William B. Scott retired from Aviation Week & Space Technology following a 22-year career with the international magazine. He has written two books and co-authored several others, written more than 2,500 magazine stories, and received 17 editorial awards. Bill is a Flight Test Engineer graduate of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School and a commercial pilot with approximately 2,000 hours of flight time on 80 aircraft types. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from California State University -Sacramento. He and his wife live in Colorado.