D. Ryan Donohue

Experience

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  VP-40

  Jun 2003 - Jun 2006

  Patrol Plane Instructor Pilot and Mission Commander

  Primary Pilot NATOPS Instructor (Line Check Airman) Functional Checkflight (Maintenance Test) PilotP-3C Instructor PilotP-3C Mission CommanderP-3C Patrol Plane Commander, over 1000 hours flight time in modelP-3C NATOPS Division Officer

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  Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 20 (VX-20)

  Jan 2008 - Dec 2009

  P-3C Test Pilot / Project Officer / Aircraft Maintenance Quality Assurance Officer

  Category C Test Pilot-Experience in stall and asymmetric power testing on aircraft exhibiting adverse flying qualities -Experience in stores safe separation and captive carriage testingProject Officer-INMARSAT antenna modification flying qualities -Communications Navigation System / Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) performance-Identification Friend or Foe Mode 5 performance-AN/ASW-60 Digital Autopilot performance-P-3C Level D Simulator performance and flying qualitiesQuality Assurance Officer-Oversight of execution of multiple maintenance contracts Show less

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  United States Naval Test Pilot School

  Jan 2010 - Feb 2013

  Test Pilot Instructor (Fixed Wing)

  T-6B Primary NATOPS Instructor (Line Check Airman)T-6B Functional Checkflight (Maintenance Test) PilotT-38C Instructor PilotFixed Wing Test Pilot Instructor

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  PMA-290 MPRA Program Office

  Mar 2013 - Jul 2015

  Assistant Program Manager, Systems Engineering

  Platform / Stores Integration Lead for P-8A / P-3C / S-3B platforms. Coordinated all aspects of airworthiness clearance for stores carriage and release for three type/model/series aircraft.

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  PMA/PMW-101 MIDS Program Office

  Aug 2015 - Dec 2017

  Assistant Program Manager, Test and Evalution / Force Modernization Officer

  Led the development of a Test and Evaluation Master Plan for an emerging tactical datalink system.Managed the Link-16 datalink modernization roadmaps for 42 partner nations and over 40 individual user platforms.

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  United States Naval Test Pilot School

  Nov 2019 - now

  T-6B Assistant NATOPS Instructor (Line Check Airman)T-38C Instructor PilotC-12C Instructor PilotUSNTPS Qualitative Evaluation Program Manager Led a team of 35 fixed- and rotary-wing instructor pilots and flight officers in the training of over 130 Test Pilots, Test Flight Officers, and Test Engineers Under Instruction.Coordinated all aspects of Fixed Wing, Rotary Wing, and Airborne and Unmanned Systems curricula, involving the safe execution of over 4,300 annual flight hours.

  • Test Pilot Instructor (Fixed Wing)

    Jan 2018 - now

  • Chief Flight Instructor

    Nov 2019 - Oct 2021
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  Southwest Airlines

  Jan 2022 - Feb 2022

  First Officer