With 3200+ flying hours, Chris holds a CPL/IR, and a current PPL. Serving 20 years in the Royal Air Force as a fighter pilot, he completed several operational tours and became a Qualified Flying Instructor. His RAF career culminated in commanding 208 Squadron before becoming senior safety advisor for the Red Arrows. Chris then managed UK Air Display Safety for the Civil Aviation Authority and became the head of General Aviation oversight and Regulation before moving into financial services and founding Astral Aviation Consulting in 2020.

Helen is a professional marketing leader with a passion for aviation. She has worked in senior marketing, and communications roles for over 25 years, including 14 years at the Royal International Air Tattoo, developing and implementing growth strategies to drive increased engagement. Helen is a trustee for Flying Scholarships for Disabled People, a STEM ambassador and sits on the Board of the European Airshow Council.

Matt was sponsored through Loughborough University by the RAF before commissioning as an Engineering Officer. Alongside this career, Matt specialised in General Aviation flying instruction and examination and has progressed to be a well qualified and experienced Flight Instructor and Flight Examiner amassing over 3200 SEP and MEP hours. In addition to instructing and examining, Matt also flies the Grob Tutor on a regular basis as part of the Royal Air Force Reserve.

Nigel has over 35 years of very relevant flying experience in General Aviation in all fields and all types of aircraft from open cockpit to EFIS equipped airways capable aircraft. He is a FI and FE and produces his own additional flying courses such as the Advanced PPL, Formation and Short Strip courses plus other training for non-pilots such as the Co-Pilot and FROM-FEAR-2-FLIGHT courses. Nigel has 8000 flying hours and holds a CPL and PPL.

Throughout his extensive and diverse 45 year professional aviation career spanning military, airlines and General Aviation in fixed and rotary wing fields, Dave has served in high-level instructional capacities within military and civilian educational institutions, holding positions such as Head of Training, Examiner, Safety and Compliance Officer, and Chief Instructor. Dave has over 15,500 flying hours and is a current CAA ground examiner and helicopter and fixed wing FI.

Paul has over 30 years experience in military and civil aviation; the majority of which has been on heavy aircraft. He started his career in the RAF, finishing up as a Tristar Captain before moving into commercial flying with British Airways. He has amassed around 12,000 flying hours, holds an ATPL(A) IR and offers insights into global commercial operations, performance based navigation, low visibility operations, modern safety culture, threat and error management and structured decision making tools and processes.

Phil was a Royal Air Force fighter pilot, Qualified Flying Instructor and display pilot and joined the airline industry in 2018 and to date has operated the A321, B747, Embraer and A330. In 2022 he became the Head of Air Operations at BA Cityflyer before moving on to create the flight operations department for BermudAir, a start-up, and lead the company to commencement of commercial operations. Returning to the UK, he joined a start up airline as the head of airline safety before joining Virgin Atlantic.

Talitha is passionate about flying and flight safety. She joined Leeds University on the Aviation Technology with Pilot Studies course, completed her PPL and then went onto complete an MSc in Human Factors and Safety in Aviation at Cranfield University where she focused her thesis on human factors within the General Aviation sector. She then went on to join a large UK aerospace defence company where she supports ongoing design work in a Human Factors capacity.

Lily began her aviation journey when she joined Southampton University Air Squadron before going on to join Draken Europe; In parallel, Lily won 3 flying scholarships which allowed her to subsequently gain her PPL. Lily is extremely passionate about promoting aviation careers and removing barriers for those wanting to join the industry, to do this she is an ambassador for Elevate(her) and holds committee member positions for the BWPA and RAeS.

Jon started a broadcasting career as a presenter on BBC local radio before undertaking various roles culminating in investigative reporting and producing/directing a regional current affairs series. In 2013, Jon obtained a PPL and began producing GA video content on YouTube. He is now the best-known GA YouTuber in the UK, with 1.3 million annual views. Jon produces relatable content and podcasts about GA flying in the UK and Europe that inspires new and existing pilots alike.

Paul is a former RAF Chinook helicopter pilot, possesing extensive flying experience which includes day/night/NVG deck qualifications, Tactics Instruction and Operational Test & Evaluation. Due to this experience, Paul is very familiar with the end to end conduct of flight trials including the planning, hazard risk analysis, conduct and reporting. He is a Requirements Manager and Systems engineer with a proven track record of developing novel concepts in fieldable technology such as Mid Air Collision Avoidance systems and flight in Degraded Visual Environments (DVE), including Inadvertent IMC.