Mark's Remarks - HL 366 (2)

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Back in the High Life Again -Theme Song:

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Adw772km7PQ&ob=av2e

Lyrics:

Back in the High Life Again

Steve Winwood

It used to seem to me that my life ran off too fast
And I had to take it slowly
Just to make the good parts last
But when you're born to run, it's so hard to just slow down
So don't be surprised to see me
Back in the bright part of town

 

I'll be back in the high life again
All the doors I closed one time
Will open up again
I'll be back in the high life again
All thee eyes that watched me once
Will smile and take me in

 

And I'll drink and dance with one hand free
Let the world back into me
I know I'll be a sight to see
Back in the high life again

 

Girl, you used to be the best
To make life be life to me
And I hope that you're still out there
And you're like you used to be
We'll have ourselves a time
And we'll dance the mornin' sun
And we'll let the good times come in
And we won't stop 'til we're done

 

We'll be back in the high life again
All the doors I closed one time
Will open up again
We'll be back in the high life again
All thee eyes that watched us once
Will smile and take us in

 

And we'll drink and dance with one hand free
And have the world so easily
Though we'll be a sight to see
Back in the high life again

High life
High life
In the high life again

 

We'll be back in the high life again
All the doors I closed one time
Will open up again
We'll be back in the high life again
All thee eyes that watched us once
Will smile and take us in

 

And we'll drink and dance with one hand free
And have the world so easily
Though we'll be a sight to see
Back in the high life again

High life
(Back in the high life)

Oh, we'll be back...

 

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Finance - HL 366

Helpful miscellaneous articles regarding our retirement plan and planning.  Like you, I review my retirement nestegg and plan from time to time.  Recently, I went though some continued education for some credentials I maintain and it occurred to me that we all could use a review about these issues.  So with your help, we will share and post articles and info that may be helpful and of interest to many of you in this section.

2025 economic and market outlook

Vanguard Perspective

December 11, 2024

 

 

The global monetary easing cycle will be in full swing in 2025, with inflation in most developed economies now within touching distance of central banks’ targets. The good fortune of high productivity growth and a surge in available labor has propelled the U.S. economy, while other economies have been less lucky. The potential for these positive supply-side factors to wane is a key risk to our U.S. outlook, though expansionary fiscal policy may cushion any negative impact on growth.

 

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We reemphasize the view we put forth a year ago, that an era of sound money—with interest rates above the rate of inflation—lives on. That said, markets face a growing point of tension: Assets with the strongest fundamentals have the most stretched valuations, and vice versa. Short-term economic and policy risks will help determine whether momentum or valuations dominate investment returns in 2025.

 

Figure 1: Vanguard’s 2025 economic forecasts

 

	GDP growth		Unemployment rate		Core inflation	Monetary policy
Country/region	Vanguard 2025	Trend	Vanguard 2025	NAIRU	Vanguard 2025	Year-end 2024	Year-end 2025	Neutral rate
U.S.	2.1%	2.7%	4.4%	4.5%	2.5%	4.5%	4.0%	3.5%
Euro area	0.5%	1.2%	6.9%	6.5%–7.0%	1.9%	3.0%	1.75%	2.0%–2.5%
U.K.	1.4%	1.2%	4.4%	4.0%–4.5%	2.4%	4.75%	3.75%	3.0%–3.5%
China	4.5%	4.2%	5.1%	5.0%	1.5%	1.4%	1.2%	4.5%–5.0%
Japan	1.2%	1.0%	2.4%	2.5%–3%	2.1%	0.5%	1.0%	0%

 

Notes: Forecasts are as of December 2, 2024. For the U.S., GDP growth is defined as the year-over-year change in fourth-quarter GDP. For all other countries/regions, GDP growth is defined as the annual change in GDP in the forecast year compared with the previous year. Unemployment rate forecasts are the average for the fourth quarter of 2025. NAIRU is the nonaccelerating inflation rate of unemployment, a measure of labor market equilibrium. Core inflation excludes volatile food and energy prices. For the U.S., euro area, U.K., and Japan, core inflation is defined as the year-over-year change in the fourth quarter compared with the previous year. For China, core inflation is defined as the average annual change compared with the previous year. For the U.S., core inflation is based on the core Personal Consumption Expenditures Index. For all other countries/regions, core inflation is based on the core Consumer Price Index. For U.S. monetary policy, Vanguard’s forecast refers to the top end of the Federal Open Market Committee’s target range. China’s policy rate is the seven-day reverse repo rate. The neutral rate is the equilibrium policy rate at which no easing or tightening pressures are being placed on an economy or its financial markets.

