Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.

Salt Lake City

Summary

Upon his retirement as a non-routine flight operations captain from a fractional operator in 2015, Dr. Veillette had accumulated more than 20,000 hours of flight experience in 240 types of aircraft—including balloons, rotorcraft, sea plans, glides, war birds, supersonic jets and large commercial transports. He is an adjunct professor at Utah Valley University. In June 2023, he won the prestigious Bill Gunston Technology Writer of the Year Award.

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Articles

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
Editor's Note: This is the second in a four-part article series on business aviation mid-air collisions. Here is the first part. Ground-school lessons
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
The "see and avoid" collision avoidance concept can easily fail.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
The cost of maintaining the airport, both financially and environmentally, will be increasingly hard to justify.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers