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Knight Errant – First Pages
I am well into my new historical novel titled "Knight Errant," a sequel to my World War I aviation historical novel "Once A Knight." We're still working on a cover concept, but here are the opening few...
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‘Reflections’ Short Story Collection Available
My latest short story collection is now available in the Amazon Kindle Store, B&N Nook Books, and Apple iBookstore for $2.99, with comparable prices in the overseas outlets. It should soon be...
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What It Takes to Start a Business
Since Obama has never tried to start his own business, he doesn't understand what truly separates the entrepreneur from those who only dream of starting a business. I think that is at the root of his...
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Fair Use a la Google
Today, Publishers Weekly posted their analysis of Google's recently issued statement defending its ongoing book scanning program. Google's hired guns (aka lawyers) have aggressively attacked those who...
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Making It Easy – We’re Moving
OK, I am not changing where I live or work, but I am in the process of moving all the publishing related posts on this blog to a new Making It Easy blog on our Five Rainbows Services for Authors &...
View ArticleAudiobook Sample – Rough War
Here's a great sample from the audiobook edition of Rough War: The Combat Story of Lt. Paul J. Eastman, a "Burma Banshee" P-40 and P-47 Pilot. Emil Galena, the outstanding narrator, put it together...
View ArticleMetz Wildfire Audiobook and Video
DEVIL IN THE NORTH WOODS is an historical novel based on the 1908 Metz, Michigan, wildfire that decimated almost two million acres of northeastern lower Michigan. The photos in this video are...
View ArticleGrow and Give for Prostate Cancer
I am growing the longest, bushiest sideburns I can during the month of November to raise some funds for ZERO-The End of Prostate Cancer's Grow & Give campaign. Check out my page at...
View ArticleMy First Flight
In the summer of 1955, Dad decided to do some private flying out of a small grass airstrip in Mississippi. He hadn’t flown as a pilot since before his recall. As the countryside unrolled beneath us,...
View ArticleCessna T-50 Bobcat Overview
The Cessna T-50 Bobcat started out as a civilian plane to meet a perceived demand for a family transport. When World War II intervened Cessna quickly adapted the T-50 to military needs. Here's a quick...
View ArticleAviation Photo Challenge of the Week
For this week's aviation photo challenge, name the aircraft and the base. Get it right and win a free audiobook of my WW I historical novel "Once A Knight." The post Aviation Photo Challenge of the...
View ArticleCessna Timeline December 1879
Today's Cessna Timeline: On December 5, 1879, Clyde Vernon Cessna was born in Hawthorne, Iowa, launching a chain of events that changed aviation's future. The post Cessna Timeline December 1879...
View ArticleAviation History – First All-Jet Air Combat
The P-80 just missed combat service in WW II, but it did score a kill in the first all-jet air combat in the Korean War. The post Aviation History – First All-Jet Air Combat appeared first on Walt Shiel.
View ArticleT-37 Icing
T-37 icing was something to be avoided if at all possible. However, the little jet could survive a buildup of a lot of ice. When our left engine flamed out, I noticed that the thick ice on the engine...
View ArticlePearl Harbor Day in the CBI
On December 7, Pearl Harbor Day, it is appropriate to remember what Paul Eastman was doing on in the China-Burma-India Theater of World War II. The post Pearl Harbor Day in the CBI appeared first on...
View ArticleAviation Photo Challenge of the Week – 2
Here's an Aviation Photo Challenge pulled from my archives. Can you identify the aircraft (manufacturer and model)? The post Aviation Photo Challenge of the Week – 2 appeared first on Walt Shiel.
View ArticleAudiobook Sample – Rough War
Here's a great sample from the audiobook edition of Rough War: The Combat Story of Lt. Paul J. Eastman, a "Burma Banshee" P-40 and P-47 Pilot. Emil Galena, the outstanding narrator, put it together...
View ArticleAir Combat and God’s G
In a previous post I mentioned that I participated in an aggressor program up in Alaska, a program that pitted our Lockheed T-33s against the Alaskan Air Command F-4Es. The goal was to break bad habits...
View ArticleMore L-19/O-1 Bird Dog
I'm still working my way through the updated and revised second edition of Cessna Warbirds, As I noted earlier, Chapter 5 is one of the longest chapters and details the long and storied history of the...
View ArticleBasic Fighter Maneuvers – The Yo-Yo
One of the first BFM tactics learned is the Yo-Yo, wherein an attacker reduces both the distance and the angles between his aircraft and the bandit's aircraft so he can spit some lead at him or launch...
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