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Terry enlisted in the Army, went to college, and graduated from the U.S. Armys Rotary Wing flight training program in 1985. He has flown on active duty, with the National Guard, and with the Army Reserves as an assault, medivac, and attack pilot in addition to serving as an aviation commander. Today, Terry is an Army Senior Aviator qualified in the AH-64 Apache helicopter and holds a civilian flight instructor license for both airplanes and helicopters. During the summer months, he spends his time exploring the lakes of the northern Ontario wilderness in his 108-3 Stinson floatplane. Peter Economy is a best-selling author with numerous For Dummies titles under his belt.

Peter is coauthor of Writing Fiction For Dummies, Home-Based Business For Dummies, Consulting For Dummies, and The Management Bible (all from Wiley), as well as Creating an Orange Utopia: Eliza Lovell Tibbets and the Birth of California's Citrus Industry (Swedenborg Foundation Publishers) and many more books. Peter also serves as Associate Editor of Leader to Leader, the Apex Award-winning journal of the Leader to Leader Institute, and he's a lecturer at San Diego State University, most recently teaching the course Creativity and Innovation. Peter has had a lifelong fascination with military aviation particularly reconnaissance aircraft such as the U-2 and SR-71, for which his father, Colonel Peter Economy, served as Air Force project manager for many years. Check out Peter's website at www.petereconomy.com . Dedication To all young Americans who have yearned to slip the surly bonds of earth while serving their country and putting their lives on the line. We salute you.

To those who paid the ultimate sacrifice, we honor you. Authors Acknowledgments Wed like to thank the many people who took time to provide their advice and input to us as we created the book youre now reading. Specifically, wed like to thank the folks at Wiley who cared enough to make this book the best it could be, including Erin Calligan Mooney, Tim Gallan, Elizabeth Rea, and Megan Knoll. Terry would like to thank his coauthor and mentor Peter Economy for his words of encouragement, guidance, and his steadfast commitment to excellence. Thanks, Peter. Peter would like to thank his coauthor Terry Hawn for his hard work and dedication to this project and for giving him a unique, behind-the-scenes tour of the world of military aviation.

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