Welcome to the Lessons from the Cockpit Show and episode number ninety-four! I’m your host retired Air Force KC-135 pilot Lieutenant Colonel Mark Hasara and my passion is everything aviation!

This episode is unique!

I’ve known this incredible artist for years through LinkedIn and Facebook and thought it would be cool to have him explain how he accomplishes his craft. He is a fellow aviation artist but in a league and class by himself. Aviation artist Wade Meyers tells us his story of how he fell in love with airplanes but later in life made a career change and now draws and paints aviation subjects for a living. And they are fantasic! The best part is Wade tells us how he picks his subjects and does the research for his artwork. 

Your favorite aviator would love one of Wade Meyers pieces of artwork for Christmas and you can purchase them from his website at Wade Meyers Studios. 

Wade mentioned he is on Facebook at Wade Meyers Studios. 

Or on his LinkedIn page at Wade Meyers Studios. 

A note of gratitude to all of you as the  @MarkHasara YouTube page surpassed 201k subscribers last night and views of my podcast and shorts are now over 145 million since we started on 2 February 2024! I'm so grateful to all of you for supporting my channel!

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