<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;ABOUT THE AUTHOR<br />
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&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;John Thomson took his first flight at the age of 14. He fell in love with flying and he knew it would become his life&rsquo;s work. He grew up in a small town in middle Tennessee and during his teenage years &nbsp;he worked at a small airport where he received his basic flying skills and Private Pilot&rsquo;s License. &nbsp;From there he built on his skills and began his military and civilian flying career. He accumulated about 15,000 hours of flight time. &nbsp;10,000 hours in Helicopters and 5,000 in Airplanes. 5,000 hours of the total 15,000 hours were as an Instructor and Examiner. &nbsp;Over the course of his 50 years of flying he held many types of Certificates and Positions in aviation. &nbsp;These included; Private, Commercial, ATP (Airline Transport Pilot), Instructor and Instrument Instructor, and Designated Pilot Examiner in both Airplanes and Helicopters. He was also a Maintenance Test Pilot in Helicopters, and President/CEO of an Aviation Company. During his Military Career, he was awarded &nbsp;Two Distinguished Flying Crosses, The Soldier&rsquo;s Medal, The Bronze Star, The Legion of Merit, Thirty Six Air Medals, Two Purple Hearts and the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry just to name a few. &nbsp;Welcome to this book that will take you through his exciting life of flying!</p>