THE GREAT FLOOD
FROM CAP’N MERYL
Link to this week’s column at USAToday.com/travel:
USA Today column
Note: I have two radio interviews this week, both
by phone. The first one is already finished as of
Monday morning (Nov. 14th). You may be able to
find it archived at http://www.wrif.com/ ,
Detroit’s #1 radio station 101.1 FM. My interview
schedule may be found at:
http://www.fromthecockpit.com/Events.htm
The second interview will be with financial expert
Steve Crowley on his syndicated show “American
Scene” and is scheduled for just past 9:00 AM this
Thursday, November 17th at 11:00 AM Eastern Time.
You can listen live online or, if you miss it, you
can listen to the archived show. The site is
http://www.moneychannel.tv and they report 2
MILLION listeners per day on over 160 radio
stations nationwide.
Among his other credentials, Steve was the Money
Editor at Good Morning America at one time. You
can read more about him and his producer Evan Nine
(the producer who called me) here:
http://www.moneychannel.tv/about_us.htm
I was surprised when I was invited as a guest for
this primarily financial show, but it turns out
Steve Crowley is a pilot himself and “can’t wait”
to do this interview, according to his producer.
Interviews with hosts who are themselves pilots
are always a lot of fun and I’m really looking
forward to it.
Another tidbit for you is that I’m hoping to speak
with Suzanna Darcy-Hennemann soon. She is chief
pilot for the 777-200LR program and project leader
for Boeing’s recent long-distance record-breaking
flight. You can read about her here:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/247393_pilotbios09.html
and about Boeing’s record-breaking airplane here:
http://www.777.newairplane.com
I just spoke with Boeing’s communications and PR
guy, who was on the flight, and he was so excited
the words just came pouring out. He’s sending me
some photos of this historic Hong Kong to London
flight which I’ll post as soon as possible in a
brand new Album in my Photo Gallery at
www.fromthecockpit.com. Talking with him gave me
some good insight into the flight and I’ll write
an “Ask The Captain” column about it as soon as I
can speak with Captain Suzanna. I’ll write some
other comments in next week’s Weekly Update as
well about my conversations with both Captain
Suzanna and Chuck.
Strange as it may sound, although I know many
other female pilots, I personally know only a few
female captains of large jets and I’m excited
about the prospect of “meeting” Captain Suzanna
and talking with her about this historic flight.
The name of this week’s Update “The Flood” stems
from the outpouring of support I received from my
thousands of readers after I alluded to some
“personal issues” in my last issue. Thanks so
much to the almost unbelievable number of you who
took the trouble to write to me expressing
sympathy and asking if you could help. Although
there isn’t much you can do directly to affect my
current situation, which I’m still not at liberty
to disclose, I can tell you what you might do to
give me a boost personally if you care to do so,
and that is to go to amazon.com and/or
barnesandnoble.com and post a review if you have
in fact read “The World At My Feet.”
You’ll notice something peculiar in these reviews:
They’re mostly five stars, which is the highest
rating. But you’ll also see several one-star
reviews which, I’m sorry to say, were written by
some of my colleagues who appear to not be
handling my public image very well. The first
one-star review you come to was written by someone
whom I considered a friend (!)
In fact, Amazon.com removed a couple dozen reviews
which were libelous, attacking me both personally
and professionally. Even the ones they left are
questionable and if you’ve read the book, you’ll
be able to tell that many of these “reviewers” did
not bother to do so. I’m obviously not the only
one who has experienced professional jealousy—just
human nature, unfortunately.
Here is one very telling review from a reader who
obviously picked up on the situation. She gave
“The World At My Feet” five stars:
“As I am reading some of these reviews, I am
trying to figure out what kind of person could
possibly give this book 1 star. You'll notice most
everyone gives either 5 stars or 1 star. That
doesn't even make sense! I don't know if these are
jealous authors, pilots or x-boyfriends trying to
bring Ms.Getline's rating down or what. I LOVED
this book. It was funny, shocking, inspiring,
educational and just a blast to read. When you
finish the book, you feel like you can go out and
conquer any dream or ambition you have! I've
recommended this book to a lot of people and
everyone I know who has read it thought it was
fabulous! One reviewer on here said he hated the
book even the second time he read it. That strikes
me as odd that you would read a book you disliked
a second time. Deep down inside he LOVES this book
too. Please read it and decide for yourself. I
know you'll like it!!!”
