Not to shortchange the efforts, or the content, of our last two "Reaching High" interviews, but it's time to get 'em out on the street.

First up is the interview conducted with Brian Shul, one of only 93 men to ever fly the SR-71.  Not only was Brian a fighter pilot in Vietnam, but he survived a terrible fire to fully return to flight status, eventually being selected for the SR-71 program.  It's not a long interview, but it's packed full of information I've never heard anywhere else.

The empennage of the #4 (slot) Blue Angels F-18 Super Hornet. Naval Air Station Pensacola.

One of the “cool” things about my job as a commercial photographer (and it’s definitely work, believe me…) is the sheer variety of subjects that come before my lens. Just last week I had the opportunity to sit down with Mr. Grant Wainscott, the Executive Director and Chief Curator of the newly created National Museum of Commercial Aviation, located just south of Atlanta. It’s mission is to preserve the rich history of commercial aviation, with a primary focus on Eastern and Delta Airlines.

I’m pleased to say that I had the chance to spend an hour with him last summer, at the invitation of a mutual friend.