Do you dream of quitting your day job to pursue your true passion? That’s exactly what Sam Chui did, with a well thought out plan. Now full time aviation and travel blogger, Sam is arguably the world’s most famous aviation content creator with over two million YouTube subscribers and 500 million views of his vlogs. Sam and I met at the Qantas pre-flight media briefing before … [Read more...] about Meet Sam Chui
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Who is SpeedbirdHD?
Brandon Tseng is better known as SpeedbirdHD, famous for his aviation photography and videography which has attracted more than 166,000 followers on Instagram and an audience of 55,000 on YouTube. When he’s not pursuing this passion, Brandon works as an operations liaison at Los Angeles International Airport for the construction of a new 750,000 square-foot midfield … [Read more...] about Who is SpeedbirdHD?
I Love Flying Vlog
Launching a blog was never something I planned to do, but in the Summer of 2019 it just felt right. Writing is a big part of my professional life – making people or brands look good. I decided it was time to create a space to write as ‘me’. It turns out that after years of fine tuning my craft for the corporate world, it takes time to rediscover your own voice. That is still … [Read more...] about I Love Flying Vlog
Meet Maria the Pilot
Maria Fagerstrom is better known as Maria the Pilot due to her huge and loyal following on social media, with 521,000 Instagram followers alone. Usually found flying a Boeing 737 somewhere above the skies of Europe, Maria – like many pilots – has been spending much more time with her feet on the ground in recent months. In the last few weeks she’s been gearing up for her return … [Read more...] about Meet Maria the Pilot
Meet Jeff: A-6 Intruder Navigator, turned Air Accident Investigator
Some people are born for aviation, like William Jeffrey Edwards, known as ‘Jeff’. Jeff lived out the ‘Top Gun’ dream based on an aircraft carrier, flying the Grumman A-6 Intruder (below) as navigator. Pictured above is Jeff (centre) with President George H. W. Bush taken aboard the USS Forrestal, around 1989/90. Jeff has also faced horrific scenes of destruction that go … [Read more...] about Meet Jeff: A-6 Intruder Navigator, turned Air Accident Investigator