Fly Into the Wind

How to Harness Faith and Fearlessness on Your Ascent to Greatness

By: Lt. Colonel Dan Rooney

Narrated by: Lt. Colonel Dan Rooney

Length: 5 hrs and 48 mins

Publisher's summary

“Lt. Colonel Dan Rooney transcends the best of the American warrior spirit. Fly into the Wind is a powerful read that will absolutely help you discover your destined path and unlock your best life.” (Sean Hannity, number one New York Times best-selling author) 

F-16 fighter pilot, American hero, Folds of Honor founder, and family man Dan Rooney delivers a code for living - an inspirational call to action to help ordinary people ascend to their highest level in life. 

CAVU is an Air Force acronym that stands for “ceiling and visibility unrestricted.” It describes the perfect conditions for flying a fighter jet, when steel-blue skies invite pilots to spread their wings like supersonic eagles. Fighter pilots cherish CAVU days because they know tomorrow can bring challenging conditions. Life is no different. 

From the outside, it looked like the American dream: Lieutenant Colonel Dan “Noonan” Rooney was an F-16 fighter pilot, PGA Professional, husband to his college sweetheart, and father of five daughters. His position in life should have been a blessing. But a near-tragic mishap while piloting his F-16 triggered an ominous life storm that altered his trajectory and filled him with self-doubt. 

A jet takes off into the wind because it requires resistance over its wings to fly. Embracing this outlook, Lt. Colonel Rooney’s attitude toward the resistance in his life changed from resentment to humble introspection. It was then that he began to apply CAVU to his personal life. 

In Fly Into the Wind, he shares a code of living that combines powerful tenets and the ultimate belief in God to help you discover and seize your best life. Hyper-focused on the precise areas that are immediately under your control, CAVU is a disciplined approach to each day that will help you reshape, motivate, prioritize, and ultimately thrive - in the time-honored spirit of the fighter pilot. Rooney has broken down CAVU into 10 unique lines of effort (LOE), with each LOE building upon the previous one to provide a positive vector toward a new way of living. Along this enlightened path, listeners will discover a renewed belief in themselves and the art of the possible. 

Part spiritual guide and part call to action, Fly into the Wind combines Lt. Colonel Rooney’s Air Force fighter pilot stories with his discovery of faith and purpose in order to help each listener achieve CAVU. In this world of identity politics, PC police, misplaced morals, and external noise, Rooney’s book will show how all of us are connected by God in more ways than we realize, and that the path to fulfillment begins with changing ourselves in order to better one another.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2020 Lt. Colonel Dan Rooney (P)2020 HarperAudio

Great Inspiration

Loved it! Really spoke to me and what I am dealing with right now. Awesome!

American Dunes Fold of Honor

Had lunch at American Dunes Grand Haven Mi a few weeks ago. Fantastic venue. August 2023. SSgt Nam 68 USAF.

Fly yourself into the wind!

This is one of the most inspiring books I've read in a long time. I liked it so much that I bought five books for my children and one to share with my friends in my "lunch-bunch group.". I also bought the Audible version of the book to listen to the author. It resonated with my soul.

Not bad

I could do without all the FOX references. Rooney has do much integrity I don’t understand why he would name drop liars and truth stretchers like Sean Hannity.

Oh well, it’s a good book anyway and I loved it anyway. My high school students will benefit from the advice.

Great listen!

Heard Lt. Colonel Dan Rooney speak live and immediately bought the book. Didn’t disappoint, great listen!!

Loved the stories

I really enjoyed the inspirational and fun stories. This book kept me Interested and inspired me.

A Great American Story

This is a must read for the avid golfer or Patriot in all of us. Dan has lived a fantastic life and tells his story with enthusiasm

Game changer!

I am partial to self improvement books written by former military. This book has a totally different feel from start to finish. This is a must read and actually was the selection for our first family book club! Easily one of my favorite personal development books of all time and one that I will be reviewing many times over. Thank you Lt. Colonel Rooney for sharing your story!

Great book

But...... somewhat a little long in the beginning. I overall would give this a 4.5 and really like the balance of life stories, lessons learned, walk with Christ and the war stories to help never feel too bland.

Roger that!

If this book talks to your soul count yourself among the blessed and be profoundly grateful you are not alone.