Ms. Moen is an aviation accident investigator at Engineering Systems, Inc. (ESi). She specializes in helicopter piloting and operations. She is also an expert in parachute operations. Ms. Moen served 14 years as an officer in the U.S. Army, including three tours as a combat helicopter pilot in the AH-64D as well as flight time in the Bell 206. She led multiple mission-critical response efforts, including aircraft search and rescue operations, joint multinational training exercises, and combat aviation operations. She has over 1,100 flight hours including combat, Pilot Night Vision System Forward Looking Infra-Red (FLIR), and Night Vision Goggle (NVG) time.
Ms. Moen also has significant civilian aviation experience. She is an FAA Rotary Wing Commercial and Instrument Pilot. She also has fixed wing experience in Cessna 172/182 as well as Piper Arrow/Camanche and PAC 750. Currently, Ms. Moen holds a commercial and instrument pilot FAA rating for rotary wing and a commercial rating for single-engine and multi-engine aircraft. She has experience as pilot for parachute operations. In addition to pilot expertise, she is a United State Parachute Association Accelerated Freefall Instructor and has 1,300 jumps (military and civilian).