tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15852912921023166942024-02-19T02:07:24.847-08:00The Spirit of AdventureFlying Europe in an open-cockpit biplane in the summer of '97.
Three months, 11 countries. Low and Slow.Michael McCaffertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551762165327568554noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585291292102316694.post-74155060242118547182012-02-15T12:31:00.004-08:002023-04-08T09:59:24.430-07:00Now Available on Amazon.com
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Here's the first review of this book, by George Walther, a Hall of Fame speaker and author of several books:
5 stars "An artfully-told adventure tale..."
This marvelous tale might aptly be titled, "The Michael McCaffertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551762165327568554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585291292102316694.post-8388428287366202362011-12-16T14:32:00.000-08:002011-12-16T14:32:04.355-08:00Another 5-star review on Amazon.com (by "Mosquito")Imagine that. I search "Waco" in Amazon and an actual product shows up? Upon reading the review, I just had to buy this book. I am a huge fan of the Waco biplane. The YMF-5 in particular.
When the book arrived, I started the read and could not put it down! The author lived out my dreams of flying a biplane around Europe!
I really enjoyed how the book was written by using daily Michael McCaffertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551762165327568554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585291292102316694.post-72985467289674041702011-06-20T08:10:00.000-07:002011-06-20T08:14:47.901-07:00Author's Page on Amazon.com
Click Here for my Author's Page on Amazon.com Michael McCaffertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551762165327568554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585291292102316694.post-23969166702007371682011-02-19T11:24:00.000-08:002011-02-19T11:24:46.479-08:00Subscribe to The Spirit of Adventure!The blog has been upgraded with Feedburner, so now you can subscribe to the blog that keeps you tuned in to your favorite book. Just click the RSS button at the top of the right column, and you'll get new posts delivered automatically to your favorite Reader. Enjoy!Michael McCaffertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551762165327568554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585291292102316694.post-88452154101408773922011-02-16T11:02:00.000-08:002011-02-16T11:02:50.489-08:00Inside Personal Growth does phone interviewGood friend Greg Voisen hosts the website Inside Personal Growth and when he asked me if I would like to do an interview about the book, I was really apprehensive. I have a healthy fear of being put on the spot, having to answer tough questions, and doing it all "live" with no do-overs! But I figured that since it was a good friend who was asking, I should give it Michael McCaffertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551762165327568554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585291292102316694.post-6101592378693889552010-11-28T12:57:00.000-08:002010-11-28T12:57:53.798-08:00Final, final, final edit...Late last night I finished the last of the "final" edits (I hope).
Now just waiting for the cover to be adjusted for the reduced number of pages (less is more, right?) and then order the final, final, final proof to be sure everything is perfect (ha!) and it should be good to go.Michael McCaffertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551762165327568554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585291292102316694.post-54305852273398162512010-11-23T20:30:00.000-08:002010-11-23T20:30:47.675-08:00Cover updateAnn von Gal updated the cover with new back cover story and new website URL.
There will probably be only 1, or 2 max, more cover updates before the book goes into the first printing.
I'm in the process of final proofreading now.
ETA is within a week after Thanksgiving.
Patience...Michael McCaffertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551762165327568554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585291292102316694.post-40061682424537112382010-11-21T13:40:00.000-08:002010-11-28T13:02:56.014-08:00Additional Stories Published Elsewhere Listed below are links to background material that has been published by various aviation and Ferrari magazines. They add color and cover a broad scope of my flying, business and lifestyle during those years.
1. “What You Say Is What You Get: How to Master Power Talking, the Language of Success” - a book by George Walther (1991) contains a chapter about the several ups Michael McCaffertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551762165327568554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585291292102316694.post-34247753894334980832010-11-13T19:40:00.000-08:002010-11-13T19:41:39.924-08:00Short URL: AirMikie.comInstead of typing thespiritofadventurebook.blogspot.com you can simply use AirMikie.comand you will wind up here.We live to make things easier!Michael McCaffertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551762165327568554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585291292102316694.post-81766530930916930312010-11-13T17:20:00.000-08:002010-11-23T20:32:28.553-08:00Splendor On The Grass
With Cathy Foley, just a few moments after her first open cockpit biplane ride.
