Flying is serious business. That was one of the messages from FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt during his visit to Sun ‘n Fun this year.

Introduced as “a GA pilot who happens to be FAA administrator,” Babbitt is the first GA pilot to be FAA administrator. He grew up in Florida, working as a CFI until he made it to Eastern Airlines. He told the crowd at the Meet the FAA forum Friday that he’s logged over 14,000 hours — “12,000 hours for the airlines, but that was only to pay the electric bill,” he joked. “The real fun flying is GA.”

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