This episode’s guest is Gene Bishop, who is currently Captain and Department Safety Manager at a private flight department, flying Gulfstream G-IVs and an AStar helicopter in Birmingham, Alabama.

Gene was born and raised in Los Angeles, is a former US Army aviator, both helicopters and fixed-wing, and an Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran.  He flew EMS helicopters for ten years, and also manages several large Facebook groups dedicated to promoting aviation safety and helping aviation professionals chart their career paths.

In this episode we talk about Gene’s own career path through the US Army and various roles, including as an EMS pilot, some of the stories he has about aviation safety, his advice for aviation professionals in figuring out their career path, and much more.