Source: Vanguard.

 

Balance of risks favors bonds

Higher starting yields have greatly improved the risk-return tradeoff in fixed income. Bonds are still back. Over the next decade, we expect 4.3%–5.3% annualized returns for both U.S. and global ex-U.S. currency-hedged bonds. This view reflects a gradual normalization in policy rates and yield curves, though important near-term risks remain.

Figure 2: Vanguard’s outlook for financial markets

Our 10-year annualized nominal return projections are as follows. They are based on a November 8, 2024, running of the Vanguard Capital Markets Model® (VCMM). The figures are based on a 2-point range around the 50th percentile of the distribution of return outcomes for equities and a 1-point range around the 50th percentile for fixed income. More extreme returns are possible.

 

Equities	Return projection	Median volatility
U.S. equities	2.8%–4.8%	16.9%
U.S. value	4.2%–6.2%	19.2%
U.S. growth	Negative 0.4%–1.6%	17.8%
U.S. large-cap	2.5%–4.5%	16.5%
U.S. small-cap	4.2%–6.2%	22.4%
U.S. REITs	3.8%–5.8%	20.1%
Global equities ex-U.S. (unhedged)	6.9%–8.9%	18.5%
Global ex-U.S. developed markets equities (unhedged)	7.3%–9.3%	16.8%
Emerging markets equities (unhedged)	5.2%–7.2%	26.1%

 

Fixed income	Return projection	Median volatility
U.S. aggregate bonds	4.3%–5.3%	5.7%
U.S. Treasury bonds	4.1%–5.1%	6.0%
U.S. intermediate credit	4.6%–5.6%	5.2%
U.S. high-yield corporate	5.3%–6.3%	10.1%
U.S. TIPS	3.4%–4.4%	5.1%
U.S. cash	3.1%–4.1%	1.4%
Global bonds ex-U.S. (hedged)	4.3%–5.3%	4.5%
Emerging markets sovereign	5.0%–6.0%	9.8%
U.S. inflation	1.9%–2.9%	2.4%

IMPORTANT: The projections or other information generated by the Vanguard Capital Markets Model regarding the likelihood of various investment outcomes are hypothetical in nature, do not reflect actual investment results, and are not guarantees of future results. Distribution of return outcomes from the VCMM are derived from 10,000 simulations for each modeled asset class. Simulations are as of November 8, 2024. Results from the model may vary with each use and over time. For more information, please see the Notes section.

We believe that yields across the curve are likely to remain above 4% in the U.S. A scenario where supply-side tailwinds persist will be supportive for trend growth and thus real rates. Alternatively, the emerging risks related to global trade and immigration policies would also keep rates high due to increased inflation expectations. These risks must be balanced with the possibility that a growth shock, and any associated monetary easing or “flight to safety,” would cause yields to fall meaningfully from current levels.

Higher starting yields, which imply a “coupon wall,” mean that future bond returns are less exposed to modest increases in yields. In fact, for investors with the time horizon to see coupon payments catch up, interest rates that rise further would improve their total returns despite some near-term pain. We continue to believe fixed income plays an important role as a ballast in long-term portfolios. The greatest downside risk to bonds also pertains to stocks—namely, a rise in long-term rates due to continued fiscal-deficit spending or removal of supply-side support. These are the dynamics we are most closely monitoring.

 

Rational or irrational exuberance: Only time will tell

U.S. equities have generally delivered strong returns in recent years. 2024 was no exception, with both earnings growth and price/earnings ratios exceeding expectations. The key question for investors is, “What happens next?”

In our view, U.S. valuations are elevated but not as stretched as traditional metrics imply. Despite higher interest rates, many large corporations insulated themselves from tighter monetary policy by locking in low financing costs ahead of time. And more importantly, the market has been increasingly concentrated toward growth-oriented sectors, such as technology, that support higher valuations.

Nevertheless, the likelihood that we are in the midst of a valuation-supporting productivity boom, akin to the mid-1990s, must be balanced with the possibility that the current environment may be more analogous to 1999. In the latter scenario, a negative economic development could expose the vulnerability of current stock market valuations.