You’ll see at the end of this Update how you can
still buy autographed copies of “The World At My
Feet” with free shipping until Christmas. The
book is obviously available through Amazon.com as
well at a cheaper price, but without the autograph
(as it comes from a distributor rather than from
me personally).
Here is my book page at Amazon.com if you’re
interested in posting a review.
Amazon
Same deal at www.barnesandnoble.com. Here is the
review page there:
Barnes & Noble
Before I sign off for this week, I want to mention
that Al The Web Guy and I may soon be opening up a
new Album in my Photo Gallery for aviation photos
submitted by my readers. Since we are both
overloaded already with projects, there are no
guarantees your photos will be posted or when, but
we’re ready to start taking a look at some
submissions. Those photos submitted in the past
were all saved and will also be considered. We’ll
probably limit new postings to around five or so
per week for now, so with all that in mind feel
free to submit your jpeg photos to
info@fromthecockpit.com for consideration.
For my newest readers and as a reminder again to
others, don’t forget my new book “Flights of
Whimsy – Quips ‘N’ Quotes” will be out soon. The
retail price will be $11.95 plus shipping but
until Christmas you can order it for just $9.95
and I’ll throw in shipping for free. Should ship
by mid-November or so.
Click here to order:
http://www.fromthecockpit.com/Gift_Ideas.html
I’ve also put autographed copies of my book “The
World At My Feet” on sale until Christmas in the
form of free shipping. Total price is $17.95.
Ships within a day or two.
Click here to order:
http://www.fromthecockpit.com/Gift_Ideas.html
And with that,
Until Next Time,
Maintain Airspeed!
Cap’n Meryl
www.fromthecockpit.com
www.flyingfearless.com
www.fromthecockpit.com/profile.htm
(keynote speaker information)
Link to this week’s column at USAToday.com/travel:
USA Today column
Note: I have two radio interviews this week, both
by phone. The first one is already finished as of
Monday morning (Nov. 14th). You may be able to
find it archived at http://www.wrif.com/ ,
Detroit’s #1 radio station 101.1 FM. My interview
schedule may be found at:
http://www.fromthecockpit.com/Events.htm
The second interview will be with financial expert
Steve Crowley on his syndicated show “American
Scene” and is scheduled for just past 9:00 AM this
Thursday, November 17th at 11:00 AM Eastern Time.
You can listen live online or, if you miss it, you
can listen to the archived show. The site is
http://www.moneychannel.tv and they report 2
MILLION listeners per day on over 160 radio
stations nationwide.
Among his other credentials, Steve was the Money
Editor at Good Morning America at one time. You
can read more about him and his producer Evan Nine
(the producer who called me) here:
http://www.moneychannel.tv/about_us.htm
I was surprised when I was invited as a guest for
this primarily financial show, but it turns out
Steve Crowley is a pilot himself and “can’t wait”
to do this interview, according to his producer.
Interviews with hosts who are themselves pilots
are always a lot of fun and I’m really looking
forward to it.
Another tidbit for you is that I’m hoping to speak
with Suzanna Darcy-Hennemann soon. She is chief
pilot for the 777-200LR program and project leader
for Boeing’s recent long-distance record-breaking
flight. You can read about her here:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/247393_pilotbios09.html
and about Boeing’s record-breaking airplane here:
http://www.777.newairplane.com
I just spoke with Boeing’s communications and PR
guy, who was on the flight, and he was so excited
the words just came pouring out. He’s sending me
some photos of this historic Hong Kong to London
flight which I’ll post as soon as possible in a
brand new Album in my Photo Gallery at
www.fromthecockpit.com. Talking with him gave me
some good insight into the flight and I’ll write
an “Ask The Captain” column about it as soon as I
can speak with Captain Suzanna. I’ll write some
other comments in next week’s Weekly Update as
well about my conversations with both Captain
Suzanna and Chuck.
