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Our US contributor, Thomas P. Turner, holds an airline transport pilot certificate with instructor, CFII and MEI ratings and a Masters Degree in Aviation Safety. He is a 2015 inductee to the Flight Instructor Hall of Fame. He has been lead instructor for Beechcraft’s Bonanza pilot training program; a production test pilot for engine modifications; an aviation insurance underwriter; a corporate pilot; a captain in the US Air Force, and the author of several general aviation pilot training books. He directs the education and safety arm of a 9000-member pilots’ organisation. Tom Turner lives in Wichita, Kansas, USA and is a regular visitor to Australia.