Instrument-rated pilot and Commercial Pilot Candidate with 312 total flight hours and extensive single-engine PIC, cross-country, instrument-training, and night experience. Active owner-operator of an IFR-equipped Piper Cherokee 140 flying throughout the Northeastern United States and complex New York metropolitan airspace. U.S. Army National Guard aviation professional with UH-60 Blackhawk maintenance experience, operational service with Joint Task Force Empire Shield, and prior civilian maintenance experience on turbine and general aviation aircraft.