Aviation
Where cybersecurity discipline meets aeronautical decision-making.
N499CP Flight Planner
Full-featured VFR/IFR flight planning tool built with Python Flask and Leaflet.js. Route planning with terrain profiles, airport diagrams, weather briefings, weight & balance calculations, and aircraft performance data. Hosted on Google Cloud Run.
Aviation RAG
Airplane Flying Handbook and Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge converted from PDF to Markdown via Docling. Indexed in Open WebUI as a searchable knowledge base for flight training reference.
CFI Background
FAA Certified Flight Instructor. The same principles that make a safe pilot — checklists, situational awareness, risk management, and CRM — are the principles that make resilient infrastructure.
The Aviation-Security Connection
Aviation and cybersecurity share more DNA than most people realize. Both operate in high-consequence environments where complacency kills. Both rely on layered defenses — no single control prevents disaster. Both demand standardized procedures executed under pressure.
The CRM (Crew Resource Management) framework from aviation maps directly to security incident response: clear communication, defined roles, escalation paths, and post-incident debriefs. The flight planning discipline — always having alternates, knowing your fuel state, briefing the approach before you need it — is exactly how I design infrastructure runbooks.