David King
Associate Professor
School of Management
HMPH 142
318-342-1784
David E King, MA Associate Professor, AviationAviation Program Coordinator
Education
MA
1997, Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Louisiana Tech University
BS
1982, Professional Aviation
Louisiana Tech University
Biographical Sketch
Mr. King is a tenured Associate Professor of Aviation/UAS Management, and Program Coordinator of Aviation/UAS Management for ULM's College of Business and Social Sciences, within the school of Management & Aviation. He has been teaching at ULM for 15 years. Previously Mr. King was a tenured Department Head - Associate Professor of Aviation, Budget Unit Head, FAA Pt. 141 Chief Flight and Ground Instructor, Homeland Security (TSA) Alien Flight School Provider (AFSP) - School Administrator, Veterans Affairs (VA) - Airplane Pilot School - Administrator at Northwestern State University for 15.5 years. Prior to that he was an assistant chief flight instructor at Louisiana Tech University for 5 years. He currently has 30 years of service in Higher Education, with 35 years of continual service in Higher Education within the State of Louisiana. Mr. King possess a Master of Art degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Louisiana Tech University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Professional Aviation from Louisiana Tech University where he achieved all of his FAA pilot certificates and ratings. Mr. King started as a an FAA Private Pilot 48 years ago, and has been an FAA certificated Gold Seal Flight Instructor - Instrument Airplane for 44 years, and an FAA Commercial Pilot - Airplane Single and Multi-Engine Land, Instrument Airplane for 44 years, and hold's an FAA Remote Pilot - small unmanned aircraft systems certificate.
Licensure & Certification
Ground Instructor, Advanced, Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). (April 2 2007 - Present)
Commercial Pilot, Airplane Single & Multiengine Land, Instrument Airplane, Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). (April 9 2004 - Present)
RESTRICTED RADIOTELEPHONE OPERATOR PERMIT, Federal Communications Commission. (December 16 1977 - Present)
Remote Pilot - Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Department of Transportation (DOT) - Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). (July 31 2025 - July 31 2027)
Flight Instructor Renewal Course, AOPA-Air Safety Institute. (January 2 2025 - February 28 2027)
Flight Instructor - Gold Seal, Airplane Single Engine Land, Instrument Airplane, Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). (January 2 2025 - February 28 2027)
Homeland Security Recurrent Awareness Training, TSA. (January 2 2025 - January 31 2026)
Research Interests
His current research interests include aiding the Director of Flight Operations at ULM's Precision Agriculture and Unmanned Aircraft Systems s(UAS) Research Application Center in field operations and data acquisition, and pre and post flight operational duties. Hosting USDHS/FEMA/FAA ASSUREd course certifications for First-Responders. Various school age drone workshops are held throughout the year.
Recent Publications
King, D. (2009). Aviation in developing countries: The role of the collegiate aviation community. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma/FAA: International Journal of Appplied Aviation Studies/Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Academy.
Awards & Honors
April 2025 Student-Athlete Faculty Member of the Year - Nominee, Sunbelt Conference.
February 2024 Inclusion in 2024-2025 Marquis Whos Who.
August 1993 Governor's Award.
Courses Taught
AVIA 1001INTRODUCTION TO AVIATION, 24 course(s)
AVIA 1010PRIMARY GROUND INSTRUCTION, 3 course(s)
AVIA 1011PRIMARY GROUND INSTRUCTION, 2 course(s)
AVIA 2020INSTR PILOT GROUND SCHOOL, 8 course(s)
AVIA 2030AVIATION PROFESSIONALISM, 14 course(s)
AVIA 2080INTRO UNMAN AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS, 2 course(s)
AVIA 3010COMMERCIAL GROUND INSTR, 10 course(s)
AVIA 3017FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS, 11 course(s)
AVIA 4005AVIATION SAFETY, 13 course(s)
AVIA 4015AC ENGINES & SYSTEMS, 1 course(s)