Hampton emphasizes that he performed a fighter pilots most dangerous assignmentand it wasnt airtoair combat, which is probably a dying profession. I first discovered chris broyhill through the viper contract and loved it. Download the viper contract a high tech aviation thriller. Mountain aviation, founded in 1993, has bases in denver, eagle, aspen, fort collins and boise, idaho. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read viper pilot. New book, high tech flying, released general aviation news. To change a self by sophie sin pdf, epub, fb2, djvu, talking. Sure to rank as one of the greatest aviation memoirs ever written, viper pilot is an air force legends thrilling eyewitness account of modern air warfare from 1986 to 2006, lt.
Several years after a bitter retirement from the air force, form. The book explains these technologies in plain english and from the pilots perspective. Curtisswright wins sikorsky black hawk tech contract. Viper pilot is the highoctane memoir of one of americas elite aviators. It sounds like a thirdrate thriller designed to provoke alarmists worst fears about chinas efforts to exploit western technology. Viper demo team commander major john rain waters, who proudly refers to the f16 fighting falcon as a tremendous asset to our air force, will. Mountain aviation operates a fleet of gulfstream, hawker, king air, piaggio, pilatus, citation jet and turboprop aircraft. The reconnaissance variant developed from the a5b, the ra5c, was the most advanced viggie so advanced in fact that many of the ra5c airframes were rebuilt from earlier a5a and a5b nuclear strike variants. Colby will conduct an author reading from his new aviationthriller novel the devil dragon pilot at national defense university, washington, dc. Another hit from one of todays best military writers.
Aug 01, 2017 while the mustang and lightning held behind the crowd, rain began wringing out the f16, with a series of high speed and highg maneuvers to show off the vipers agility. Jampacked with the actual systems and secret technologies the united states has or. Quan wilson was a rising high school basketball star when he was involved in a car accident that killed his mother and left him paralyzed. The colin pearce book series by chris broyhill includes books the viper contract. Chris griffith has 12 books on goodreads, and is currently reading the viper contract. A high tech aviation thriller paperback september 7, 2011 by chris broyhill author. I know the author set out to write a slambang flying adventure full of fast jets and fast women. Viper pilot navy general library program downloadable books. The humidity in the air and dark clouds were a perfect recipe to see large amounts of vapor trailing from the wingtips and lex strakes on the viper as maj. Oct 19, 2006 tony blackman has added the third aviation mystery thriller, the right choice, to his trilogy, again with peter talbert aviation expert investigator and mandy his lawyer girl friend. Get inside the cockpit with dan hampton, the militarys most decorated f16 pilot, in this enhanced ebook edition of viper pilot. A high tech aviation thriller colin pearce chris broyhill. Page first came to prominence in the warbird world back in the 1990s, documenting his adventures recovering luftwaffe fighters from the siberian tundra in the book warbird recovery. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read viper pilot enhanced edition.
A high tech aviation thriller by chris broyhill 20110907 jan 1, 1831. While the mustang and lightning held behind the crowd, rain began wringing out the f16, with a series of high speed and highg maneuvers to show off the vipers agility. A high tech aviation thriller dear mr broyhill, we must be kindred spirits or something. Viper flight training is a hilton head island, south carolina based flight school.
Adale brown, former usaf captain and new york times bestselling author of a time for patriots actionpacked and breathtakingly authentic, viper pilot is the electrifying memoir of one of the most decorated f16 pilots in american history. Many warbirdsnews readers will be well aware of gordon page, and his amazing efforts to save vintage military aircraft over the last three decades. One such person is chris broyhill, whose first novel, the viper contract, came out late last year. Sophie sin gives us a little glimpse of the extreme in this book where a. Fbo chain atlantic aviation featured the book at its booth at 2011 nbaa. Nov 26, 20 denver don mccarty, master aviation mechanic with mountain aviation, a private jet charter and aircraft management company, was recently awarded the faas charles taylor master mechanic award honoring 50 years of service in the aviation maintenance field. Each step of this basic bench work procedure is shown including locating and drilling an initial hole, selecting of the proper size drill and tap, the use of taper, plug, and bottoming taps, checking that the tap is square to the hole, the hand threading and lubrication. This entry was posted in first chapters of my books, uncategorized and tagged action, airline accidents, airlines, aviation, blog, books, faa, mystery, novel, ntsb, suspense, thriller, writing on august 7, 2017 by dana griffin.
The book examines how these advances are impacting aviation and gives pilots the tools and knowledge they need to fly safely in this new environment. It offers aircraft charter, management and maintenance along with sales and acquisition services. Dan hampton was a leading member of the wild weasels, the elite air force fighter squadrons whose mission is recognized as the most dangerous job in modern air. Mountain aviation mechanic don mccarty awarded faa charles. The hunt for a rare world war ii plane in siberia, russia. I have never flown other than privately and am a walter mitty kind of guy. My first installment is quite possibly the best air combat book i have ever read, viper pilot by dan hampton. Dale brown, former usaf captain and new york times bestselling author of a time for patriots. The viggie would of course go on to an impressive career, especially as a mach 2 reconnaissance platform flying some of the hairiest missions in southeast asia. Hampton, one of americas most renowned fighter pilotsa retired, decorated air force lieutenant colonelshares a brash and bold account of his 20 year military service in this fastpaced.
