Jeff Pardo is an aviation writer in Maryland with commercial ASEL, instrument, helicopter, and glider ratings. He has been flying for the past 16 years and has about 1300 hours. Jeff holds a bachelors in meteorology and oceanography, as well as an MS in marine science. Prior to his present tenure at SES Americom, Jeff worked in flight dynamics for various telecommunication firms for 15 years. He currently flies Cessna and Piper airplanes and R-22 helicopters, and has about 70 hours in J3 and Citabria aircraft. He has flown as a mission pilot for the Civil Air Patrol, is currently a mission pilot for Angel Flight, and he
is a contributing editor for
AOPA Flight Training.