A native of Alaska, I am a newly-minted ATP (ASEL - the feared C-172) who works as a part-time flight instructor (CFI/CFII - over 5 years) in the San Francisco Bay Area, and work full-time for a very large, well-known, aviation advocacy organization as a writer in their safety division. I have over 2700 hours, and served in the U.S. Army and Air Force, taught high school, conducted research with NASA, and hold an aviation world record.