Interesting comment from P-38 pilot I talked to today -- for SAPP folks

[Brooke]

By the way, Widewing, based on your recommendation, I read The Lockheed P-38 Lightning, by Warren M. Bodie, and I loved it.  What an awesome book.  You are involved in the publishing, correct?  I wish that there were such a book (with such detail and depth of information) for each WWII aircraft.

[Bear76]

Most of us SAPP guys have the new heaters already, we even named them..... Engine#1, and engine#2   

Good I was worried AKAK might catch a cold

[mensa180]

Thanks for the posts Brooke and WW .

[Widewing]

By the way, Widewing, based on your recommendation, I read The Lockheed P-38 Lightning, by Warren M. Bodie, and I loved it.  What an awesome book.  You are involved in the publishing, correct?  I wish that there were such a book (with such detail and depth of information) for each WWII aircraft.

Warren's P-38 book preceded my association with him by several years. We wrote together for Flight Journal. Larger projects were considered, but I didn't have the time to dedicate to them. Bodie knows his stuff and has an enormous photo and document collection. He also knows just about everyone in the business.

Many of the more well known aviation writers use Facebook (public and private groups) and twitter to keep in touch and share resources. Many people here would recognize most names in these groups. Boyne, Gamble, Hammel, Bruning and Tillman, to name just a few. Many also use Scribd to market material and make available free articles. Scribd is just beginning to take off and should be a great resource for the public to buy low cost PDF copies of new and previously published works in all disciplines of writing. Eric Hammel has put a great deal of his work up on the site.


My regards,

Widewing

[jdbecks]

Thanks Brooke!

Did he mention anything about the blender?

I keep seeing this coming up from time to time, but cant find out what it means? whats the story behind the blender? 

[crazyivan]

good thread, read it all and  im ADD.

you said hammel has a sight will check it out.

[Shuffler]

I keep seeing this coming up from time to time, but cant find out what it means? whats the story behind the blender? 

It has to do with S.A.P.P. and the Consortium Of Twelve.

Consortium of 12
Skuzzy = Grand Exalted Ruler of the Consortium of 12 ex officio
CokryJR = Exalted Ruler pro tempore
Raptor = Exalted Ruler pro tempore emeritus
AKAK= Esteemed Leading Knight of Oxygen and altitidue
Murdr = Esteemed Loyal Knight of the Duct Tape
Shuffler = Esteemed Lecturing Knight of the Blender   <<<<<<<<<<
Estes = Gracious Secretary
Delirium = Treasurer
Soulyss= Inner Guard
SaVage = Esquire
Mensa = Eunuch
Fianna = Organist

That is all I am allowed to tell you unless you know the secret handshake.

[Widewing]

good thread, read it all and  im ADD.

you said hammel has a sight will check it out.

Eric's website:
http://www.erichammelbooks.com/

Scribd
http://www.scribd.com/
Do a search for Eric Hammel


My regards,

Widewing

[alskahawk]

 Its easy to overlook little things like heaters..as long as your not the one in the cockpit. It gets cold and then its hard to concentrate on the things you need to do.