Publisher: Squadron/Signal Publications Inc. 1990 | 50 Pages | ISBN: 0897472497 | PDF | 37 MB

The "T-34 Mentor in Action" is my thirty-eighth book for Squadron/Signal Publications. Although the T-34 cannotcompare to some of the warplanes that! have flown and wrote about, it holds a special place for me.
My experience with the T-34 began during 1975. I started flying during 1964 and by 1969 I had logged some 550 hours in a variety oflight aircraft. I had also logged my first orientation flight in an F-4 Phantom, which left me unhappy with general aviation.Asix year hiatus followed, during which I wrote several books for Squadron/Signal. Anyone who has experienced flying cannot remain grounded for long and, during 1974, I started flying, checking out in the Cessna 150 and GrummanTiger, but! knewthat flying would again become "sky driving" if I didn't find something more exciting.
During late 1974, aT-34 appeared on our field; it was a Civil Air Patrol veteran which had been purchased by an aircraft broker for $12,500 (he fully intended to quickly resell it). Unfortunately, one of his partners ruined the engine. A new engine boosted the asking price to $17,500, too steep for the market at thattime. Since there was local interest in ,the T-34, the partners started a club and sold the Mentor to the members.