Erika Armstrong

About

I am an international airline and corporate pilot with over 30 years of diverse aviation experience, spanning FBO (CSR, Mx, Charter), 20 years as a Part 91/135 pilot, air ambulance, pilot training, and in Part 121 captaining Boeing 727-200s. As a published author, aviation instructor, podcaster, keynote speaker, and safety organizer, I’m passionate about aviation. As the Aviation Subject Matter Expert at Computer Training Systems | CTS, I develop industry-specific curricula, translates complex regulatory and operational concepts into clear learning modules, ensuring alignment with current FAA/EASA/ICAO standards and operator policies, validates content with subject matter accuracy through expert review, and collaborates with instructional designers and pilots to produce engaging, compliant, and reusable training that improves safety, efficiency, and decision-making in real-world business aviation contexts.I am the President of Leading Edge Aviation, LLC, and Mach Enterprises, providing aviation-specific BD strategies, marketing, performance improvement, branding, and media platform building. I offer Keynotes, safety workshops, lectures, aviation consulting, pilot recruitment, expert aviation witness, and RTI forensics. With extensive experience in all fields of aviation, from customer service to the captain's seat of a Boeing 727-200, I have a unique perspective. I hold training and teaching experience in FAA Parts 61, 91, 135, 121, and 141, as well as safety audits, SMS, OpsSpecs, and GOM development and approval.I'm also a certified therapist working in the aviation sector.I am the CEO and Owner of Senior Helpers Foothills in Colorado. As part of a larger franchise, we empower seniors to stay in their own homes longer by providing caregiving and support with activities of daily living.My role as Chairman for Bombardier's Safety Standdown allows me to help guide a program focused on aviation safety, risk management, and operational safety culture. I am also an accomplished author, columnist, speaker, and aviation professor. My bestselling book, A CHICK IN THE COCKPIT, is being adapted into a screenplay. I have delivered keynote speeches and presentations at numerous high-profile aviation events and conferences. I have also taught as a part-time aviation professor at MSU Denver. Recipient of NBAAs Dr. Tony Kern Professionalism in Aviation Award.Weirdest job: Stunt car driver for the movie "The Mexican" (SAG qualified)Worst job: Maid at a hotel and worked in the laundry room while putting myself through college and flight training