Pilots of Valor

About the Book

There I was as my arm jerked forward and a new sensation filled my mind - one of panic.  Thoughts filled my mind quickly:  today I'm going to die, this is it, this airplane is going to blow up any second, we are sitting on thousands of pounds of fuel, (55,000 to be exact), GET OUT!

      Imagine flying 500 knots just above the trees when all of a sudden the left engine fire light comes on.  Pilots of Valor takes you inside the cockpit of a high performance military aircraft when everything starts to go wrong, seriously wrong.  We invite you along inside the world of a military pilot and a day at work.

About the Author

Major Don Pickinpaugh is currently a Lockheed U-2S Instructor Pilot at Beale Air Force Base in California. He is the Assistant Director of Operations for the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron. Major Pickinpaugh also served as a T-37 Instructor Pilot for four years at Reese Air Force Base, Texas. He has over 2,300 flying hours in U-2s, T-38s, and T-37s. Don logged 36 combat hours during Desert Storm. He is married to the former Sherri Juall of East Lansing, Michigan. They live in Roseville California with their two sons, Kyle and Derek. Other books by Don and Sherri Pickinpaugh include Fidelity Select Money.