Book description
Ready For Takeoff - Stories from an Air Force Pilot recounts the extraordinary events of my ordinary Air Force career. From B-52 Cold War nuclear alert as a navigator, to wartime aerial refueling missions during Desert Storm and the Bosnian War, to flying General Tommy Franks after the 9/11 terrorist…
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Are you “Ready for Takeoff-Wheels Up Time? You are about to go on a venture with a U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel. It is the 30,000-foot view! A 20-year career as a pilot in the U.S. Air Force.
What is very cool about the book is it draws analogies for the specific flying-related events to “leadership” skills in life. Inspiration is the word, theme!
The memoirs are notable, one after another. Dale provides just the right amount of aviation technical info to keep you “flying.” Personal leadership journeys worldwide are conveyed. A combination of mental and materialistic are words that…
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