Private Pilot · Instrument Rated · Cirrus SR22 — Lexington, South Carolina
Instrument-rated. Business-tested. Airline-bound.
A private pilot with an instrument rating and nearly 200 hours, most of them in the Cirrus SR22, ten years of running a company, and a clear plan through the regional cadet programs to an ATP and the flight deck of a major airline.
01 — Intent
Where this is going
I came to flying late enough to know exactly why I'm here. The goal is the flight deck of a major airline. The way there is the regional cadet pipeline, one rating and one honest hour at a time.
Departure — Cirrus SR22
Destination — wide-body flight deck
Departure
Now — SR22 · PPL · IR · 198 hrs
En Route
Next — Commercial · CFI/CFII · PSA or Piedmont cadet program · ATP
Destination
Major airline flight deck
Precision
Checklists and standards are how I already run a business. Nothing gets skipped because it's routine — routine is exactly when it matters most.
Steadiness
A decade of payroll deadlines, audits, and close calls has made calm under pressure a habit, not a performance I put on for the occasion.
Service
Weekly community volunteering since 2021 has kept one thing plain: crews and passengers are people first, procedures second.
02 — Logbook
Hours, honestly counted.
Certificates & ratings
- Private Pilot — ASELNov 2025
- Instrument RatingJun 2026
- Instrument Ground InstructorSep 2026
- High Performance Endorsementheld
- FAA Third Class Medicalcurrent
Aircraft
Cirrus SR22 G2
Primary training aircraft · 2005 model year
- EngineIO-550-N · 310 hp
- AvionicsAvidyne Entegra · Garmin GTN 650 · GTX 345
- AutopilotAvidyne DFC90
- Cruise~180 KTAS at 75% power
- SafetyCAPS airframe parachute
- CategoryHigh performance
03 — Flight Path
One route, flown in order.
Cross-country. 83 hours and counting.
Clemson University, B.S. Genetics
Clemson, South Carolina.
Office Manager, Forestry First LLC
Accounts payable and receivable, payroll, reconciliations, marketing.
Co-owner, Forestry First LLC
HR, benefits, insurance, bookkeeping audits, tax coordination for a logging-equipment repair and resale business.
Private Pilot Certificate, ASEL
Airplane single-engine land, with a High Performance endorsement.
Instrument Rating
Instrument rating, airplane. 35 hours of instrument time, 7.3 in actual IMC.
Instrument Ground Instructor
FAA Instrument Ground Instructor certificate.
Commercial · CFI/CFII · Regional cadet program · ATP
PSA Airlines or Piedmont Airlines cadet program, then the Airline Transport Pilot certificate — planned.
04 — Beyond the Cockpit
What a decade of running a business teaches you about flying.
Operations & finance
Co-owner since 2023 of Forestry First LLC — payroll, benefits, insurance, audits, and tax prep. Nine years as office manager before that.
→ In the cockpit: Standards, documentation, no shortcuts.
Leadership
Board Treasurer, Cola Church, elected 2022–2024 — budgets, payroll, insurance, hiring. Small Group Leader since 2015. PTO Merchandise Chair since 2024.
→ In the cockpit: Clear communication, shared decisions.
Service
Mission Lexington, weekly since 2021 — customer service, store organization, and retail operations for individuals in need.
→ In the cockpit: Passengers first, always.
PADI-certified scuba diver · Hiking · Travel · Reading · Video games
05 — Contact
Ready to talk.
Recruiters, chief pilots, cadet program coordinators — I'd welcome the conversation.
Lexington, South Carolina
Every flight starts on the ground.