Landing a vintage open cockpit biplane on grass is one of life's most pleasurable experiences.
Certainly flying, itself, is near the pinnacle of human achievements, and the flying of an open cockpit biplane, especially the beautiful Waco YMF (my plane!)… this is flying at its best. And, of all the various phases of Michael McCaffertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551762165327568554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585291292102316694.post-18484434950461264992010-11-13T17:04:00.000-08:002010-11-13T17:30:03.615-08:00AKA: "Sundance"The true story of "The Mikie Mooneuver"There is a tradition in military aviation that when a man enters the fraternity of pilots, he is bestowed a call sign (name) by his instructor. In this case, my instructor was Vince Moore and his call sign is "Bluestreak". For better or worse, the student is known by this name forever more to his fellow pilots. The name is usually a reference to some aspect Michael McCaffertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551762165327568554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585291292102316694.post-35429992269631805802010-11-13T16:39:00.000-08:002010-11-18T11:06:58.783-08:00Cover edits1. back cover: change website address from MichaelMcCafferty.com to AirMikie.com (this will become the main website for the flying book(s), and from there it will offer a link to the blog, and to links at amazon.com and other sources to buy the book, download the Kindle/iPhone file, wall paper, screen saver, etc).2. back cover: replace the text as follows: This is a book for pilots, Michael McCaffertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551762165327568554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585291292102316694.post-88436175820933566302010-11-13T13:25:00.000-08:002010-11-13T16:31:25.142-08:00Next Flying Story to Be Written?The P-51 Mustang was the most successful fighter of World War II.It is generally acknowledged by children and experts alike as their "favorite airplane". Only about 100 of these great aircraft remain in flying condition, and they are extremely expensive to maintain, so they appear only on special occasions such as the Reno Air Races,air shows, and in very, very rare cases they are available for Michael McCaffertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551762165327568554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585291292102316694.post-84744419257144756692010-11-13T13:14:00.000-08:002010-11-13T16:15:41.401-08:00Bonus Content: Biplane Video #2: "There Goes My Biplane" clips from AirMikie videoMichael McCaffertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551762165327568554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585291292102316694.post-72577148769625888192010-11-13T13:08:00.000-08:002010-11-13T16:15:14.802-08:00Bonus Content: Biplane video #1: AirMikie Biplane ridesMichael McCaffertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551762165327568554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585291292102316694.post-24563489854941177042010-11-13T13:07:00.000-08:002012-08-28T11:00:19.630-07:00About the Biplane: Waco YMF-5, #N50YM and #N250YM,
The Biplane
The Spirit of Adventure I
I bought this incredibly beautiful biplane in 1993,
fresh from the factory in Lansing, Michigan.It was the 50th one they built, so they were very proud of it.I told them I couldn't fly, but that didn't seem to matter.Until I tried to fly it for the first time in a crankin' crosswind.After two hours of torturing the biplane, chief pilot Carl Dye Michael McCaffertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551762165327568554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585291292102316694.post-40073023505602053512010-11-13T13:02:00.000-08:002010-11-13T19:44:24.824-08:00About the aviator/author This page lists only aviation related information. To learn more, please visitMichaelMcCafferty.comFlying ExperienceRatingsPrivate Pilot Single engine land Multi-engine land Single engine Seaplane Instrument rating Tailwheel endorsement High performance endorsement Glider soloHoursMore than 1000 hours, and 1700 landings,accumulated between mid 1993 through early 1999.Aircraft flown:Biplanes: Michael McCaffertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551762165327568554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585291292102316694.post-72940385774180552712010-11-13T12:55:00.000-08:002010-11-13T13:27:09.688-08:00Proofs!Just received 5 proof copies from createspace.comIt's a strangely good feeling to see multiple copies instead of the single proofs of the past.This proof is the first with the photos inside, and the new cover by Ann von Gal.I really like the cover, at last.Maybe two more proofs and it will ready for sale.Michael McCaffertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551762165327568554noreply@blogger.com0