 

 

 

 

 (As with any of these informative articles, anyone who needs someone to talk to about

this very subject contact me and I can direct you to a knowledgeable advisor).

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Insurance - HL 366 (1)

IMPORTANT SURVIVOR information in many former HL issues but INSURANCE section of High Life 340 and FINANCE section of 336 a good resource to keep.

 

CORRECTION to language I used in HL 350 for the D & S Plan TRUST

 

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I previously used the word ‘unfunding’ or ‘defunding’  the Trust but I believe that is in error and can cause unnecessary misunderstanding.  The Company is not defunding the Trust but rather funding it ‘monthly’ as opposed to carrying a long term balance.  There IS a tax advantage for both Company and Beneficiary from the Section 501(c)(9) nature of the Trust so, one would expect to see the Company continue to keep the Trust even though the funding is not executed well in advance. 

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Travel / Non Revving - HL 366 (1)

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Good Read - HL 366 (1)

 Christmas and Winter Time by the fireplace…….reads!!!!!!  Our pilot author’s works to purchase and enjoy.

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Great Books by Our Community Authors

 

Below is a list originally assembled by David Roberts of our community's literary pride and joy.  Many from our group have a story to tell, but only a few become published authors.  Here is a list of our brightest and best.  Please support these efforts by ordering for your library or sharing these great reads with others. 

 

If you have been published and wish to be added or need your site linked here please email mark@pilotcommunication.net:

 

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Ladies and Gentlemen:

This is the NINTH VERSION of a growing list of Delta Pilot Authors,  Books About Delta Air Lines, Inc., and Books by Delta Pilot's Family Members.  Version #8 was dated December 2, 2008. The newest books, those published in (2007 & later), have the copyright date in bold red font.  A Replies & Comment section with additional information about the books and authors is an attachment below the list.  We need biographical information on the authors....please.  When they were hired, and for which airline originally, when they retired if applicable, where they were based, web sites, email addresses for those I don't have, et cetera.

This list is a work in progress and your help is needed to add to these 45 published pilot authors and 6 family member authors. Please send me the names of other Delta Pilots, or their family members, who have authored and published books along with the titles of their books. 

REVIEWS OF THESE BOOKS ARE NEEDED.  PLEASE SEND ME YOURS TO ADD TO THE REVIEW SECTION ATTACHED BELOW.

Many of the members of this email network are serious readers, and we like to know about Delta pilots who have written books. And you should know of other Delta Pilot authors more than anyone else. 

Please send additions, and please make suggestions to improve this list. I will update it periodically.

 

Thanks, Dave

 

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BOOKS BY DELTA PILOT AUTHORS  # 9

 

Abby, Darrell  "Logbook--From Dreams to Airline Captain".     This memoir details life from childhood dreams of flying to a pilot career in airline aviation. It details a military stint, strong faith, flying war stories, aviation humor, leadership, creating a legacy, and a little personal philosophy thrown in. It educates the reader about training, pilot licensing/qualifications, airline seniority, schedule bidding, check rides, and layovers. So kick the tires, light the fires, and turn on the seatbelt sign: we are cleared for takeoff.   Buy here:  https://a.co/d/10r0APl              email:   darrellabby@att.net

Anderson, John Aubrey Black or White, (Broadman and Holman, 2005, 331 pages.)   http://johnaubreyanderson.com/

Anderson, John Aubrey  Abiding Darkness, The Black or White Chronicles Book One (2006) Warner Faith

Anderson, John Aubrey  Book Two Wedgewood Grey (2007)

Anderson, John Aubrey  Book Three And If I Die  (2007)  http://www.johnaubreyanderson.blogspot.com/

Anderson, John Aubrey  Book Four The Cool Woman  (2010)

Barr, James C.  Airborne Weather Radar-A User's Guide  Iowa State University Press(1993)

Bennett, Paul W.  FLYING---A Look Back (1999), Hardback--stories about C&S and Delta. http://isbn.nu/0967421608/price/3.html 

Blizzard, Dick  An Eruption of Decadence (2006), http://www.authorhouse.com/BookStore/ItemDetail~bookid~40183.aspx

Brantner, Robert M.  My Year as an Alaskan Bush Pilot (2003) http://www.bobbrantner.coml

Bullock, Ramond H. (WAL)   Airline Piloting (Published by The World press, inc, 1947) 163 pages 

