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    Honey, I Bought an Airplane: Stories, Histories and Recollections of 597 Flights in the Midwest
    Honey, I Bought an Airplane: Stories, Histories and Recollections of 597 Flights in the Midwest
    Honey, I Bought an Airplane: Stories, Histories and Recollections of 597 Flights in the Midwest
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    Honey, I Bought an Airplane: Stories, Histories and Recollections of 597 Flights in the Midwest

    By Bob Hechlinski

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    No one else ever took a trip like this.

    Nearly 600 trips, actually. But who cares, I thought, when first approached to edit the manuscript for this book about flying into every little airport in Indiana, then moving on to those in surrounding states? Pilots? Perhaps. Even so

    Im a writer, not a pilot. And Bob Hechlinski is a pilot not a writer. Except Bob has an insatiable curiosity about people, places, events, you name it. To him, an airport is more than a name or a spot on a map. Hes a great listener. He has ears and eyes for detail nuggets that many people either overlook or dont connect with other nuggets like dots on a page, to create picture after picture after picture.
    And Bob has a gift for gab. Storytelling, if you will. So if you believe (as I do) that writing is talking when you cant be there, give this book a listen.

    Hear things you never knew about John Dillinger, Al Capone, a WWII pilot named OHare back-road encounters on Mackinac Island and not flying under the bridge out-maneuvering storm clouds the Oshkosh air show close-knit neighborhoods with hangar-garages airports in Ohio police in Gary, Indiana the link between Northwestern University and a historic Lake Michigan passenger-ferry tragedy how a teenagers Happy Birthday flight launched a career and more. Much more.

    Some people read books from page 1; the opening line hooks them. Others check the ending first. (If I like how it ends, Ill like getting there.) With Honey, feel free to start in the middle; pick a page any page. Chances are, you will quickly be drawn in and pulled onward from one mini-tale to the next. And at some point, youll say Geez, lets go back and read the rest! I did.

    Cmon along for the ride. Bob makes even the shortest hop a fun trip.
    Richard E. Schingoethe
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateJul 25, 2012
    ISBN9781463439910
    Honey, I Bought an Airplane: Stories, Histories and Recollections of 597 Flights in the Midwest
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    Bob Hechlinski

    B O B H E C H L I N S K I is a product of South Bend, Indiana. Born in 1941, his parochial education was halted at age seventeen. At graduation from High school, he was faced with a serious job shortage. The military, however, seemed to be a practical step. With limited options and a depressed economy, he enlisted in the Air Force. He would spend the next four years in direct, daily contact with airplanes. Some would be jets but mostly reciprocating cargo aircraft; principally C-124’s and C-47’s. During a 2 year assignment in the Territory of Alaska, he would often fly as an in-flight mechanic. Heady stuff for a 17 or18 year old, but the seed had been planted and was taking root. Thanks to the Vietnam GI Bill, a B.S. Degree from Indiana University was soon in hand. Add an understanding wife and, it was time for flying lessons and a Private Pilot license. The rest, as they say, is history.

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