Andy's Air and Spaceflight Channel

This is my place to share my interests, experience, and knowledge about both aviation and spaceflight.  I am an aerospace engineer by degree and hold FAA Commercial and Instrument pilot and Light Sport Flight Instructor and Advanced Ground instructor ratings.  I own and fly a Flight Design CTSW (with pilot time about 30 other makes and models of GA aircraft and T-28B/C's and T-2B/C's), am an ex-F-14 Radar Intercept Officer, and have been an astronaut instructor (Control/Propulsion shuttle systems with a specialty in ascent aborts (including manual flying skills), a lead engineer for the Space Shuttle Flight Operations safety team (contractor) and currently work part time for the JSC Flight Safety Office (as a contractor).  All this plus my love of teaching will be reflected here.  Enjoy!