Butcher, D. Allen, (DAL) Sixty Years in the 20th Century, 400 pages.  email abutch4178@aol.com 

Couch, Tony    "WATERCOLOR: You Can Do It!" (1987) "How to" Watercolor instruction book

Couch, Tony    "Tony Couch's Keys to Successful Painting" (1992) Instruction book on design for painters

Cowee, Bruce "Vietnam to Western Airlines" (2013) http://vietnamtowesternairlines.com 

Crum, John  "Unfriendly Skies"  by Capt "X" and Reynolds Dodson (1989)

Diller, Richard "Firefly, A Skyraider's Story of America's Secret War Over Laos" (2013)     http://www.fireflythebook.com 

Dozier, James N. “All Back Two-Thirds”. Copyright 2017. Amazon books

Dozier, James N. “Ensign Pinson Goes To Flight School”. Copyright 2020. Amazon books and Kindle.

Jim Dozier jndozier@gmail.com

Dunn, Mike  Sidewinder (1991) 

Dunn, Mike  Task Force (1992) 

Dunn, Mike  Quicksilver (1993) 

Dunn, Mike  Bridge of No Return (1996) 

El Hai, Jack "Non-stop: A Turbulent History of Northwest Airlines" (2013)   Amazon.com

Fay, Gerald W.   From A-3 to A-10 (1988)

Ferrell, Mallory Hope   Colorful East Broad Top, (1993) by Heimburger House

Ferrell, Mallory Hope   The South Park Line   (2004) 

     (Over 150 Links for "Mallory Hope Ferrell"  at  http://www.google.com)

Gandt, Robert L.  China Clipper: The Age of the Great Flying Boats (1991) http://www.gandt.com/ 

Gandt, Robert L.  Skygods: The Fall of Pan Am (1995) 

Gandt, Robert L.  Bogeys and Bandits: The making of a Fighter Pilot (1997) 

Gandt, Robert L.  Fly Low Fly Fast: Inside the Reno Air Races (1999) 

Gandt, Robert L.  With Hostile Intent (2001) 

Gandt, Robert L.  Acts of Vengeance (2002) 

Gandt, Robert L.  Black Star (2003) 

Gandt, Robert L.  Shadows of War (2004)

Gandt, Robert L.  The Killing Skies (2005)

Gandt, Robert L.  Black Star Rising (2007)

Gandt, Robert L.  Intrepid: The Epic Story of America's Most Legendary Warship... (2008)

Garrison, Kevin  Clear Left, I'll Have the Chicken (An Airline Captain Looks at Life) (2006)   http://www.kevincreates.com

Garrison, Kevin  So You're Dead -- A Novice's Guide to Non-Being  (an E-book)

Godfrey, Jo Ann Rosen From Hurricaine Katrina to the Middle East: A True Love Story...With Life Lessons Learned http://www.joanngodfrey.com 

Gravino, Nicholas   "A Pilot's Memoirs-From the Ground Up"  (2008) www.apilotsmemoirsfromthegroundup.com

                             The Adventures of Beppo the Italian Elf (2010)     nicholasgravino@att.net

Gray, Steven R.  Rampant Raider: An A-4 Skyhawk Pilot in Vietnam (2007)

Hall, Gene assorted memoirs - http://pcn.homestead.com/Gene_Hall.html 

Hill, Kathryn  EXPRESS MALICE (Being adapted for a future movie)  www.ExpressMalice.com 

Hoogerwerf, James "Speed, Safety, and Comfort: The Origins of Delta Air Lines"  Former Delta Boeing 767 Captain and aviation historian, James John Hoogerwerf, traces the evolution and growth of one of America's most successful airlines.     Buy here: https://a.co/d/ieLGeuV    hoogerwerfjames@gmail.com

Hopkins, Kendall, et al.  WE PUSHED THE LIMITS – Reflections of Five Old Fighter Pilots (2005)

Hurley, C. D. "REVERIE" A Kaleidoscope of the Prose and Poetry in My Life  (2004)

Hurley, C. D.  POT O' GOLD, Prose, Poetry and A Tale O'thu Sea  (2005)

Hurley, C. D.  Squirrels And Quasars & Stuff (2007)

Ippolito, William  Leaving on a Jet Plane (2002) http://www.leavingonajetplanebook.com/      wippolito1@gmail.com

