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Blue Skies And Tail Winds.


Blue Skies And Tail Winds

Captain Dana Dāna

almsgiving to poor, giftgiving to priests. [Hindu Rel.: Parrinder, 72]

See : Generosity
 L. Van Loan

Sunnyside Press

297 Triumpho Road, Saint Johnsville, NY 13452

0971721416 $24.95 518-568-7853

Blue Skies And Tail Winds by Captain Dana L. Van Loan (Learjet Captain for JetDirect Aviation) is the life story of a professional pilot. Bringing the sight, sound, and feel of being aloft and controlling a massive vehicle as it hurtles through the air at immense speeds, Blue Skies And Tail Winds tells stories of near-tragedy, humor humor, according to ancient theory, any of four bodily fluids that determined man's health and temperament. Hippocrates postulated that an imbalance among the humors (blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile) resulted in pain and disease, and that good health was , sudden panic, and the quiet joy of just being in the sky. A candid can·did  
adj.
1. Free from prejudice; impartial.

2. Characterized by openness and sincerity of expression; unreservedly straightforward: In private, I gave them my candid opinion.
 and highly enjoyable glimpse of a pilot's life, especially recommended for aspiring as·pire  
intr.v. as·pired, as·pir·ing, as·pires
1. To have a great ambition or ultimate goal; desire strongly: aspired to stardom.

2.
 pilots and anyone else curious about the greatness and the downfalls of dedicating one's professional life to the skies.
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