Shalyn Marchetti grew up immersed in general aviation at her family’s private grass strip, Applegate (15MO), in Missouri. After soloing in the family’s J-3 Cub, she pursued an airline career, earning her ratings through ATP’s Airline Career Pilot Program. She gained diverse flying experience as a flight instructor and King Air pilot before securing a first officer position with Piedmont Airlines. Now based in Philadelphia and flying the Embraer 145, Shalyn remains closely connected to her roots in vintage aircraft and hopes to one day perform at airshows like EAA AirVenture.