Kevin Roethe

Kevin Roethe has been an F-16 fighter pilot for twelve years, the last four as an experimental test pilot. He now acts as both a part-time reserve F-16 instructor test pilot and academic instructor at the US Air Force Test Pilot School and as a full-time contract test pilot for part 23 certification of a twin turbine corporate aircraft. In this role, he flies performance, stability and control, stall, ice shapes, system development for the twin turbine, as well as writes test plans and manages the company’s safety program. Kevin currently holds all the prerequisites for FAA DER designation.

Kevin graduated from the US Air Force Test Pilot School and the Advanced Instrument School. Flying as an operational and developmental test pilot, he has accumulated 4,000 hours in over 100 different airplanes, mostly high performance jets. Kevin has served in theaters around the world, including combat sorties over Iraq.

As a civilian ATP pilot, he has also served as a CFI, CFII and MEI in gliders, multi-engine, single engine land and sea planes. Kevin earned a BS and MS in Electrical Engineering, and is currently pursuing his MBA.

Qualifications

• Current Experimental Test Pilot
• Current academic and F16 instructor pilot at US Air Force Test Pilot School

ATP / CFI / CFII / MEI – MEL, SEL, SES, Glider

• 4,000 hours in over 100 airplanes
• Graduate US Air Force Test Pilot School
• Graduate Advanced Instrument School
• BS and MS in Electrical Engineering
• DER candidate

Background

• Experimental Test Pilot for part 23 and part 25 aircraft certification
• Academic and F16 instructor pilot at USAF Test Pilot School
• Operational Test Pilot for Guard and Reserve F16s
• Developmental Test Pilot for USAF F16s
• Chase pilot for F/A-22, B-2, ABL
• F16 Instructor Pilot
• F16 Fighter Pilot

Resume/Contact

• Kevin Roethe's current resume.
• For questions or inquiries, kevinroethe@aviationventures.net.