Strange as it may sound, although I know many
other female pilots, I personally know only a few
female captains of large jets and I’m excited
about the prospect of “meeting” Captain Suzanna
and talking with her about this historic flight.
The name of this week’s Update “The Flood” stems
from the outpouring of support I received from my
thousands of readers after I alluded to some
“personal issues” in my last issue. Thanks so
much to the almost unbelievable number of you who
took the trouble to write to me expressing
sympathy and asking if you could help. Although
there isn’t much you can do directly to affect my
current situation, which I’m still not at liberty
to disclose, I can tell you what you might do to
give me a boost personally if you care to do so,
and that is to go to amazon.com and/or
barnesandnoble.com and post a review if you have
in fact read “The World At My Feet.”
You’ll notice something peculiar in these reviews:
They’re mostly five stars, which is the highest
rating. But you’ll also see several one-star
reviews which, I’m sorry to say, were written by
some of my colleagues who appear to not be
handling my public image very well. The first
one-star review you come to was written by someone
whom I considered a friend (!)
In fact, Amazon.com removed a couple dozen reviews
which were libelous, attacking me both personally
and professionally. Even the ones they left are
questionable and if you’ve read the book, you’ll
be able to tell that many of these “reviewers” did
not bother to do so. I’m obviously not the only
one who has experienced professional jealousy—just
human nature, unfortunately.
Here is one very telling review from a reader who
obviously picked up on the situation. She gave
“The World At My Feet” five stars:
“As I am reading some of these reviews, I am
trying to figure out what kind of person could
possibly give this book 1 star. You'll notice most
everyone gives either 5 stars or 1 star. That
doesn't even make sense! I don't know if these are
jealous authors, pilots or x-boyfriends trying to
bring Ms.Getline's rating down or what. I LOVED
this book. It was funny, shocking, inspiring,
educational and just a blast to read. When you
finish the book, you feel like you can go out and
conquer any dream or ambition you have! I've
recommended this book to a lot of people and
everyone I know who has read it thought it was
fabulous! One reviewer on here said he hated the
book even the second time he read it. That strikes
me as odd that you would read a book you disliked
a second time. Deep down inside he LOVES this book
too. Please read it and decide for yourself. I
know you'll like it!!!”
You’ll see at the end of this Update how you can
still buy autographed copies of “The World At My
Feet” with free shipping until Christmas. The
book is obviously available through Amazon.com as
well at a cheaper price, but without the autograph
(as it comes from a distributor rather than from
me personally).
Here is my book page at Amazon.com if you’re
interested in posting a review.
Amazon
Same deal at www.barnesandnoble.com. Here is the
review page there:
Barnes & Noble
Before I sign off for this week, I want to mention
that Al The Web Guy and I may soon be opening up a
new Album in my Photo Gallery for aviation photos
submitted by my readers. Since we are both
overloaded already with projects, there are no
guarantees your photos will be posted or when, but
we’re ready to start taking a look at some
submissions. Those photos submitted in the past
were all saved and will also be considered. We’ll
probably limit new postings to around five or so
per week for now, so with all that in mind feel
free to submit your jpeg photos to
info@fromthecockpit.com for consideration.
For my newest readers and as a reminder again to
others, don’t forget my new book “Flights of
Whimsy – Quips ‘N’ Quotes” will be out soon. The
retail price will be $11.95 plus shipping but
until Christmas you can order it for just $9.95
and I’ll throw in shipping for free. Should ship
by mid-November or so.
Click here to order:
http://www.fromthecockpit.com/Gift_Ideas.html
I’ve also put autographed copies of my book “The
World At My Feet” on sale until Christmas in the
form of free shipping. Total price is $17.95.
Ships within a day or two.
Click here to order:
http://www.fromthecockpit.com/Gift_Ideas.html
And with that,
Until Next Time,
Maintain Airspeed!
Cap’n Meryl
www.fromthecockpit.com
www.flyingfearless.com
www.fromthecockpit.com/profile.htm
(keynote speaker information)
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