Jones, Harrison (Bob)  Equal Time Point (2009 by Tate Publishing),  http://www.harrisonjones.org 

   Shadow Flight (2011 by Bluewater Press LLC)   harrisonbooks@numail.org

Kerschner, Bill and Phyllis   Plucky-Lucky Duck's Amazing Adventure,  [Vantage Press, 2007) 

Knott, Ron  Trophies of Heaven (1995) http://www.godsguarantees.com/ 

Knott, Ron  God's Guarantees for Giving (2002) 

Knott, Ron   Testimonies For the Soul (2007) 

Knott, Ron   Supersonic Cowboys (2009)  http://www.ronknott.net/

Koehn II, James J. and Werkema, Mark A. The Flight Before Christmas  (2003)

Lawson, Archie B.  View From the Cockpit:  Looking Up  (2004)  http://www.viewfromthecockpit.com/ 

Lenker, Karl  Final Trumpet  (2008) http://talewindspress.com/ 

Mauldin, Bill  State Troopers of America (2006)   http://www.mauldin.net

McCullough, Kathryn "Kathy"  Anne   Ups and Downs (2016) flying memoir: https://www.amazon.com/Ups-Downs-Kathryn-Anne-McCullough/dp/1939275431   

             contact Kathy captainkathymccullough@gmail.com 

McGinnis, Daryle D.  Stewardess Stories  (2006)

McGinnis, Daryle D. The Skybrokers  (2007)

McGinnis, Daryle D.  A Waterfall in a War (2007) 

McGinnis, Daryle D.  And Then They Had a War  (2008)

 

Morris, Gregory L.   Candlestick Charting Explained (1992,1995)

 

Mudge, Robert W.  Meteorology for Pilots (1945) 

Mudge, Robert W.  Adventures of a Yellow Bird (1969), Hard back. A Northeast Airline History 

 

Norris, Robert  The Barrett Solution (2011) A thriller of love, deceit and a CIA black operation.  http://www.ronorris.com

 

Papadakis, Myron P.  Aircraft Accident Reconstruction and Litigation 1st ed (1996)- 623 pages

Papadakis, Myron P.  Aircraft Accident Reconstruction and Litigation 2nd ed (2000)

Papadakis, Myron P. Aircraft Accident Reconstruction and Litigation 3rd edition (2003) 

Papadakis, Myron P.  4th edition planned 2009 

Papadakis, Myron P.  Civil Trial Practice - Winning Technigues 792 pages (2000)

 

Patterson, Robert 'Buzz'  Dereliction of Duty: The Eyewitness Account of How Bill Clinton Endangered America's Long-Term National Security (2003) http://www.buzzpatterson.com/ 

Patterson, Robert 'Buzz'  Reckless Disregard: How Liberal Democrats Undermine Our Military, Endanger Our Soldiers. and Jeopardize Our National Security (2004) 

Patterson, Robert 'Buzz'  War Crimes: The Left's Campaign to Destroy the Military and Lose the War on Terror  (2007)

 

Quilter, Charles J., U.S. Marines in the Persian Gulf, 1990-1991: With the I Marine Expeditionary Force in Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Washington: Headquarters U.S. Marine Corps, History and Museums Division, GPO, (1993).

Quilter, Charles J. and John Chapin, A History of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 531. Washington: Headquarters U.S. Marine Corps, History and Museums Division, GPO, (2001).

Rosenkranz, Keith   Vipers In The Storm: Diary of a Gulf War Fighter Pilot  (2002)

Ryder, Nicholas G.  Ryder's Standard Geographic Reference, a satellite photo atlas of America (1982)

Schwab, Allen  High Performance IFR Flying (1982)

Severe, Errol    The Last of a Breed. (1997).  

Shettle, M.L. Jr. UNITED STATES NAVAL AIR STATIONS OF WORLD WAR II - Volume 1 Eastern States, Schaertel Publishing, 2000, many photos, 241 pgs. 

Shettle, M.L. Jr. UNITED STATES NAVAL AIR STATIONS OF WORLD WAR II - Volume 2 Western States Schaertel Publishing, 1997, many photos, 284 pgs. 

Shettle, M.L. Jr. UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS AIR STATIONS OF WORLD WAR II, self-published, 2001, photos & history of each Marine Corps air station, 22 in all, many photos, 179 pgs. 

