tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27325203.post2461906589134180069..comments2024-03-02T06:20:16.396-05:00Comments on Airspeed: Fingers in the Airport Fence Entwined - And the Book Is Out!Stephen Force (Steve Tupper)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07913033375999496839noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27325203.post-33736447162200453762007-12-22T17:21:00.000-05:002007-12-22T17:21:00.000-05:00I just got my 4 copies in the mail of "Airspeed: T...I just got my 4 copies in the mail of "Airspeed: The first two years." Two copies are getting wrapped for each of my CFi's, one for my Pop and one for my and my wife & kids reading.<BR/><BR/>It is great stuff and I highly recommend the book. Having a printed copy of the ballad, "Fingers in the Airport Fence..." is a nice touch. Glad Tupper waited to publish until this part was done. The kids make me read parts of it over and over again. <BR/><BR/>Fly safe, <BR/>Rick<BR/><BR/>P.S. I used this Christmas 2 week break to add 35 more landings and 5.7 hours to my training logbook. Winter cross winds are kicking my rear down here at KDWH. Happy holidays.Rick Marrinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080532822143149235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27325203.post-30750713866405540452007-12-15T20:19:00.000-05:002007-12-15T20:19:00.000-05:00Many thanks for the kind comments. There was a fa...Many thanks for the kind comments. There was a fair amount of labor in bringing this one into the world. Guess the small amount of Robert Service that I thought I had in me had to be beaten up and dragged out. But I'm nevertheless very happy with the result.<BR/><BR/>About the only thing other than the title that came easily was the F-16 part. If I may be so bold, I'll echo mcetter's comment that the F-16 line gets me all choked up, too. I fucking love F-16s, F/A-18s and F-15s. Love, love, love. Lots of other very capable airplanes out there, but those just get me at a visceral level. <BR/><BR/>The C-130 roaring overhead was the "hey, what's up?" element, but I wanted to have a "this is serious shit" realization for the narrator and a two-ship flight of F-16s was the very thing. "F-16" and "serious shit" are near-synonymous. You can look it up!<BR/><BR/>Sorry for the rough language, but I feel these things deeply and the language is broad for a reason. I keep the show audio family-friendly, but I can vent every now and then on the blog.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, everyone! You really keep me going !Stephen Force (Steve Tupper)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07913033375999496839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27325203.post-88205862926321528572007-12-15T17:07:00.000-05:002007-12-15T17:07:00.000-05:00Oh dear, I was in floods of tears very quickly ind...Oh dear, I was in floods of tears very quickly indeed.<BR/><BR/>Beautiful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27325203.post-75920693079101960842007-12-12T02:38:00.000-05:002007-12-12T02:38:00.000-05:00I still have no idea why, but after listening to t...I still have no idea why, but after listening to this three times, "Viper-Six is a two ship flight, and Sir, we're F-16s" is where I get all choked up.<BR/><BR/>Wow. What a treasure this episode is. "Take your kids to the airport" and "Why I Fly" were great. But this sets the bar very high indeed.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08175697325053161055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27325203.post-11310712924469763242007-12-10T15:28:00.000-05:002007-12-10T15:28:00.000-05:00This poem deeply moved me. I don't know what put m...This poem deeply moved me. I don't know what put me in the "able to be moved" mood, if it was the rainy weather or because I am way the heck over here on the wrong side of the Atlantic Ocean missing my wife and kids, but your poem nearly shook me up. <BR/><BR/>I had to do the old Navy Officer sleeve wipe to get the "haze" out of my eyes to regain my composure.<BR/><BR/>This was the first podcast of yours I listened to, but it was enough to make me buy a couple copies of your book in order to pass them out as Christmas gifts to my CFI and some closer friends who fly. I am only 4.2 hours into getting my PPL so still building a network of friends down here at KDWH. <BR/><BR/>It was perfect timing. This morning I took a online test for the PPL just to see what I don't know and scored less than 60% over 100 questions. I needed your poem today to get me thinking again about how exciting it is to fly and how I can't wait to get back home this week and get back in that old Piper Cherokee and fire it up. <BR/><BR/>Well done and very moving. Looking forward to getting the books from Lulu in the mail soon. <BR/><BR/>remRick Marrinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080532822143149235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27325203.post-48691624283615782622007-12-10T00:23:00.000-05:002007-12-10T00:23:00.000-05:00Great work. I've enjoyed your podcast but never ta...Great work. I've enjoyed your podcast but never taken the time to visit your blog ... til now, that is.<BR/><BR/>I had to drop you a note with compliments on your mini-epic poem. I just listened to the podcast and was warmly impressed. Nice work capturing the spirit of what makes GA reallly tick!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27325203.post-54220212914935372592007-12-09T15:22:00.000-05:002007-12-09T15:22:00.000-05:00Great story (poem), and good luck with your book.N...Great story (poem), and good luck with your book.<BR/><BR/>Not sure if I could take any more death stories (FIRST SOLO), and glad this one didn't turn out that way.<BR/><BR/>Well read.flyddwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13637636785804643239noreply@blogger.com