day a week, equipment and facilities scheduling problem.
1982-1983 Deputy Flight Commander - Tactical Flying Instructor, Sqn Flt Safety Officer, CH-136 Kiowa. Designed and tested an IFR flying hoods for CH-136 and CH-135 Twin Huey instrument training.
1977-1980 NORAD Contact for Shuttle Operations, NORAD Officer, responsible for coordinating the operational flight test phase of the shuttle spacecraft. Satellite signature analyst, radar/optical space intelligence.
1976-1977 Aerospace Systems Course - 1 year course in engineering analysis and project management.
1973-1976 Operational Flying CH136 Kiowa, 444 Sqn Germany, including C&L, Forward Air Controller,
1969-1985 3 tours Operational Flying and Training, Jets and helicopters, North America and Europe.
Career Highlights
In addition to 20 year career flying on 9 types of aircraft
Awards:
Officer of the Order of Military Merit, Canada's 5th highest military award for outstanding career performance, presented by the Governor General of Canada in June 88 at the rank of Major, rarely awarded below the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
The Canadian Civil Service Award of Merit and $1000 in 1977, tactical flying helmet design.
The Canadian Decoration (CD) 1981
First Non-US National ever to be awarded the USAF, Senior Space Badge 1987
Astronaut Candidate, Canadian Astronaut Program, one of the first 4 candidates to be interviewed and one of 68 quarter finalists selected out of over 4000 applicants April-December 1983.
Spokesperson COSMOS 954 - Canadian analyst who prepared and delivered the official NORAD response to the reentry of this Soviet nuclear powered satellite into Baker Lake in NWT, Canada 1978.
Helmet Design - Designed , built and tested the first NBCW flying helmet for Canadian Forces pilots 1974-76.