Shettle, M.L. Jr.  Georgia's Army Air Fields of WW II -  140 pages, 213 photos.  self-published. (2005)

Solohub, Roman T.  Clear Thinking When Drinking: The Handbook for Responsible Alcohol Consumption (2007)   http://www.thinkingwhendrinking.com/

Stannard, Louis  China Diaries.  (2004)    www.chinadiaries.com

Sternstein, Ed   From Takeoff to Landing (Everything You Want to Know About Flying but Have No One to Ask) (1991)  

Stevens, Robert W.  Alaskan Aviation History (Vol. I: 1897-1928)

Stevens, Robert W.  Alaskan Aviation History (Vol. II: 1929-1930)

Taylor, Steve - Wheels Up,  All stories are the real deal.  Good read.  Released 9-2-14  Web Home Page,  Amazon Purchase page,     email Steve

Trahan, Mike The Gift,   and The Gift Part Two - The Air Force Years (2013)  Promo Video     Amazon purchase page

Tripp, Bob   Last Clear Chance  (2008)  http://www.bobtripp.com/

Vander Ende, Dirk   Sting of Justice  by Dirk Gerrit (pen name) (2005)

Vihlen, Hugo  April Fool:  Or, How I sailed from Casablanca to Florida in a six-foot boat  (1971)

Vihlen, Hugo  The Stormy Voyage of Father's Day (1997)

Werkema, Mark A.  On Fulcrum's Wings  (2000)

Werkema, Mark A. and Koehn II, James J. The Flight Before Christmas  (2003)

Whitcomb, Darrel D.   The Rescue of Bat 21  (1998)

Whitcomb, Darrel D. Combat Search and Rescue in Desert Storm (2006)

Whitten, Louis G. Whitten's Flying Fables: How Not to Fly or How to Crash or How Not to Crash (1994). 

 

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BOOKS ABOUT DELTA AIR LINES, INC.

 

Delta:  The History of an Airline, by W. David Lewis and Wesley Phillips Newton (1979)  A pictorial history.

Delta Air Lines:  Debunking the Myth, by Sidney F. Davis  (1989)

DELTA:  The Illustrated History of A Major U.S. Airline And The People Who Made It, by R.E.G. Davies (1990)

Delta Air Lines, by Geoff Jones (1998)

Delta Air Lines:  75 Years of Airline Excellence (Images of America), by Geoff Jones (2003)

Airline Without A Pilot - Leadership Lessons / Inside Story of Delta's Success, Decline and Bankruptcy, by Harry L. Nolan (2005)

 

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BOOKS BY DELTA PILOT'S FAMILY MEMBERS 

 

Arndt, Joan  --  Wife of retired Delta Captain Roger Arndt

         Italian Lessons (2008)

Crawford, James -- Grandson of retired Delta Captain Norman Topshe

        The Age of the Aviator (2006)   www.crawfordbooks.com.

Gardner, Marty -- Wife of retired Delta Captain Jim Gardner

         Loving Wings (2009) http://www.eloquentbooks.com/LovingWings

Shreve, Anita -- Daughter of the late retired NE/DL Captain Richard H. Shreve. http://www.anitashreve.com/ 

Fiction (List from Wikipedia)

•Past the Island, Drifting (1975) 

•Eden Close (1989) 

•Strange Fits of Passion (1991) 

•Where or When (1993) 

•Resistance (1995) 

•The Weight of Water (1997) (Shortlisted for the 1998 Orange Prize) 

•The Pilot's Wife (1998) 

•Fortune's Rocks (1999) 

•The Last Time They Met (2001) 

•Sea Glass (2002) 

•All He Ever Wanted (2003) 

•Light on Snow (2004) 

•A Wedding In December (2005) 

•Body Surfing (2007) 

•Testimony (2008) 

•A Change in Altitude (2009) 

 

Nonfiction

•Remaking Motherhood: How Working Mothers are Shaping Our Children's Future (1987) 

•Women Together, Women Alone: The Legacy of the Consciousness-Raising Movement (1989) 

Walsh, Darlene -- Wife of retired Delta Captain J. D. 'Denny' Walsh

         Roswell, A Pictorial History   (1985)  [about Roswell, Georgia]

        Providence - Selected Correspondence of George Hull Camp (2008)

 

Webster, Anne -- wife of retired Delta Captain Larry Webster.

        A History of Nursing, released by Kennesaw State University Press (2008) http:///www.ahistoryofnursing.com

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