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The Pilot, the USAF Attach in Paris becomes involved with a beautiful French woman who may or may not be a spy. He is to fly the new F-35 fighter plane but to do so would require him to leave Paris and abandom his lover. He relives old love affairs and old combat engagments searching for answers. But who is The Pilot and how does he remember air combat and lovers from Operation Desert Storm back to The Great War? In his mental log book he recals flying everything from the Sopwith Camel to the F-16 Viper. This inconvential novel requires the reader to make his or her own decisions as to what is reality.

Roland Garros enjoyed an exciting life. An aviation pioneer in the early 1900s, he taught himself how to fly a bamboo airplane despite crashing it at Versailles. He was a world-class athlete, a lawyer who wouldn't learn Latin, a sports car salesman on the Champs-Elys es, an airshow pilot and racer. He demonstrated flight to huge crowds up and down the Americas. Ultimately, Roland Garros became the world's first fighter pilot.Leaving his comfortable life in Paris, he flew and fought in the lethal skies of the first World War. Never before had a lone pilot hunted other men in the air. Shot down and captured, he escaped prisoner of war camp, evaded his way across Germany, and crossed the front lines. After a torrid fling in Paris with an exotic dancer, he rejoined his squadron. Garros needed two more aerial victories to become an ace.This creative non-fiction biography puts you in an open cockpit, in air combat, and in Paris experiencing Belle Epoque pleasures. What was it like to fly across the Mediterranean in a rickety monoplane? How did pilots dogfight in WWI? Fasten your seatbelt for exciting aerial action and the adventure-packed life of Roland Garros, the first fighter pilot

The Pilot, the USAF Attach in Paris becomes involved with a beautiful French woman who may or may not be a spy. He is to fly the new F-35 fighter plane but to do so would require him to leave Paris and abandom his lover. He relives old love affairs and old combat engagments searching for answers. But who is The Pilot and how does he remember air combat and lovers from Operation Desert Storm back to The Great War? In his mental log book he recals flying everything from the Sopwith Camel to the F-16 Viper. This inconvential novel requires the reader to make his or her own decisions as to what is reality.

The boundless sky's peace and dangers are normally reserved for nature's aviators or for members of the elite fraternity/sorority of fighter pilots - or for readers of this new, fast-paced novel by Ed Cobleigh. Be elevated by tightly written, flowing prose to the exhilarating world of flight. Experience new insights into the world of the lucky few who view clouds from above. Follow the perilous life of a peregrine falcon along California's wild Central Coast and two fighter pilots, one female, one male, as they patrol the lethal skies of the Middle East. In this gripping narrative, each solo aviator searches for escape and meaning while airborne. For the three flyers, flight allows introspection into themselves and their terrestrial problems; sexual harassment, illicit sex, loneliness, lost lovers, and grounding. The coastal wine country offers a refuge and a path to discover what really matters in this world and how many barriers one is willing to hurdle to reach long-sought goals. Come fly with the falcon to discover the domain of the air, passionate romance, unspoiled Big Sur, dynamic falcon lore, and aerial adventure.

Lt. Col. Ed "Fast Eddie" Cobleigh flew as a fighter pilot with the US Air Force, the US Navy (TOPGUN), the Royal Air Force, the Imperial Iranian Air Force, and the French Air Force.This is his story; a prequel and a sequel to his #1 bestselling memoir, War for the Hell of It: A Fighter Pilot's View of Vietnam.It's all here; the life of a fighter pilot in peacetime, the aircraft, the missions, the tales, the women, the thrill of supersonic flight, and the tragedy of fatal crashes.Climb aboard, strap in, and let's go fly fighter planes About the AuthorEd Cobleigh has been a fighter pilot and an intelligence officer working with the CIA, the FBI, and MI6 on a variety of covert intelligence projects. His aviation/adventure books have included a #1 bestseller and the best new book on WWI. For more info; www.edcobleigh.com