Le Chevalier d'Eon

Hi. Thanks for coming.

I was built to fly, so fly I did. As flying aide de campe for the Commanding General, Massachusetts National Guard, I had to be on call, so I flew my Bell H-13 helicopter to classes while getting my MBA from Babson College in Wellesley.

I flew combat in Asia. Forty two missions. Shot at every time. I learned the difference between fear and fright. I learned how wonderful it feels to inhale and exhale. To breath was an absolute joy. I learned to appreciate the beauty of peace and tranquility and this thing called freedom. Those were horrific, life-altering, learning days.

Flying became my life. Captain and U.S.Army Aviator. U.S. Commercial pilot, fixed wing and helicopter. Guatemalan Commercial pilot. Experimental flight test work. World Altitude record for normally aspirated reciprocating engined aircraft under 12,000 lbs. (broken two weeks later by Louie Struck in Mexico City.)

Three years flying in and out of Latin America doing fascinating work helped keep the Soviets out.

Moved with my wife and kids to Paris, France and Munich, Germany for over five years, operating a major American company’s overseas operations for Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Traveled most days. Loved to dine then overnight on the Orient Express Wagon Lit.

Came back to America and settled in Paradise Valley, Arizona.
G.P. Putnams published my novel The Cavalier.

My next novel is in the works. An airplane story, really. Following a young American aviator. Cold war things in the USSR and Latin America. Pure fiction.

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