The viper contract is the first book in the colin pearce series. Air force lieutenant colonel dan hampton, who served for twenty years, flying missions in the iraq war. The founder and ceo, brian walsh, is an air national guard pilot with 2,000 hours in fighter type aircraft and 2,000 hours as a cfii in general aviation aircraft. Dan hampton was a leading member of the wild weasels, the elite air 151 combat missions. As president of the colleges chapter of women in aviation, she has inspired others to consider the same goal. The air force f16 viper demonstration team is poised to begin an exciting season before the large crowds of local air shows as they demonstrate the power and maneuverability of this premier multirole fighter. Even more rare are aviation novelists who are also corporate pilots and fighter pilots.
Action packed and breathtakingly authentic, viper pilot is the electrifyingmemoir of one of the most decorated f16 pilots in american history. Jerry traughber of traughber design and discussed the book. All i can say is i am a 63 year old grandfather and have pilot licenses and ratings. Viper pilot is the best air combat memoir i have ever read. A memoir of air combat ebook written by dan hampton. This is how north american developed the ultraadvanced vigilante. I sincerely hope that in future books the author doesnt limit the aviation aspects to. An exciting high tech thriller which postulates a very plausible scenario. This book tells of an aircraft competition in the beautiful islands of the philippines, between two manufacturers trying to sell a new plane to a local airline.
The right choice, another aviation thriller by tony. This is how north american developed the ultraadvanced. Southampton, england prweb october 19, 2006 tony blackman has released a third book, the right choice, in his series of modern aviation mystery thrillers featuring the same aviation detective and expert, peter talbert and his lawyer girl friend mandy. The charles taylor master mechanic award is named in honor of charles taylor, who designed and built.
Airforce lieutenant colonel hampton, who served for 20 years, flying missions inthe iraq war, the kosovo conflict, and the first gulf war. Curtisswright booth c854 was recently awarded a contract from sikorsky booth n5315 to provide its air data computer and windshield antiice controller technology for multiple versions of. Sep 21, 2015 a new book, high tech flying, by robert littlefield examines how glass cockpits, nextgen, ipads and drones are revolutionizing aviation. Dan hampton was a leading member of the wild weasels, the elite air force fighter. Colin pearce series iii kindle edition by chris broyhill. A high tech aviation thriller, the cabo contract, and the satan contract. Air force lieutenant colonel dan hampton, who served for twenty years, flying missions in. Call brian at 2292696919 or fill out the contact form to send a message. Peter goes out to the philippines to advise an insurance company, hull claims, on the efficiency of a local airline and finds himself in the. Air force lieutenant colonel dan hampton, who served for twenty years, flying missions in the iraq war, the kosovo conflict, and the first gulf war. Goth beauty, dark beauty, gothic horror, horror art, horror movies, disney pumpkin.
Exclusive to this edition are 11 video interviews, where hampton talks candidly about his time as a wild weasel and about the fighter jet. The book explains these technologies in plain english and from the pilots perspective, and. See the complete colin pearce series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. North american aviation naa produced the film v for vigilante to promote their thennew a3j1 later a5a vigilante. An accomplished student while at vaughn, he now works as a structural engineer for embraer, the brazilianbased aerospace technology firm. Though the vigilante was originally intended to replace the douglas a3 skywarrior in the carrierborne nuclear strike role it never actually did so. Actionpacked and breathtakingly authentic, viper pilot is the electrifying memoir of one of the most decorated f16 pilots in american history. But naa didnt yet know just what kind of monster they had on their hands when they made this film during the. A high tech aviation thriller and the cabo contract. A new book, high tech flying, by robert littlefield examines how glass cockpits, nextgen, ipads and drones are revolutionizing aviation.
Spotlight stories aeronautics, engineering, aviation and. Vice admiral bill sullivan, author of sea detail and dauntless. Several years after a bitter retirement from the air force, former fighter pilot colin pearce has. Quans father, admiral douglas wilson, sends him away to live with his maternal grandmother in south florida.
He puts you in the cockpit of an advanced navy fighter aircraft like no other author living. A colorful memoir of a pilot who had a great deal of fun during his career, which included 726 career combat hours flown and service throughout the world, including iraq during both wars. A spy helicopter thriller, with comic notes financial times. For twenty years, lieutenant colonel dan hampton was a leading member of the wild weasels, logging 608 combat hours in the worlds most iconic fighter jet. Both a rare look into the elite world of fighter pilots and a thrilling firstperson account of. The cia convinces him to be allowed to be recruited into a merc group mag using stolen f16s to blow things up around the world. Viper demo team commander major john rain waters, who proudly refers to the f16 fighting falcon as a tremendous asset to our air force, will lead the squadron as the sole pilot poised to perform maneuvers and high speed flat passes at 23 air show sites hosting over 2. F16 viper demo team prepares for an exciting airshow season. Viper pilot is the high octane memoir of one of americas elite aviators. Richard has 622 books on goodreads, and is currently reading oppose any foe by jack mars, never say never by lisa wingate, and dreyer s english. Brian linhares knows that engineering is about imagination. A list of amazon books by the publisher brighton publishing llc tracked with novelrank and sorted alphabetically. The charles taylor master mechanic award is named in honor of mr.
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