Proficient Pilot

Barry Schiff, with more than 26,000 hours in almost 300 types of aircraft, has received worldwide recognition for his aviation accomplishments. He has earned every FAA category and class rating (except airship) and every possible instructor's rating. During his 34-year career with Trans World Airlines he flew everything from the Lockheed Constellation to the Boeing 747 and was a check captain on the Boeing 767. Captain Schiff holds five world speed records (one wrested from the Soviet Union) and has received numerous honors for his many contributions to aviation safety. These include a Congressional Commendation, the Louis Bleriot Air Medal (France), Switzerland's Gold Proficiency Medal, an honorary doctorate from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and AOPA's L. P. Sharples Perpetual Award. An award-winning journalist and author, he is well known to flying audiences for his numerous books and articles published in 90 aviation magazines, notably AOPA Pilot, of which he is a contributing editorSchiff, Barry J. is the author of 'Proficient Pilot', published 2001 under ISBN 9781560272823 and ISBN 1560272821.