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.

Articles

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
A new menace called GPS Spoofing has led to 20 separate incidents of civilian jet navigation failures near Iraq. What is it and what should you do?
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
There can be severe consequences when aircraft don’t respond as expected.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
Training for one “surprise” may dictate a certain response, but the real world has different surprises.
Safety, Ops & Regulation