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Steve Ilijanic

Steve Ilijanic

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Airbus A319/320/321 Captain at Air Canada / Director, SENCRo-AVN Consulting

  • Education

    • Cranfield University

      2010 - 2011
      Post-Graduate Certificate Flight Dynamics

      Activities and Societies: Test Pilot Training

    • Royal Military College of Canada/Collège militaire royal du Canada

      1994 - 1998
      Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) Mechanical Engineering

      Activities and Societies: Varsity Rugby, Tae Kwon Do

  • Experience

    • Department of National Defence

      Jun 1994 - Oct 2015

      CC130E/H Captain/Instrument Check Pilot (ICP) PPC (RCAF)CC130J First Officer PPC (RCAF)Simulator Evaluation Course (Australia)Worked with Lockheed-Martin, CMC Electronics, Cascade Aerospace / Marshall Aerospace, Airbus, ADS Ltd., Mid-Canada Mod Centre (MC2) and Transport Canada on various military airworthiness acceptance programsWorked with the USAF, CAE and Transport Canada on various military simulator certification / acceptance programs Hawk T.Mk1 PPC (RAF)Tucano T.Mk1 PPC (RAF)QinetiQ Alpha-Jet PPC (RAF)Experimental Test Pilot Student; 25 fixed-wing transport, normal, aerobatic, utility and military types flown, with some very limited rotary-wing and sailplane exposure; Cranfield University Graduate (P.Cert, Flight Dynamics) CC130E/H Captain/Standards/Production Acceptance Test Pilot PPC (RCAF)Operations/Personnel Manager of approximately 50+ Search and Rescue (SAR) Aircrew Members; Acting Squadron Commanding Officer/Deputy Commanding Officer CC130E/H Captain/Instructor PPC (RCAF)Line-Indoctrination/Simulator Instructor Pilot, Flight Safety/AIr Weapons Safety Officer, Production Acceptance Flight Test CC130E/H Captain PPC (RCAF)Operational Planner/Scheduler, CRM Facilitator, RCAF Instructor Rating CT114 Tutor PPC (RCAF)C90A King Air PPC (RCAF)T67C Slingsby PPC (RCAF)Royal Military College of Canada Graduate (B.Eng, Mechanical Engineering); Varsity Rugby

      • Engineering Test Pilot

        Jan 2011 - Oct 2015

      • Student Experimental Test Pilot

        Jan 2010 - Dec 2010

      • Flight Commander / CC130H Pilot

        Jul 2008 - Dec 2009

      • CC130H Hercules Instructor Pilot

        Jul 2006 - Jul 2008

      • CC130H Hercules Search and Rescue Pilot

        Jan 2001 - Jul 2006

      • Student / Pilot-In-Training

        Jun 1994 - Dec 2000

    • PAL Aerospace

      Oct 2015 - Jan 2019
      Technical Pilot / Engineering Test Pilot

      BE200/DHC-8-100 Captain PPC (CARs 702)DHC-8-100/300 Captain PPC (CARs 705)Worked with DECA Aviation Engineering Ltd. and the Transport Canada National Aircraft Certification / Flight Test Division to develop and certify a Special Missions DHC-8-300 aircraftWorked with the UAE Air Force and THALES to implement a SATCOM DL installation on a DHC-8-300 aircraftWorked with the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard / Transport Canada in validating an FMS software upgrade installation on a DHC-8-100 aircraftFlew operational surveillance missions on behalf of the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard (DCCG), the Department of National Defence Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Transport Canada; flew in a regional airline operation (PAL Airlines) Show less

    • SENCRO Flight Test Services Ltd.

      Jan 2019 - Dec 2022
      Candidate Flight Test Design Approval Representative (DAR)

      Executive Director / Engineering Test PilotAssisted PAL Aerospace / DECA Aviation, Canada Certification Centre (CCC) and Clark Aero Services Ltd. (CAS) in certifying its DHC-8-106 and BE200 King Air for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans CanadaOwner / Operator of a registered engineering consultancy corporation; ceased business operations in Dec 2022

    • Air Canada

      Jan 2019 - Sept 2020
      Airbus A319/A320/A321 Airline Pilot

      Airbus A319/A320/A321 First Officer PPC (CARs 705)Furloughed September 2020 following COVID-19 workforce reduction

    • Transport Canada - Transports Canada

      Sept 2020 - Jun 2023
      Engineering Test Pilot, National Aircraft Certification Branch

      C550 Citation II PPC (CARs 704)C90A King Air PPC (CARs 703)Participated in international, national and regional aircraft certification programs involving technical substantiation by flight or ground test on behalf of the MinisterWorking with Boeing (737-MAX), Airbus (A321XLR) and various Regional STC programs (DHC-8 Special Mission Aircraft, DHC-6, DC3-TP67, C500, etc.)

    • Air Canada

      May 2023 - now
      Airbus A319/320/321 Airline Pilot

      Airbus A319/329/321 Captain PPC (CARs 705)

    • SENCRo-AVN Consulting

      Jan 2024 - now
      Director / Engineering Test Pilot

      Director / Engineering Test Pilot providing freelance design approval services

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Transport Canada Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL)

      Transport Canada - Transports Canada
      Jan 2014