1. Johnny L. Knight
1351 Spanish Needle Court
Orange Park, Florida 32073
Cell: (904) 891-6234
Email: jknight6@att.net
Summary:
Experienced, dependable mechanic with over 20 years servicing, repairing, troubleshooting, and
overhauling military aircraft and engines, commercial aircraft, and repairing production
machinery. Follows procedures with meticulous detail to resolve maintenance issues quickly and
accurately to return aircraft and machinery to service.
Experience and Skill:
 Competent in a wide variety of maintenance repairs for the Boeing 717, 737, 757
aircrafts, the McDonnell Douglas MD-88 and MD-90 aircrafts, and the F/A-18 series
military aircrafts, parts, and components.
 Understands the makeup, operation, installation, and adjustment of a variety of major
interrelated and/or integrated aircraft systems, subsystems, and assemblies such as fuel
and hydraulic systems, flight control systems, engine(s), landing gear assemblies,
airframe, and control surfaces.
 Experienced in rigging, functional testing, and troubleshooting aircraft systems to
determine when they are operating properly or whether portions of the system must be
repaired, replaced, or an adjustment or alignment needed.
 Reads and understands data and settings from cockpit instruments and gauges.
 Experience with component installations and removal so that parts are not damaged or
misaligned.
 Able to determine by examining for visual evidence of wear, damage, or improper repairs
whether parts and components are to be cleaned and reinstalled.
 Reads and understands specific directions for disassembly, assembly, and adjustment for
replacing control cables and pulleys, reinstalling hydraulic lines, air ducts, and inspection
plates.
 Proficient in the care and use of hand and power tools used in aircraft work and in the use
of standard and specialized tools, test equipment, fixtures, templates, scales, test stands,
and external power sources.
 Skilled in the use of pneumatic wrenches, speed wrenches, ratchet wrenches, end
wrenches, and the tightening and amount of torque to apply to assure a solid connection.
 Follows procedures while performing maintenance, functional checks, installation of
parts, or components.
 Troubleshoots aircraft systems to locate and correct problems such as improper travel,
excessive friction, or play between parts.
 Trained in the use of precision measuring tools such as torque wrenches, micrometers,
go-no-go gauges, multimeters, feeler gauges, and tensionmeters.

2.  Familiar with both manual and automated maintenance records necessary for aircraft
regulatory reporting and documentation of work performed.
 Operates hoisting equipment and forklift as required.
 Good communicator knowledgeable in the use of computers and Microsoft Office
software.
Work History:
10/2014 to 08/2016, Instructor, Flightstar Aircraft Service, LLC, 6025 Aviation Avenue
Jacksonville, Florida 32221 (904) 741-0300, Jodie Hicks
12/2012 to 10/2014, Aircraft Mechanic, Flightstar Aircraft Service, LLC, 6025 Aviation Avenue
Jacksonville, Florida 32221 (904) 741-0300, Ben Theologou
08/2007 to 07/2012, Production/Finishing Mechanic, Swisher International, Inc. 459 East 16th
Street Jacksonville, Florida 32206 (904) 353-4311, Lee Creasman
06/2007 to 08/2007, Service Technician, Bug-Out Pest Services, 5951 Arlington Expressway
Jacksonville, Florida 32211 (904) 743-8272, Joe Amy
09/2006 to 04/2007, Light Vehicle Mechanic, Honeywell TSI 7000 Columbia Gateway Drive
Columbia, Maryland 21046 (410) 964-7621, Mr. Skip Wright
11/2003 to 09/2006, Logistics Planner, Traincroft Staffing Associates 331 Salem Street Medford,
Massachusetts 02155 (781) 393-6943, Michael Ballard
05/2002 to 11/2003, Aircraft Engine Mechanic, Onsite Aviation LLC, 4811 Beach Boulevard
Suite 103 Jacksonville, Florida 32207 (904) 858-4219, Jeremy MacDonald
07/1977 to 05/2002, Maintenance Supervisor, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South
Carolina
Education:
10/2012 to 10/2014, Bachelor of Science, Management/Computer Information Systems, Park
University Beaufort, South Carolina
10/1996 to 08/1998, Associates of Arts, Florida Community College Jacksonville, Florida