David E King, MA
Associate Professor, Aviation
Aviation Program Coordinator

Education

MA

1997, Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Louisiana Tech University

BS

1982, Professional Aviation
Louisiana Tech University

Biographical Sketch

Mr. King is a tenured Associate Professor of Aviation/UAS Management, and Program Coordinator of Aviation/UAS Management for ULM's College of Business and Social Sciences, within the school of Management & Aviation. He has been teaching at ULM for 14 years. Previously Mr. King was a tenured Department Head - Associate Professor of Aviation, Budget Unit Head, FAA Pt. 141 Chief Flight and Ground Instructor, Homeland Security (TSA) Alien Flight School Provider (AFSP) - School Administrator, Veterans Affairs (VA) - Airplane Pilot School - Administrator at Northwestern State University for 15.5 years. Prior to that he was an assistant chief flight instructor at Louisiana Tech University for 5 years. He currently has 29 years of service in Higher Education, with 34 years of continual service in Higher Education within the State of Louisiana. Mr. King possess a Master of Art degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Louisiana Tech University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Professional Aviation from Louisiana Tech University where he achieved all of his FAA pilot certificates and ratings. Mr. King started as a an FAA Private Pilot 47 years ago, and has been an FAA certificated Gold Seal Flight Instructor - Instrument Airplane for 43 years, and an FAA Commercial Pilot - Airplane Single and Multi-Engine Land, Instrument Airplane for 43 years, and hold's an FAA Remote Pilot - small unmanned aircraft systems certificate.

Licensure & Certification

Ground Instructor, Advanced, Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). (April 2 2007 - Present)

Commercial Pilot, Airplane Single & Multiengine Land, Instrument Airplane, Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). (April 9 2004 - Present)

RESTRICTED RADIOTELEPHONE OPERATOR PERMIT, Federal Communications Commission. (December 16 1977 - Present)

Remote Pilot - Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Department of Transportation (DOT) - Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). (August 1 2023 - August 31 2025)

Flight Instructor - Gold Seal, Airplane Single Engine Land, Instrument Airplane, Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). (November 20 2022 - February 28 2025)

Homeland Security Recurrent Awareness Training, TSA. (January 2 2024 - January 31 2025)

Research Interests

His current research interests include aiding the Director of Flight Operations at ULM's Precision Agriculture and Unmanned Aircraft Systems s(UAS) Research Application Center in field operations and data acquisition, and pre and post flight operational duties.

Recent Publications

King, D. (2009). Aviation in developing countries: The role of the collegiate aviation community. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma/FAA: International Journal of Appplied Aviation Studies/Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Academy.

Awards & Honors

February 2024 Inclusion in 2024-2025 Marquis Whos Who.

August 1993 Governor's Award.

Courses Taught

AVIA 1001INTRODUCTION TO AVIATION, 24 course(s)

AVIA 1010PRIMARY GROUND INSTRUCTION, 2 course(s)

AVIA 1011PRIMARY GROUND INSTRUCTION, 2 course(s)

AVIA 2020INSTR PILOT GROUND SCHOOL, 8 course(s)

AVIA 2030AVIATION PROFESSIONALISM, 13 course(s)

AVIA 2080INTRO UNMAN AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS, 2 course(s)

AVIA 3010COMMERCIAL GROUND INSTR, 10 course(s)

AVIA 3017FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS, 11 course(s)

AVIA 4005AVIATION SAFETY, 12 course(s)

AVIA 4015AC ENGINES & SYSTEMS, 1 course(s)

David E King, MA Associate Professor, AviationAviation Program Coordinator