On Silent Wings
On Silent Wings
Folks, from the Flight Blog, this is Cap’n Aux speaking. We’re now comfortably cruising at Flight Level 390. The Seatbelt sign is off, and you’re now free to get up and schmooze with your fellow Blog Buddies!
And, truth be told, there ain’t nuthin’ I enjoy more on this here blog thingy than meeting all of you—fellow aviation enthusiasts from around the world!
Over the course of nearly a decade here at capnaux.com, Bunny and I have met and watched many of you grow from starry-eyed teens into real, bonafide airline pilots, flight attendants, rampers, and other airline workers!
Some of you have retired from the airlines, ATC, etc., and many of you simply enjoy being “Chairborne”—i.e., living vicariously through our aeronautical blog adventures!
One Blog Buddy I’m particularly proud of has not only “grown up to be an airline pilot,” but has also now become a fellow aviation author!
Ladies and Gentlemen, may I introduce you to Tyler S. Gaston, author of the new aviation techno-thriller, “On Silent Wings!”
On Silent Wings
From the Back Cover
Note: You may notice a quote from a certain fellow pilot-author who enjoyed an advanced copy of this amazing aviation techno-thriller!…
On a summer evening, a Tokyo-bound 777 airliner departs Los Angeles, but never reaches its destination. Vanishing without a trace off of coastal Alaska, the world is left to wonder the fate of 239 passengers and crew. Countless theories abound, but for lack of any obvious explanation, the event soon becomes the most confounding aviation mystery since the disappearance of Amelia Earhart.
For Kevin Baily, an investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board, the loss of the aircraft is deeply personal, and he vows to stop at nothing to find out what happened.
“A superb aviation techon-thriller right out of today’s headlines…A captivating piece of fiction that offers an inside look at pilots, airlines, and accident investigators, with a story just as gripping and mysterious as the disappearance of Malaysia Flight 370 itself.”
—Capt. Eric Auxier, Columnist for Airways Magazine, Author of “The Last Bush Pilots” (An Amazon Top 100 Breakthrough Novel.)
Check it Out!
To read a free sample, or to snag this great aviation techno-thriller in print or ebook, click below!
Tyler Scott Gaston is a full-time airline pilot, part-time writer. A native of Thousand Oaks, California, Gaston has resided in the Phoenix area for the majority of his 31 years. A fourth-generation pilot, he learned to fly in Chandler, Arizona, and earned his degree from Arizona State University – a Bachelor of Arts in Communication with a minor in Spanish.
To learn more, visit tylersgaston.com!
Add to Your Aviation Library—Free!
Quick, don’t stop there! Now that you’ve downloaded Blog Buddy Tyler G’s awesome new novel, enter a drawing to win one of my books, “The Last Bush Pilots,” and Mission 1 in the “Code Name: Dodger” Fly/Spy series FREE on Kindle! Entries are being accepted on Goodreads from Sept 3-10, when 10 lucky winners for each book will be drawn to receive a copy!
Goodreads Book Giveaway
The Last Bush Pilots
by Eric Auxier
Giveaway ends September 10, 2021.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads.
Join Us in Finding KC a Kidney!
A huge THANK YOU to our good friend and fellow Flight Attendant Johnny V, who painted for us this amazing artwork, inspired by Bunny’s bodybuilding adventures!
What’s more, when he was a boy, Johnny donated one of his kidneys to his sister. Inspired by that memory, he is helping to raise money for one of our fellow flight attendants, KC Strader-Moore, who is in dire need of a kidney.
Johnny has created 3 more works of art that he will auction off to help fund her medical struggle!
To see these and more, visit Johnny at:
Blog Buddy Escapades!
Folks, I’ve been having gobs of fun interacting with y’all, here, online, and in person! Check out some of our fun below!
First of all, a GINORMOUS Shout-Out to Blog Buddy Shawn C, who sent me this amazing vintage airline jacket and Boeing 777 pen, just in time to get me going on studying my new bird!
And another Blog Buddy shout-out to the guys at Red Horse Aviation! Be sure to check out their performance apparel for aviators. I just HAD to buy their cool new bush pilot shirt! Pretty spiffy, doncha think?!
Follow them on Instagram, YouTube, and their website at:
More Blog Buddy Bloggy Randomness
Finally, here’s some recent cool pics of Blog Buddies, airplanes and random stuff just for fun!
This Post is Dedicated to the Memory of Our 13 Fallen Soldiers in Afghanistan
Thirteen American heroes were killed in the Kabul Airport Attacks last week as they were helping Americans and Afghans escape from impending doom under Taliban control. First and foremost, we honor those brave men and women, and here are their names:
- Marine Corps Lance Cpl. David Espinoza, 20, of Rio Bravo, Tex.
- Marine Corps Sgt. Nicole Gee, 23, of Roseville, Calif.
- Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Darin Taylor Hoover, 31, of Utah
- Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Knauss, 23, of Corryton, Tenn.
- Marine Corps Cpl. Hunter Lopez, 22, of Indio, Calif.
- Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Rylee McCollum, 20, Jackson, Wyo.
- Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dylan R. Merola, 20, of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
- Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikoui, 20, of Norco, Calif.
- Marine Corps Cpl. Daegan William-Tyeler Page, 23, of Omaha
- Marine Corps Sgt. Johanny Rosario, 25, Lawrence, Mass.
- Marine Corps Cpl. Humberto Sanchez, 22, Logansport, Ind.
- Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jared Schmitz, 20, of Wentzville, Mo.
- Navy Hospital Corpsman Max Soviak, 22, of Berlin Heights, Ohio
They sacrificed, they did what they were ordered to do…Yet they were met with such disrespect. Honor their lives by telling the Truth… NO MORE LIES!
And, Please….
THEIR NAMES THEIR MEMORIES—NEVER FORGET!
Till the next blog post,
This is Cap'n Aux
Signing Off!
Related Links
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- The Airline Cockpit in 7 Steps https://capnaux.com/airline-cockpit-7-steps-updated/
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