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Based in the St. Louis, Missouri, and Cahokia, Illinois, areas, David Walter Chilenski serves as the Assistant Chief Flight Instructor at Saint Louis University's Oliver L. Parks Department of Aviation Science. He brings over a decade of flight instruction experience to his role as an FAA Designated Pilot Examiner, holding an Airline Transport Pilot certificate for multi-engine land airplanes and commercial privileges for single-engine land aircraft. Chilenski's professional background includes working as a First Officer for a regional airline, as well as a prior career operating the Chilenski Strategy Group as a political and public opinion consultant. An active member of the aviation community, he is a Captain and Mission Pilot in the Civil Air Patrol's Missouri Wing, Gateway Senior Squadron, and frequently serves as a local media aviation safety expert in the St. Louis region.