Steve Fulton

Senior Consultant
Technical Pilot
FAA Certification Expert

Steve Fulton is a pioneer in the design of modern Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) instrument flight procedures. As a Technical Pilot at Alaska Airlines beginning in 1992, he led the development of improved aircraft departure and arrival operations at Juneau, Alaska using Required Navigation Performance (RNP), an advanced form of PBN. The RNP procedures ensure that the aircraft always flies inside a precisely defined "tunnel" in the sky. The RNP arrival and departure procedures certified for operations in the Juneau Gastineau Channel were the world's first RNP procedures, and are still flown by Alaska Airlines, connecting the Alaska capitol to the outside world during prolonged periods of low clouds.In February 2003, Fulton co-founded GE's PBN Services (Naverus) to provide RNP solutions for airlines and air navigation service providers around the world. Steve Fulton is currently a Technical Fellow with GE Aviation.Fulton has also co-authored three U.S. patents on air data formats for electronic primary flight displays and principles of RNP design.

Experience

<President at Fulton Aviation: LLC

Greater Seattle Area>

Delivering solutions to improve airspace operations through technology and concepts that improve capacity, predictability, and efficiency while reducing risk and airspace costs. Products and services include:
Expert support for aircraft systems development, testing and certification
Advanced navigation and airspace procedure analysis, development and publication
Flight Test Pilot Designated Engineering Representative test and certification services

Captain

Alaska Airlines

1991 – Present

Employment Duration 28 yrs 4 mos

Flight Engineer 727-200, First Officer 737-200 "Combi" and 737-400, Captain 737-400, 700, 900, 900ER

Flight Test Pilot Consultant; FAA Designated Engineering Representative

FANEC, Inc.

Dates Employed Apr 1994 – Present

Worldwide

Conduct flight and ground test in support of compliance findings for Part 25 and Part 23 aircraft. System certification flight test experience in Airbus A300, A310, Boeing 737-200, -300, -400, -500, 700, -800, 900, 727-200, 757-200, -300, 767-200, -300, -400, 777-200, 747-200, -400, Douglas DC-9-30, -50, DC-8-71, DC-10-30, McDonnell Douglas MD-80, -83, -87, King Air B200, Bombardier Global Express, Dash 8-200, -300, -400, Embraer EMB-120, Dornier DO-328, British Aerospace Jetstream BA-3100, Cessna Citation CE-550, -560, -650

Sandel Avionics

Vice President Sales and Marketing

2016 – Feb 2018

Vista, CA

Responsible for sales and marketing of the current line of Sandel products and Avilon, a purpose-built NextGen platform designed for retrofit in working turboprops and light jets. Initial King Air 200 flight test and certification in 2016. http://www.sandel.com/avilon

Title Senior Flight Test Pilot & PBN Advisor

Dates Mar 2015 – Jun 2016

Location Vista, CA

Support the marketing, development, certification, and operational deployment of Avilon, a purpose-built NextGen platform designed for retrofit in working turbo props and light jets. Initial King Air 200 flight test and certification in 2016. http://www.sandel.com/avilon

TitleDevelopment Pilot
Dates Employed Jul 1988 – Jul 1991
Employment Duration 3 yrs 1 mo
Location Deer Valley, Arizona
Engineering, flight test and certification support for various avionics systems including: Flight Management System, MLS, GPS, Radar, Lightning Detection, Turbulence Detection, Infrared Turbulence Prediction, Digital and Analog Flight Guidance (integrated autopilot and flight director functions), Flat Panel and CRT displays, VHF communication and navigation systems, Ine... See more

Title Systems Engineer
Dates Employed Nov 1987 – Jul 1988
Location Glendale, AZ
CE-560 Project Engineer and MLS Flight Test Engineer. Devloped avionics system wiring definition for CE-560 and construction of integration test bench for interface testing and validation. Managed flight test of SPZ-8000 digital flight guidance control laws for MLS approach operations.