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.
The base of the Matterhorn provides a world-class environment for training high-altitude helicopter pilots
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
In Part 1, we discussed flight crews’ misconceptions regarding threatening weather. Now, we’ll look at ATC’s perspective. The avoidance of severe
Flight Deck

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
The ASRS reveals common gaps in our ability to avoid hail strikes.
Flight Deck