Josh Proehl
Commercial Pilot seeking first turbine role
Home airport: KDTO
425-890-1486
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josh@joshproehl.com
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Home airport: KDTO
Flight Hours
Totals
- Total Time
- 1552
- Pilot in Command
- 1466
- Cross Country — § 61.1(b)(iv)
- 629
- Cross Country — § 61.1(b)(i)
- 1114
- Instrument
- 128
- Night
- 208
- Solo
- 214
- Dual Given
- 961
- Simulator (FTD/FFS)
- 10
Category/Class PIC Total
- ASEL
- PIC 1353 Total 1424
- ASES
- PIC 91 Total 97
- AMEL
- PIC 22 Total 30
Characteristics
- Complex
- 65
- High Performance
- 78
- Retract
- 162
- TAA
- 973
Last 30 days Last 90 days
45
140
Flight hours last updated September 9th, 2026
Certificates & Ratings
- ATP-CTP & ATP Written Complete
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Commercial Pilot
- ASEL
- ASES
- AMEL
- Instrument - Airplane
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FAA Gold Seal Flight Instructor
- CFI
- CFII
- MEI
- AGI
- IGI
- ICON Authorized Flight Instructor
- Class 1 Medical
- Restricted Radiotelephone Permit
- Current US Passport
Latest version and current times available at: http://joshproehl.com/fly-with/resume
ATP eligible Gold Seal CFI/MEI. Background in software development and high-touch customer service shaped by Apple's demanding customer-experience culture. No accidents, incidents, or FAA enforcement actions.
Experience
Daedalus Flight Services
March 2025 - PresentFounder / Flight Instructor
- Ferries aircraft across a variety of airframes. 6 deliveries completed in first year, including multiple cross-continent LSA deliveries.
- Provides flight instruction for Above It All Aviation, Iconic Flight, and private individuals; 21/21 first time checkride passes.
Above It All Aviation
January 2025 - PresentFlight School Manager / Chief Flight Instructor
- Manages scheduling, maintenance planning, contract negotiation, and customer support for a growing part 61 school.
- Led growth of school from 4 planes to 16, including the creation of associated flight club. Created SOPs and policy documentation and laid out multi-year growth plan.
- Plans and executes missions for aircraft delivery and maintenance.
- Chief Flight Instructor since June 2026: mentors and oversees CFIs, conducts student stage checks, and supervises curriculum.
Daedalus Dreams
2013 - PresentFounder
- Custom software development and IT support services: large-scale wireless network deployments, apps & websites, and brand/content strategy.
- Specializes in working with small businesses to understand specific needs and develop bespoke solutions.
Apple Inc.
2005 - 2015- Inventory leader at multiple stores; selected as national trainer for new-store openings; built custom in-store software solutions.
- Assigned to Cupertino to the newly created Retail Software team to help create software to support global employee and customer experiences
- Built and ran global support team for 60k users and served as tier-3 support developer.
Education & Training
PPL to CFII Pilot Training
June 2024 - June 2025Above It All Aviation
- Completed CFII training with all first-time checkride passes.
B.S. in Computer Science (Minor in Mathematics)
2011 - 2015Portland State University
- Worked as tutor in CS lab. Chosen as project lead for the Routelandia capstone project.
PIC by Type
- P28A
- 1008
- C177
- 110
- A5
- 91
- VR7
- 91
- C172
- 48
- C182
- 33
- P28R
- 32
- PA27
- 21
- CRUZ
- 11
- P28B
- 8
- PA32
- 4
- SR20
- 3
- M20P
- 2
- C210
- 2
- PA44
- 2
- CH7B
- 1