{"product_id":"the-dillon-companies-flight-department-michael-w-sims-9781917116688","title":"The Dillon Companies Flight Department.","description":"\u003cp\u003eBorn in Hutchinson Kansas in March of 1943 and, for\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe exception of a few months, a lifelong resident\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethereof. Michael has been interested in airplanes for\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eas long as he can remember. Building basic gliding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emodel airplanes as early as kindergarten. He began\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etaking flying lessons in 1963, soloing in March of that\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eyear. Earning his Commercial and Flight Instructor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eratings in 1965, he took his first job in aviation as\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAssistant Airport Manager at Lyons Kansas. Back in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHutchinson in 1966, he earned more ratings. On\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOctober 14, 1968, Michael was hired by Wells\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAircraft Inc. as a pilot. In April 1969, was transferred to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDillon Co's. Inc. Retiring in 2001, Michael\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eremained as a contract pilot until 2005.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael W. Sims\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1917116683\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781917116688\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael W. Sims\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/08\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.43d","brand":"Michael W. Sims","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46526415569151,"sku":"9781917116688","price":17.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9c845402-6f8c-46ca-90fb-fdeed0837b02.jpg?v=1737556119","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-dillon-companies-flight-department-michael-w-sims-9781917116688","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}