
Q: Let me start with asking you to tell us a little bit about yourself.
A: I grew up in the home of a pilot. As a teen in the 1940s, Dad did odd jobs at Michigan’s Pontiac Airport in exchange for flying lessons. He always owned one airplane or another as I grew up. So airports, aircraft, and air shows were part of my upbringing and affect my writing. Dad was also a ham radio operator (call sign K8PJF), who