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The 2014\u00c2\u00a0Aviation Summit, set for\u00c2\u00a0October 31 – November 2, 2014, has announced that former United States Air Force fighter pilot, Major Brian Shul, will be one of the keynote speakers for this year\u2019s event.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n
Recently inducted into the Air Force\u2019s Legends Hall of Fame, Shul flew more than 200 missions in the Vietnam War. Suffering a near fatal crash, he was able to miraculously resume his flying career.\u00c2\u00a0 He flew the A-7D, the A-10 and went on to fly the most heralded spy plane, the infamous SR-71 Blackbird. <\/p>\n
Shul gained fame in the SR-71 as the only pilot to ever fly 3 missions in 3 consecutive days during the Libyan Crisis in 1986.\u00c2\u00a0 Providing President Reagan with key photos of terrorist camps, Shul was able to evade two enemy missiles fired at him, taking his plane to speeds in excess of 2,200 MPH.
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\nAfter leaving the Air Force, Shul shifted his talents toward writing and has chronicled his most memorable moments in the Blackbird with two highly acclaimed books:\u00c2\u00a0Sled Driver\u00c2\u00a0and\u00c2\u00a0The Untouchables,\u00c2\u00a0now the most popular books on the SR-71 worldwide.\u00c2\u00a0 These books will be available at a discounted price for attendees of the Aviation Summit.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are incredibly excited to have Brian Shul as the keynote speaker for the 2014 Aviation Summit,\u201d said Marco Parrotto, President of Lift Event Management, which is organizing the event. \u201cThe people who come to the Aviation Summit in Palm Springs will be in for a treat as Shul\u2019s dynamic presentation is one of the most popular in America today.\u201d<\/p>\n