Susan Parson
Host
Before joining the FAA in May 2004, Susan Parson was a diplomat in the State Department’s foreign service with overseas assignments in Panama and Bangladesh. She began flight training in 1991 and earned an ATP certificate plus ground and flight instructor certificates with instrument, single-engine and multi-engine land ratings, and is a Master instructor. At the FAA she serves as editor-in-chief of FAA Safety Briefing magazine, FAA team lead for the Airman Certification Standards (ACS) project, and special assistant to the Flight Standards Service executive director. She has authored nearly 100 general aviation safety articles and several online training courses. An active general aviation pilot, Susan instructs for her Leesburg, Virginia-based flying club and the Civil Air Patrol, where she is a member of the National Standards/Evaluation team.
Paul Preidecker
Host
Paul J. Preidecker has been a flight instructor for more than 30 years and has logged more than 7,800 hours of flying time. He retired from Air Wisconsin Airlines, where he was Chief Flight Instructor and captain, served as an Aircrew Program Designee and Line Check Airman, and was qualified as a simulator and ground school instructor; he holds an ATP certificate with type ratings in the CL-65 and Do-328. Paul has served on an FAA Aviation Rulemaking Committee, spoke at the NTSB Symposium on Professionalism, and moderated the regional airline program at the World Aviation Training Summit. He co-hosts FAA Safety Briefing Live, is a regular presenter and host on NAFI MentorLIVE, is a member of NAFI’s Professional Development Committee, and has served on the NAFI Board and as President of NAFI. He is president of FlightDeck Insights, where he develops and promotes best practices and SOPs for general aviation pilots.
