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Rick Townsend is a retired Air Force Fighter pilot with flight experience in seven different military aircraft types including the F-101, F-106 and F-15, and instructional experience in the T-33, F-101 and AT-38B aircraft. He also consulted on the acquisition and development of the F-22 and helped to write the F-22 operating manual. He began flying at the age of 16 and got his private license at 18.
Transitioning to the airline world in 1990, Rick began writing and publishing transport category aircraft study materials and software guides. He holds type ratings in Boeing 727, 737, 757-767 and 777 aircraft as well as the Airbus A320 series aircraft. He has over 17,000 flight hours and has written seven titles which have sold a total of over 100,000 volumes. He retired with over 27 years work as an airline captain, certification as a flight engineer check airman, and management work in the area of managing operational specifications for a major airline.
Rick is a 1975 graduate of the US Air Force Academy and has a Masters Degree from Troy State University. He earned a PhD at the University of Texas (Dallas) in History of Ideas with a dissertation on William Jennings Bryan's use of rights-based foundational arguments throughout his career. His latest literary work centers on historic analysis. He and his wife have three sons, three incredible daughters-in-law and the world's best ever three grandchildren.
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