{"id":30,"date":"2026-10-15T17:54:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T17:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thrust.themecu.be\/?tc_instructor=dave-chen"},"modified":"2026-10-15T18:50:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T18:50:15","slug":"dave-chen","status":"publish","type":"tc_instructor","link":"https:\/\/thrust.themecu.be\/instructors\/dave-chen\/","title":{"rendered":"Dave Chen"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"30\" class=\"elementor elementor-30\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-415060f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"415060f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-42 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228w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-58 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6afe34e\" data-id=\"6afe34e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7894e1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-thrust-section-heading\" data-id=\"7894e1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thrust-section-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-section-heading tc-section-heading--left is-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-section-heading-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-eyebrow-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tc-eyebrow\" style=\"margin-bottom:0;\">Avionics &amp; Sim Specialist<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Dave Chen<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CFI \/ CFII \u2014 Master Garmin G1000 Instructor and former SkyWest Airlines regional jet First Officer. 6,400+ total logged hours bridging piston training to airline-standard glass cockpit systems.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cdcb07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-thrust-badge-row\" data-id=\"7cdcb07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thrust-badge-row.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-badge-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tc-badge-row-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-tablet-alt\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M400 0H48C21.5 0 0 21.5 0 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67.2 57.6v19.2z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>CFI \/ CFII<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tc-badge-row-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plane\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M480 192H365.71L260.61 8.06A16.014 16.014 0 0 0 246.71 0h-65.5c-10.63 0-18.3 10.17-15.38 20.39L214.86 192H112l-43.2-57.6c-3.02-4.03-7.77-6.4-12.8-6.4H16.01C5.6 128-2.04 137.78.49 147.88L32 256 .49 364.12C-2.04 374.22 5.6 384 16.01 384H56c5.04 0 9.78-2.37 12.8-6.4L112 320h102.86l-49.03 171.6c-2.92 10.22 4.75 20.4 15.38 20.4h65.5c5.74 0 11.04-3.08 13.89-8.06L365.71 320H480c35.35 0 96-28.65 96-64s-60.65-64-96-64z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Former Regional FO<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tc-badge-row-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-clock\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256,8C119,8,8,119,8,256S119,504,256,504,504,393,504,256,393,8,256,8Zm92.49,313h0l-20,25a16,16,0,0,1-22.49,2.5h0l-67-49.72a40,40,0,0,1-15-31.23V112a16,16,0,0,1,16-16h32a16,16,0,0,1,16,16V256l58,42.5A16,16,0,0,1,348.49,321Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>6,400+ Hours<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-271f96d elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"271f96d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book a Discovery Flight<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d82e6f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d82e6f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e34ace6\" data-id=\"e34ace6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02ee8cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-thrust-section-heading\" data-id=\"02ee8cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thrust-section-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-section-heading tc-section-heading--left\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-section-heading-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-eyebrow-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tc-number-badge\">01<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tc-eyebrow\" style=\"margin-bottom:0;\">Credentials &amp; Certifications<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>FAA Ratings &amp; Career Background<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3532c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-thrust-checklist\" data-id=\"e3532c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thrust-checklist.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row row-cols-1 row-cols-sm-2 g-2 tc-checklist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col d-flex align-items-center gap-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-check-circle tc-checklist-icon\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>FAA Certified Flight &amp; Instrument Flight Instructor (CFI\/CFII)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col d-flex align-items-center gap-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-check-circle tc-checklist-icon\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Garmin G1000 NXi Factory-Trained Instructor<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col d-flex align-items-center gap-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-check-circle tc-checklist-icon\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Former SkyWest Airlines Regional Jet First Officer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col d-flex align-items-center gap-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-check-circle tc-checklist-icon\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Full-Motion Simulator Training Specialist<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col d-flex align-items-center gap-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-check-circle tc-checklist-icon\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Advanced Avionics &amp; Glass Cockpit Systems Endorsement<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col d-flex align-items-center gap-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-check-circle tc-checklist-icon\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>FAA WINGS Safety Program Lead Instructor<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e3d9e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-thrust-section-heading\" data-id=\"7e3d9e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thrust-section-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-section-heading tc-section-heading--left\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-section-heading-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-eyebrow-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tc-number-badge\">02<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tc-eyebrow\" style=\"margin-bottom:0;\">Teaching Focus<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What I Specialize In<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76bd625 elementor-widget elementor-widget-thrust-pillar-boxes\" data-id=\"76bd625\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thrust-pillar-boxes.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row row-cols-1 row-cols-sm-2 g-3 tc-pillar-boxes\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-pillar-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-pillar-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-tablet-alt\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"fw-bold text-dark\">Glass Cockpit Proficiency<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Deep, hands-on mastery of the Garmin G1000 NXi suite \u2014 not just button-pushing, but real systems understanding.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-pillar-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-pillar-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-desktop\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"fw-bold text-dark\">Full-Motion Sim Training<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Scenario-based simulator sessions that expose cadets to emergencies too risky to practice in the aircraft.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-pillar-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-pillar-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-user-tie\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"fw-bold text-dark\">Airline Transition Prep<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bridging piston-time habits to the systems knowledge and flow discipline regional airlines expect on day one.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-pillar-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-pillar-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-microchip\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"fw-bold text-dark\">Automation Management<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Teaching exactly when to hand-fly and when to trust the automation \u2014 a skill most cadets never get coached on.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-697b845 elementor-widget elementor-widget-thrust-section-heading\" data-id=\"697b845\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thrust-section-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-section-heading tc-section-heading--left\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-section-heading-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-eyebrow-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tc-number-badge\">03<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tc-eyebrow\" style=\"margin-bottom:0;\">Programs I Teach<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Where You&#039;ll Fly With Me<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4b9997 elementor-widget elementor-widget-thrust-airline-pipeline\" data-id=\"e4b9997\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thrust-airline-pipeline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row row-cols-1 row-cols-sm-3 g-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-pipeline-card h-100 text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Instrument Rating (IR)<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-pipeline-highlight\">Avionics Lead<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-pipeline-sub\">Glass Cockpit Training<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-pipeline-card h-100 text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Commercial Pilot (CPL)<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-pipeline-highlight\">Sim Instructor<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-pipeline-sub\">Full-Motion Sessions<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-pipeline-card h-100 text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Advanced Jet &amp; CRM Sim<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-pipeline-highlight\">Program Instructor<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-pipeline-sub\">Airline Bridge Program<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-23b133a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23b133a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-423ae42\" data-id=\"423ae42\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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Pilot, and Advanced Jet cohorts each intake \u2014 seats are limited.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-cta-banner-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><i class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i> Immediate 2026 Intakes<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><i class=\"fas fa-headset\"><\/i> Admissions Hotline: (800) 424-4069<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tc-cta-form-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Request a Seat in My Next Cohort<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I personally review every application for my Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot, and Advanced Jet cohorts.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<form id=\"tc-cta-form-131015c\" class=\"tc-cta-form\" onsubmit=\"event.preventDefault(); this.reset(); var n=this.querySelector('.tc-cta-form-success'); if(n){n.style.display='block';}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label>Full Legal Name\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Cadet Name\" 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