Chad Kendall

Chad Kendall, M.A., is an associate professor and Federal Aviation Administration chief instructor in the Department of Aviation and Aerospace Science at Metropolitan State University of Denver. Kendall’s teaching areas include flight/ground training, advanced systems, jet transition training, aviation curriculum and psychophysiology.

Kendall has over 20 years of experience in the aviation industry as an educator, researcher, and FAA Part 141 chief instructor. His flight experience includes working as a commercial airline pilot for American Eagle and PSA Airlines, as a corporate pilot, and as a flight instructor. In addition, Kendall is also the coach of the precision flight team at MSU Denver, which competes in the NIFA (National Intercollegiate Flying Association) organization against more than 80 universities nationally.

Kendall received both his master’s degree in business administration and his bachelor’s in aviation management and flight operations from Jacksonville University.