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Why and How I Became a Pilot
With “Career Day” fast-approaching I thought a lot about what career path suited me. I analyzed what would be an ideal career for my interests. I wanted something exciting, something that required a high level of skill, something that offered the opportunity to travel. Something that offered the potential for vast riches would be good…
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The Airplane Characters of The Couriers – Piper J-3
There is no more iconic aircraft in general aviation than the classic Piper J3 Cub. In fact for many years the term “Piper Cub” was used by some to describe any small, single-engine aircraft. The image of the slender, bright-yellow airplane with its long black “lightning bolt” trim, running along the side of the fuselage,…
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Can you judge a book by its cover?
It is said, “Never judge a book by its cover.” At least that’s what my mother said when she took us to the library. In the case of The Couriers of Herodotus, I am so proud of the beautiful artwork created by my good friend Jon Frank (https://www.aeromotiveartist.com/) that I think it gives a potential…
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The Airplane Characters of The Couriers – DeHavilland DH-4
A few of the important characters in The Couriers of Herodotus didn’t contribute to the dialogue but made a huge contribution to the story and to aviation history. Where would a book of historical aviation fiction be without a cast of airplane characters? The star of Chapters 5 and 9 is the solid, dependable DeHavilland…
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Honoring Aviation’s Early Pioneers: The Inspiration Behind The Couriers of Herodotus
The Couriers of Herodotus grew from my interest in aviation history. I have always been interested in history, but with aviation serving in my life as both vocation and avocation, it seemed my primary source of reading material fell in the area of aviation history. After at least a decade in the profession, I discovered…
