Ely Air Lines: Select Stories from 10 Years of a Weekly Column – Volumes 1 and 2

By Mike Ely & Linda Street-Ely

Buckle up and fly with Mike and Linda to discover amazing people, interesting places, and the conquest of flight. Since 2007, readers have enjoyed engaging articles weekly in the newspaper column, “Ely Air Lines.” Now you can step aboard to enjoy a collection of stories that explore the vast realm of the flyer’s world. Their two-volume set is available wherever books are sold.
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About The Authors

Linda Street-Ely

Linda is an award-winning, multi-genre author. She holds an airline transport pilot certificate, a commercial seaplane certificate and a tailwheel endorsement. She has air raced all over the U.S., including four times in the historic... read more »

Mike Ely

Mike Ely has logged thousands of hours over more than forty years as a professional pilot. He holds an airline transport pilot certificate with multiple type ratings and a flight instructor certificate. Mike has taught people… read more »

Ely Air Lines – Volumes 1 and 2 – Reviews

Ely Air Lines is the sort of reporting that will make the masses care about general aviation and help us protect the freedom to fly.
Mark BakerPresident and CEO, AOPA
The stories in the Ely Air Lines books provide an inside view of aviation missing from the daily sound-bite news. Definitely recommended reading.
Richard VanGrunsvenFounder and CEO of Van’s Aircraft, Inc.
A delightful collection of perceptive commentaries from deep inside the grassroots of American aviation.
Rick DurdenAviation attorney, CFII, ATP, author of hundreds of aviation articles and of The Thinking Pilot book series
These short stories are an easy reminder of why we all fell in love with aviation.
Nina KeeferCo-founder and Chief Pilot of Anthelion Helicopters
Ely Air Lines gives an insight into the people and events that are the reason we are all so passionate about aviation.
Debby Rihn-HarveyU.S. National and World Aerobatic Champion, retired airline captain, FAA Designated Pilot Examiner
I especially enjoyed the historical aspects of a lot of the stories.  They gave a face, personality and individualism to items affecting a larger population.
Jennie Rosenblumjenniereads.com
These short stories had me on the edge of my seating wishing they didn’t end. I promise, at the end of this book, you are going to feel like an aviation enthusiast.
Ariel the Librarianlibrarielbookadventures.blog
These short stories bring to life what it is like to soar through the wild blue yonder. They had me enthralled from page to page and story to story.
LeslieStoreybookreviews.com
These stories are polished and well-written and definitely appeal to a wide audience. You do not have to be a pilot or even a flying enthusiast to enjoy these stories. There is a story or two or ten in Ely Air Lines for everyone.
Ruth JonesReading by Moonlight, ruthiejones.com
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Ely Air Lines: Select Stories from 10 Years of a Weekly Column – Volumes 1 and 2

…We thought a weather disturbance approaching from the south wouldn’t be a factor. We should be past the area long before it crept this far north. The flight was going fine until just short of Midland, Texas, when our vacuum pump failed, affecting flight instruments. Andrews County Airport was just ahead. The charts indicated services there, an FBO and a mechanic. I set up for landing and looked to the south, then at Linda. Our silence spoke that we both knew that weather might now be a factor.

The mechanic on the field said he could install a new vacuum pump, but the hit would be a nerve-wracking two-hour delay.

As he worked on our airplane, the ominous thunderstorm edged closer. The sky fell murky over Midland.

He labored. I paced.

Even from over forty miles away, I could see the dense, dark veil. Hail and heavy rain pelted the southern part of the city. Its shadow moved closer covering more of the horizon, threatening our flight out.

The mechanic worked fast. The dark got darker.

– from “The Great Northwest” Ely Air Lines, Volume 2

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