My Ride on the Planet Earth - Wood, Charles
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This is the story of an Orlando boy who enlisted in the U.S. Air Force after high school graduation, and became an airplane engine mechanic. Two years later went through Aviation Cadet training to become a Commissioned Officer and a pilot in the U.S Air force. Flew world-wide transport aircraft missions including the Vietnam War. Studied Karate for 16 years. Became fluent in the Japanese language and earned a Fourth Degree Black Belt. Retired with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and Command Pilot. Became a Production Test/Training Pilot at the Douglas Aircraft Company. Flew airline training…mehr

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This is the story of an Orlando boy who enlisted in the U.S. Air Force after high school graduation, and became an airplane engine mechanic. Two years later went through Aviation Cadet training to become a Commissioned Officer and a pilot in the U.S Air force. Flew world-wide transport aircraft missions including the Vietnam War. Studied Karate for 16 years. Became fluent in the Japanese language and earned a Fourth Degree Black Belt. Retired with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and Command Pilot. Became a Production Test/Training Pilot at the Douglas Aircraft Company. Flew airline training assignments in Long Beach and Mexico. and flew MD-80 production test flights. Became Director of Training and airline pilot at Muse Air/Transtar Airline. Became Senior Production Test/Training Pilot at McDonnell Douglas/ Boeing Aircraft Company. Flew worldwide airline training assignments and production test flights. Retired with over 20,000 worldwide flying hours. At 82 years old, decided to share his observations of what he encountered during his ride around the little speck in the Universe called The Planet Earth. Sometimes funny, sometimes sad, sometimes spiritual in nature, this book is a fun read.
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Charles Wood has over 20,000 hours of flying experience. Now, he is a self-published author. Charles has been married for over 56 years and has a son, a daughter, and two wonderful grandchildren.