The General Member meeting hosted Guest Speaker Major Matt Nova Beaubien, USAF, of the 9th Reconnaissance Wing April 13th.  Known by his call sign, “Nova,” Beaubien is an aerial adventurist, U-2 Dragon Lady pilot, Reno Air Race pilot, airshow formation team pilot, avid skydiver, and paramotor pilot. He is currently learning to fly helicopters, too. Nova was on the collegiate aerobatic glider team representing the U.S. Air Force Academy at the U.S. National Aerobatic Championships. He then went to pilot training, flying the T-6 Texan II and the T-1 Jayhawk. He was later selected to be an Air Commando in the Air Force Special Operations Command, flying short takeoff and landing aircraft. After over 1,000 hours of Spec Ops flying, he moved to a temporary assignment flying the MC-12 Liberty. It was there that he applied and was accepted into the U-2 Dragon Lady program. Nova is also a very active general aviation pilot and holds ATP/CFI/MEII ratings.