Robert D. Ashby
Boeing 737 Captain, DronePro (FAAST), Director of Photography, Drone Cinematographer
Captain Robert D. Ashby is currently qualified as Captain on the Boeing 737-800NG and 737 Max 8 aircraft, flying for American Airlines. Prior experience with American Airlines includes First Officer on the Boeing 777, 767, 757, 737, and 727, as well as Flight Engineer on the Boeing 727.
Before American, Captain Ashby gained experience as Captain on the Jetstream 41 (BAe-4100) and Jetstream 32 (BAe-3200), as well as First Officer on the Jetstream 32.
Mr. Ashby continues to serve the drone community as a DronePro with the FAA Safety Team, educating the community on safe and legal drone operations. His combination of drone operational knowledge and manned aviation knowledge offers a valuable insight for drone operators to safely integrate in the manned aircraft world, along with providing the drone community insights unmanned aircraft pilots may not realize.