You thought you’d heard the last of The Warfighter Podcast? We’ve been taking a short break - Tom’s been working hard on the farm and Colin has been off sailing (OK, not much sailing but the fish weren’t going to snorkel themselves).
We are now pleased to be able to say that Season 2 is GO, and we have a shiny new sponsor and exciting lineup of guests. We might even try another Live event or two. All will be revealed in the next episode.
Last season we had a couple of guests that we couldn’t fit into the schedule. So we are very pleased to be able to release this interview as a bonus episode. We are joined by Fahad ‘Sunny’ Masood who provides us with his perspectives on international collaboration by the Armed Forces during his time flying for the Pakistani Air Force. This is the type of work carried out by our Armed Forces, quietly in the background that delivers huge returns in terms of strengthening partner nations and building important links.
Sunny describes some of the cultural challenges of working with these training teams and reflects on the impact they had on his career and how it shaped his thinking as an aviator.
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Been an active part of aviation in various capacities starting a couple of decades back in 1999 till date, he has worked within applied flying, aviation risk management while training & developing as well as mentoring more than 2000 international aviators in diversified domains on the industry. He has worked in the military & commercial aviation as well as with the govt. Internationally he has operated in aviation sectors of countries starting from UK, Australia, Singapore, Iceland, Oman, Pakistan etc. At present, he is a Director in the company MSAAR LLC (Manufacturers of Sustainable Aircraft & Aerospace Research, Muscat, Oman) as well as Faculty in Aviation Dept. at Modern College of Business & Science, Muscat, Oman. He holds various certifications which include and not limited to Commercial Pilot License (CPL) (1850 hrs), Auditor / Lead Auditor ISO 140001 & 180001, rated flight instructor on Cessna 152/172 aircraft. He holds an MBA in Aviation Management / M.Phil as well. Well-connected globally through Member of Royal Aeronautical Society (UK) and International Society of Air Safety Investigator (USA). He continues to speak in international seminars and conferences as well as published author in various publications both commercial and academic domains of aviation. He has appeared on televised and social media programs on aviation matters to share his expert opinion as well.