Kenneth Raymond Czarnecki

Kenneth Raymond Czarnecki is a Designated Pilot Examiner based in Arab, Alabama, who conducts Private, Commercial, Instrument, ATP, and Flight Instructor practical tests in helicopters. A retired U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 (CW3) and veteran helicopter pilot, he served as a Standardization Instructor Pilot and Instructor Pilot, flying and instructing in the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk. During his military career in the early 2000s, he was stationed in Giebelstadt, Germany, with the 5th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, part of the 12th Aviation Brigade, and was honored with the Bronze Order of St. Michael in 2004. In his civilian career, Czarnecki served as the Chief Pilot for Ace Aeronautics, LLC in Guntersville, Alabama, where he flew test flights to support the development and integration of the Garmin G5000H integrated glass flight deck on the S-70/UH-60 Black Hawk platform. Today, he conducts practical exams primarily in North Alabama, frequently serving candidates from the Wallace State Community College Aviation flight technology program at Cullman Regional Airport. He resides in Arab with his wife, Lori.