Aviation has always been my life-long passion. As a commercial remote pilot, UVA Hoos Flying aircraft empennage engineer, member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), president of the Aviation Club at Loomis Chaffee, and a future private pilot, I am constantly finding opportunities to connect with the aerospace industry. I have collected hundreds of major airplane accidents into my Aviation Accident Statistics, hoping that a small breakthrough can lead to a big one. I am particularly interested in optimizing the human-machine interface and preventing ways that automation could negatively affect pilot performance in the cockpit.