Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Current Flight Hours
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Daniel Luksch

Smyrna

Summary

Detail-oriented, lifelong aviation enthusiast with an ever-present desire to fly, ever since my parents first took me on transatlantic flights to see family in Europe when I was a toddler.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Animal Caretaker

Wylie Animal Rescue Foundation
Stagecoach
09.2023 - 06.2024
  • Fed and cared for a variety of dogs, cats, and goats, with a special emphasis on providing training and enrichment for the dogs. Assisted with maintaining overall efficiency of the organization as well as training new team members.

Automotive Technician

Euro Tech LTD
Incline Village
11.2017 - 01.2023
  • Performed service and repair work on various makes and models of cars and light trucks/SUVS. Worked as a shop manager for the last two years of my time there, assisting customers and other team members with anything they needed.

Paid IT Intern

Clear Capital Advisors
Truckee
06.2015 - 08.2015
  • Furthered my knowledge or computer programming and systems while assisting full time staff with various tasks

Education

ACPP Fast Track 2024 - Airline-oriented Aviation

ATP Flight School, KMQY
Smyrna
06-2025

High School Diploma -

Incline High School
Incline Village, NV
06-2016

Associates - Automotive Engineering

Truckee Meadows Community College
Reno, NV

Skills

  • Excellent understanding of mechanical systems
  • Fluent in German
  • Basic understanding of Spanish
  • Good with Windows computers
  • Attentive to detail
  • Experienced problem solver
  • Effective communicator
  • Experience with training new team members

Certification

  • Instrument-rated commercial single engine land as of 3/13/2025
  • CMEL, CFI, CFII and MEI expected by June 2025

Current Flight Hours

  • Total Time/Airplane SEL: 207
  • Solo: 10.1 (5.5 XC)
  • Dual Received: 160
  • PIC: 135.9 (76.8 XC)
  • Night: 18.8
  • XC: 93.8
  • Instrument: 62.4 (56.6 simulated, 5.8 actual)
  • 68 Instrument Approaches, 326 landings (35 at night)

Timeline

Animal Caretaker

Wylie Animal Rescue Foundation
09.2023 - 06.2024

Automotive Technician

Euro Tech LTD
11.2017 - 01.2023

Paid IT Intern

Clear Capital Advisors
06.2015 - 08.2015

ACPP Fast Track 2024 - Airline-oriented Aviation

ATP Flight School, KMQY

High School Diploma -

Incline High School

Associates - Automotive Engineering

Truckee Meadows Community College
Daniel Luksch