Matt Thurber, editor-in-chief at AIN Media Group, has been flying since 1975 and writing about aviation since 1978 and now has the best job in the world, running editorial operations for Aviation International News, Business Jet Traveler, and FutureFlight.aero. In addition to working as an A&amp;P mechanic on everything from Piper Cubs to turboprops, Matt taught flying at his father’s flight school in Plymouth, Mass., in the early 1980s, flew for an aircraft owner/pilot, and for two summer seasons hunted swordfish near the George’s Banks off the East Coast from a Piper Super Cub. An ATP certificated fixed-wing pilot and CFII and commercial helicopter pilot, Matt is type-rated in the Citation 500 and Gulfstream V/550. Based in the Pacific Northwest, Matt and his team cover the entire aviation scene including business aircraft, helicopters, avionics, safety, manufacturing, charter, fractionals, technology, air transport, advanced air mobility, defense, and other subjects of interest to AIN, BJT, and FutureFlight readers.

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Matt Thurber

During a demo flight in a Bell 429 yesterday, demo pilot Will Williamson took a group of journalists for a jaunt over the Red Rocks Canyon, west of Las Vegas. The air was smooth, and the 429, equipped with Mecaer’s MAGnificent executive/VIP interior, was so quiet inside that it was possible to converse without headphones. Williamson, who has logged more than 1,000 hours in the 429, said it is his favorite Bell model because of the rugged twin-engine rotorcraft’s high-speed capability and simplicity of operation.

Smooth, Quiet Flight in Bell’s 429 

Bell 429 demo flight at Heli-Expo 2018

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