Readers can ride along as Baranek shares all the stomach-dropping thrills of dogfighting and the pulse-pounding tension of patrolling the skies over Iraq with the ability to launch a 100-mile Phoenix missile at the touch of a button.
Books
New children’s book tells tale of record-setting pilot
Fly, Girl, Fly! tells the story of Shaesta Waiz, the youngest woman and first Afghan-American to fly solo around the world in a single-engine airplane.
Retired pilot’s new novel takes flight
The book is the second in a trilogy.
Jet-fueled aviation thriller published
The author’s flying experience as a military aviator, combined with his involvement with the Pentagon, provided the inspiration for the new book.
8 books that should be in every pilot’s library
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Introduction to the National Airspace System updated
The second edition of Introduction to the National Airspace System has been released.
Second printing of ‘Flying Colorado Mountain Weather’ released
Just released in a second printing is “Flying Colorado Mountain Weather.”
New book on MiG-29 released
Schiffer Publishing has released “The MiG-29: Russia’s Legendary Air Superiority, and Multirole Fighter, 1977 to the Present” by Andy Gröning. The 224-page book presents the development and operational use of the Soviet/Russian Mikoyan MiG-29, the Soviet response to the new generation of air-superiority fighter aircraft fielded by NATO, such as the American F-15 and F-16. […]
Honest Vision: The Donald Douglas Story
“Honest Vision: The Donald Douglas Story” is now available from ASA. The book features timeless leadership lessons from an engineering mind and aviation icon, according to ASA officials. Written by Julie Boatman Filucci, author of “Together We Fly: Voices From The DC-3,” the Donald Douglas Story is an exploration into the life of Donald Wills […]