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"He earned his wings at Vance in 1989 as a part of undergraduate pilot training class 90-12, then returned to Vance as a T-38 first-assignment instructor pilot." God Damn FAIPS...

"Lieutenant, my superiors are villing to offer you the zum of half a million rubles vor information on ze Capitolist super weapon known as T-6. Vill you accept zis offer to make glorious ze Motherland?"

Self-published?

Not a criticism; a question as I couldn't find the publisher using google fu.

I hope the guy sells a million copies.

And the lesson learned is that this is something that many of you could do. You have done, and will do, some amazing sh1t, in aviation and people want to read about it.

Write it down, get some pics, take a shot at a magazine. Worse they can do is ignore you, best bet is a published article, a little bit of beer money, and maybe more writing.

I knew Mike at Vance. He looked and acted a lot like Jack Nicholson at his finest. An absolutely great guy, with a fantastic sense of sarcastic humor. That kind of comes out in the linked article (...remembers Enid as a great place to raise a family. He was single the entire time he was stationed there....)

Looks like I've got another book to add to my stack.

A book about a 2d Lt fresh to pilot training?

Chapter 1:

"Ummmmmmmmmm," he said.

"...soooo... That's not a technique...?"

Self-published? Not a criticism; a question as I couldn't find the publisher using google fu. I hope the guy sells a million copies. And the lesson learned is that this is something that many of you could do. You have done, and will do, some amazing sh1t, in aviation and people want to read about it. Write it down, get some pics, take a shot at a magazine. Worse they can do is ignore you, best bet is a published article, a little bit of beer money, and maybe more writing.

From the article:

“Surly Bonds,” by Michael Byars Lewis, was published in September by SATCOM Publishing

I truly hope that Crappy’s gets a chapter dedicated to it.

He's hooked me with this gem a few pages in:

The streets were deserted. There weren't even any hookers on the street.
He's hooked me with this gem a few pages in:

Hookers? Or girls trying to get knocked up by new LTs for Tricare?

Hookers? Or girls trying to get knocked up by new LTs for Tricare?

Is there a difference?

Is there a difference?

Hookers are a one-cost deal, baby mommas are forever

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