{"product_id":"inside-the-turn-circle-earning-my-wings-in-the-f-16-1979-1988-paperback","title":"Inside the Turn Circle: Earning My Wings in the F-16 1979-1988 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmy Colvin\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003ePk White\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eINSIDE THE TURN CIRCLE\u003c\/em\u003e relates the challenges and joys of training for and becoming an F-16 fighter pilot in the U.S. Air Force from 1979 to 1988. It reflects both life in the air and on the ground, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe culture of the fighter squadron \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe joys and challenges of living overseas \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe fun adventures and love shared by families depending on each other\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe stresses and pressures inherent in this often dangerous profession\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eU.S. Air Force Colonel (Ret) P.K. White provides an inside look into the life of a fighter pilot during the Cold War.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a story of laughter and tears, triumphs and defeats, overcoming challenges, and the exhilaration of flying America's front-line fighter jets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eColonel White tells the story of growing up on military bases in Europe as the son of an Air Force Chief Master Sergeant in the turbulent Sixties and Seventies, attending college through the Air Force ROTC program, then heading off to pilot training as a Second Lieutenant.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe explains what it was like facing off against the Warsaw Pact flying the Air Force's hottest fighter, the F-16 Fighting Falcon, in Germany in the Eighties when the Soviet Union was a real and present threat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 286\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.5 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 02, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49162179051672,"sku":"9780578706689","price":27.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/YkFrNXB3cWZhaTNZZjh6RkNNOGZxQT09.webp?v=1779817995","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/inside-the-turn-circle-earning-my-wings-in-the-f-16-1979-1988-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}