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    hi, Short Wings Forever by Jim Belcher came up on eBay this morning, apparently a reprint of an older work. Evidently there's a self help guru by the same name. Even on a whim it's probably worth $12.80 but thought I'd check here... Thanks !
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    Default Re: anyone familiar with "Short Wings Forever" book ?

    There is one copy available on Amazon for $99.90. That's roughly $.55 a page. Seems a little steep for a 185 page paperback. I have never heard of the book but I would sure like to look at one.

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    Default Re: anyone familiar with "Short Wings Forever" book ?

    I have a copy of the book I bought new when it was printed in 1996.
    The pictures in it are grainy but otherwise it’s an OK book. It was not published by one the large publishers. It was $24.95. new.
    its probably worth $12.80. I wouldn’t pay Amazon’s price but will sell mine for half of what Amazon wants.
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    I discovered the author produced a video of the same title at about the same time. It is available on YouTube. Very interesting to watch. I recognized some of the excerpts in the video as clips from Piper produced movies.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Quietwater View Post
    I discovered the author produced a video of the same title at about the same time. It is available on YouTube. Very interesting to watch. I recognized some of the excerpts in the video as clips from Piper produced movies.
    For anyone who would like to watch the video:
    https://youtu.be/iDEYCtF0pDA

    -Alana

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    Interesting video..... Our Pacer is filmed taking off from Reklaw TX at the 33:00 minute mark - Funny to see it in something like this!
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    There’s also a couple of really old videos transcribed from 16mm film produced by Piper and featuring Tri Pacer’s during their production. If you can stand the film jump and washed out colors and sound, they’re really interesting from a archival point of view.

    -Alana

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    Default Re: anyone familiar with "Short Wings Forever" book ?

    Alana,

    Do you have the URL for these videos?
    TonyN

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    Quote Originally Posted by tnowak View Post
    Alana,

    Do you have the URL for these videos?
    TonyN
    Sure Tony:

    wings for industry:


    wings for training:


    -Alana

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