New Member from Buenos Aires — Where Aviation English Meets Jazz! ✈️🎵

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CARLA BISSONIHello FMA family! 🌸 I’m Carla Bissoni, joining you from Buenos Aires, Argentina — and I couldn’t be more excited to be part of this incredible community! By day, I’m an Aviation English Specialist with 16 years training pilots, ATCs, and inspectors to meet ICAO Language Proficiency Requirements. By heart, I’m a musician. My project Runway Jazz Nights releases its debut album Invisible Forces on July 31, 2026 — 12 aviation-themed jazz, swing, blues and bossa nova tracks that celebrate the world we love. I’m also the creator of Future Pilot Series — bilingual aviation coloring books with original songs on Spotify, designed to inspire the next generation of… Read More

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First Flight!

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Grace SuppleeA few weeks ago, I took my first flight in a Cessna 172 Skyhawk during my local airport’s annual fly-in event. The moment the wheels lifted off the runway, I knew aviation was what I wanted to pursue as a career. Even though the flight lasted only 15 minutes, it became one of my most unforgettable experiences. Flying high above the landscape, I passed by a massive nuclear power plant and even caught an incredible view of the Philadelphia skyline stretching across the horizon. From takeoff to landing, every second of the flight made me even more excited about my future in aviation. Grace Supplee is a student member… Read More

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Starting My Flight Training, Thanks to Civil Air Patrol

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David BurchAt the beginning of this month (March 2026), I finally took the big step in my career progression, which is to become an airline pilot. The Civil Air Patrol, the official auxiliary of the United States Air Force, is an extraordinary program for cadets (teenagers 12-21) and adults alike! The CAP fostered my love for aviation and along with my progression through the program (I am a Cadet Captain leading my own squadron now), I truly realized that I wanted to fly planes for a living. Now, I have finally taken the first big step, and I have started flight training for my Private Pilot’s License! Currently, I have… Read More

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New Member Welcome Post

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Schuyler StasonisHello FMA! My name is Schuyler Stasonis and I am thrilled to have the opportunity to become the newest member to the Flying Musicians Association. For as long as I can remember, I have always had a love for aviation and music. I can always remember signing “Waiting On The World To Change” by John Mayer in the car at a young age and arguing with my siblings for the window seat on every plane I flew on. The interconnection of music and aviation is beyond words to me. Music has given me the patience, adaptability, attentiveness, and overall leadership necessary to conquer my flight training. I have played… Read More

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Introduction – New Member – Speed Brake Armed

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Peter BuffingtonPeter Buffington is a major airline pilot for a legacy U.S. airline, holding an ATP certificate with over 8,000 hours of flight time and 35 years of experience flying Boeing 737s out of Chicago O’Hare around the globe. He has authored two best-selling aviation books and brings 30 years of expertise as a piano tuner and technician. His father tuned for Duke Ellington and Chubby Checker when they were on tour in the 1970’s. The 737 series—Red Eye, Diversion, St. Erasmus’ Airshow, Hangar Dance, and now Airshow America—marks a groundbreaking chapter in authentic, aviation-themed music that has been missing for decades.

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Why Musicians Make Great Pilots

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UND FMA President Amara Lisowe and Vice President Ali Akbar crafted a really good article for General Aviation News. “The skills required to play an instrument and fly an aircraft have marked similarities, from precision and multitasking to listening and fine motor skills,” he says. “But that is not all. By educating others about these common attributes, we hope to further interest in both.” A group of students at the University of North Dakota (UND) agree, starting a Flying Musicians Association chapter at the school in 2023. Read the entire article at GAnews

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Hello Again!!

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Lauren Grace ComptonHello All! Tis I from the Air Force Academy in Colorado! I am currently wrapping up classes for the semester, and I wanted to share a few updates! Every year students here have to take an aviation class, and I just finished mine based in a T-38 simulator. We were all the basics including level flight, climbs, descents, turns, and take offs and landings. Then at the end of the course we were allowed to fly the F22 in simulator! I had a great time pretending to be Maverick in the Grand Canyon! Unfortunately, the hours are not FAA approved, but it was a fun time! In addition,… Read More

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