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Wally Soplata earned his pilot wings as a distinguished graduate of Air Force Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT) in 1979. He then spent the majority of his Air Force flying career as an Instructor Pilot (IP) teaching in T-37s, T-38s and C-141s. Following his Air Force retirement as a lieutenant colonel, he enjoyed a second flying career with a major airline flying the Boeing 727, 757, 767, 777 as well as the Douglas DC-10 and Airbus A300/A310. After retiring from airline flying as a Boeing 767 Captain in 2016, he continues flying a variety of General Aviation aircraft as a flight instructor. His education includes a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Technology from Oklahoma State University in 1977, and a Master’s degree in Management from Webster University in 1991. He and his wife Lisa live in Collierville, Tennessee.