John V. Sabel, JD, ATP, CFII

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Part 121 Airline Transport Pilot (retired) with over 48 years of civil aviation flight experience and over 23,000 flight hours logged. Operated in domestic, Caribbean, Latin American, South American, and North Atlantic theaters. Extensive pilot training experience, safety/accident investigation experience, and university-level teaching experience. Attorney with experience in FAA enforcement action matters. Certificates and ratings: Airline Transport Pilot Type Ratings: EMB-110, DC-9, B-737, B-757/B-767, B-787, A-319/A-320/A-321 Flight Engineer – Turbojet Remote Pilot – Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Certified Flight Instructor: Airplane Instrument Multi-engine Ground Instructor: Advanced Instrument Industry Certifications: Aviation Safety Management Systems (SMS) – MITRE Aviation Institute - 07/2009, 10/2012 NTSB Aircraft Accident Investigation - National Transportation Safety Board – 09/2009 NTSB Accident Investigation Orientation – National Transportation Safety Board – 10/2008 Basic Safety School – Air Line Pilots Association, International - 09/2007 Attorney - Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court for Western Pennsylvania UNIVERSITY TEACHING EXPERIENCE: Program Director, Master of Aeronautical Science; Adjunct Instructor - 08/2021 to Present California Aeronautical University – Bakersfield, CA • Develop and administer MAS course curricula. • Teach graduate and undergraduate distance education aviation courses. Adjunct Instructor - 01/2013 to Present West Virginia University Institute of Technology – Montgomery, WV • Teach undergraduate distance education aviation courses. Adjunct Instructor – 01/2011 to Present Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Daytona Beach, FL • Teach graduate distance education aviation courses (01/2011 to 09/2023) • Teach undergraduate distance education aviation courses (07/2011 to Present) Adjunct Instructor – 04/2009 to 09/2018 Utah Valley University – Orem, UT • Teach undergraduate distance education aviation courses.   Adjunct Instructor – 08/2008 to 09/2017 Community College Beaver County – Beaver Falls, PA • Teach undergraduate distance education aviation courses. Adjunct Instructor – 09/2009 to 07/2012 Mountain State University – Beckley, WV • Teach undergraduate distance education aviation courses.