JIM CAMPBELL
Jim Campbell, CEO of the Aero-News Network, is a 17,000 hour commercial pilot and flight instructor, a graduate of the National Test Pilot School and one of the most active aviation writers and test pilots in the business. The author of 17 books and an active member of the X Prize and Zero-G programs, Campbell has flown or evaluated over 1100 unique flying machines since his first flight some 35 years ago (at age 13).
He is the author of 17 books on aviation topics, most notably the 1100 page SportPlane Resource Guide, the ultimate guide to SportPlane kits; and "Air of Injustice," an exhaustive look at the FAA's persecution of legendary Test Pilot Bob Hoover. More recently; Campbell led the news and photography team that provided primary media pool services for the Ansari X PRIZE competition, including most of the SpaceShipOne air-to-air photos that were published all over the world following the three successful suborbital flights of Burt Rutan's world-changing spacecraft. He has also served as principal Zero-G photographer during several hundred parabolas for the Zero-G Corporation's Zero-Gravity flights. A graduate of the National Test Pilot School, he is the Publisher/Editor In Chief of the Aviation World's Daily News Service, the Aero-News Network
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