Citation SOE.
Mentor Pilot.
Airline-trained and personally invested in your success. Supervised Operating Experience from a 27,000-hour captain who has been where you're going.
14 CFR 61.64(f) • 14 CFR 61.64(g) • OPW QUALIFIED
Start Your SOE
Understanding Your SOE Requirements
If you're a new Citation type-rating holder, your certificate likely carries operating restrictions under 14 CFR 61.64. Here's what that means and how Kent can help you fly unrestricted.
14 CFR 61.64(f) Restriction
SECOND-IN-COMMAND REQUIRED
If you received your type rating with fewer than the required experience thresholds, the FAA may restrict you to operations that require a qualified second-in-command (SIC) until you build adequate supervised time in type. Kent serves as your SIC mentor pilot, flying right seat while you build proficiency and log the hours needed to remove this limitation.
14 CFR 61.64(g) Restriction
SUPERVISED OPERATING EXPERIENCE
This restriction requires you to complete a specific number of hours of supervised operating experience before you can exercise single-pilot PIC privileges. Kent provides structured SOE programs designed to meet and exceed these requirements — building not just the hours, but the real-world proficiency and judgment that keeps you safe when the mentor seat is empty.
Citation SOE Mentoring
Focused exclusively on Supervised Operating Experience for single-pilot Citation operations. Every program is built around your aircraft, your avionics, and your operating environment.
Your Cockpit. Your Systems. Your Mentor.
Kent is qualified and current on the specific avionics suites installed in the Citations he mentors. SOE training is conducted in your aircraft, on your avionics — not a generic sim panel.
Kent holds a current FlightSafety Pro-Card for the CE-510 and CE-525 and has extensive instructional experience in glass cockpit, digital autopilot, and legacy avionics systems. Your SOE training covers the full avionics suite installed in your aircraft — not just the airframe.
Aircraft & Type Certificates
OPW (Open Pilot Warranty) qualified on every Citation type Kent trains in. Your insurance underwriter can confirm coverage.
- Passengers: 5-7
- Range: 1,300 nm
- Max Speed: 350 ktas
- Engines: P&W JT15D-1A
- Passengers: 7-10
- Range: 1,780 nm
- Max Speed: 403 ktas
- Engines: P&W PW530A
- Passengers: 4
- Range: 1,150 nm
- Max Speed: 340 ktas
- Engines: P&W PW615F
- Passengers: 5-6
- Range: 1,100 nm
- Max Speed: 381 ktas
- Engines: FJ44-1A/1AP
- Passengers: 7
- Range: 1,300 nm
- Max Speed: 404 ktas
- Engines: FJ44-1AP-21
- Passengers: 6-8
- Range: 1,613 nm
- Max Speed: 418 ktas
- Engines: FJ44-3A-24
- Passengers: 7-9
- Range: 1,875 nm
- Max Speed: 416 ktas
- Engines: FJ44-3A
- Passengers: 7-9
- Range: 2,165 nm
- Max Speed: 451 ktas
- Engines: FJ44-4A
Kent is typed and OPW qualified on every Citation listed above. SOE mentoring in your aircraft, wherever it's based.
Kent Krizman
Kent Krizman is a career aviator with over 27,000 hours of total flight time, 46 continuous years as an FAA Gold Seal CFII/MEI, and a 40+ year safety record with zero accidents, zero incidents, zero FAA violations, and a 100% checkride pass rate. He holds an Airline Transport Pilot certificate with 13 turbojet type ratings, including CE-500, CE-510(S), and CE-525(S).
Kent spent 25 years at American Airlines (1999-2024) as an international captain on the Boeing 777 and first officer on the Airbus A319/A320/A321, preceded by 10 years at Emery Worldwide Airlines where he served as an international captain and line check airman on the DC-8 and DC-10. During Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm (1991), Kent flew as a CRAF (Civil Reserve Air Fleet) pilot TDY to Rota, Spain, earning the USAF Air Medal, the Aerial Achievement Medal, and the Civilian Desert Shield and Desert Storm Medal.
Since 2016, Kent has flown as a Part 91 and Part 135 captain at Pacific Coast Jets on the Citation CJ-2, CJ-3, CJ-3+, CJ-4, and Mustang. He holds a current FlightSafety Pro-Card for the CE-510 and CE-525. He is also an ABS Recognized Flight Instructor and Lifetime Master Aviator in the Beechcraft Bonanza, Baron, and King Air lines.
Beyond the cockpit, Kent holds a BS in Business Administration (Accounting/Finance, Cum Laude) from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, an AS in Aeronautics/Aviation Maintenance Technology (Highest Honors) from Sacramento City College, an FAA Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) mechanic license, an FAA Aircraft Dispatcher certificate, and the NBAA Certified Aviation Manager (CAM) designation. He has endorsed over 200 checkrides, flight reviews, and IPCs.
Kent is based in Danville, California and travels to your aircraft, wherever it's based.
From First Contact to Flying Unrestricted
Initial Consultation
Tell Kent about your aircraft, your experience level, your 61.64 restrictions, and your insurance requirements. No sales pitch — just an honest assessment.
Custom SOE Plan
Kent builds a structured training plan around your aircraft, your avionics, and your operating environment. Typically 25-50 hours depending on your background.
Fly With Your Mentor
Kent flies right seat in your Citation. Real missions, real weather, real airports. You build proficiency, not just hours.
Restriction Removed
Once you've met the SOE requirements and demonstrated proficiency, your 61.64 limitations are removed. You fly single-pilot, unrestricted.
Testimonials
Hear from pilots who have trained with Kent.
Kent's depth of knowledge across Citations is unmatched. His practical, no-nonsense approach to my SOE program made me a genuinely proficient single-pilot operator — not just a guy with the restriction removed.
Having an American Airlines captain in the right seat during my SOE changed everything. Kent doesn't teach to minimums — he teaches to the standard he flew at the airline. By the time my restriction was removed, I felt genuinely ready.
I was nervous about single-pilot operations after getting my type rating. Kent's SOE program was exactly what I needed — structured, thorough, and focused on real-world decision-making. He made me a safer, more confident pilot.
Contact
Ready to fly unrestricted? Reach out to discuss your SOE program.
Let's Talk About Your Aircraft
Whether you're starting your SOE program or have questions about removing your 61.64 restrictions — Kent is ready to build a program around your specific needs.
- Phone (916) 501-5368
- Email flykjk@gmail.com
- Base Danville, CA (San Francisco Bay Area)