
Darrell Taylor
‣ EASA FI(A)
‣ EASA FATPL
‣ FAA Commercial (Single/Multi)
‣ FAA CFI/CFII
📍 United Kingdom · Greenwich Mean Time
About Me
My aviation interest started when my parents bought me Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 when I was a child. I started training towards my PPL at the age of 13, went solo at 16 and qualified as a private pilot at 18. I then worked a few jobs while saving for further training and qualified as a commercial pilot and flight instructor in 2010.
I started my instructing career in France, and shortly after I was offered a job in Florida teaching European students. While doing this I trained for my FAA ratings and stayed in Florida teaching EASA and FAA students until 2018 when I decided to move back to the UK for an airline job.
I have been flying the Boeing 737 for a European airline since then. During the pandemic, with my free time, I have reignited my interest in simming, which has helped keep my SOPs current.
Certificates & Ratings
EASA FATPL
Frozen Airline Transport Pilot License
Airplane Multi-Engine Land
Instrument Rating
EASA FI
EASA Flight Instructor
FAA CPL
Commercial Pilot License
Airplane Multi-Engine Land
Instrument Rating
FAA CFI/CFII
Certified Flight Instructor
Airplane Single Engine Land
Instrument Instructor
Type Ratings
Boeing 737 300-900
Pilot & Instructor Experience
I have real-world instructing experience in: Cessna 150, 152, 172, Piper PA28, PA28(R), PA28(RT), Robin DR300, DR400
Additional aircraft flown as pilot: Boeing 737, Beechcraft BE76, Piper PA34, PA44
Sample Lessons
Flight Sim Experience
X-Plane 11
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
VATSIM