Jody Daniel: Blog

Hi all!

And so, we cruise along! It’s Monday again and time for “Smoke on, GO!” chapter 6 to come your way.

And here we introduce a new character in the story. This time she is alive and well and not just a seminude chick on a bed in a sleazy hotel room. She has a story to tell that would put Alex and Leon sitting on the edges of their chairs.

Well, let’s find out what she has to say… What could it be that is so important?

I do have to comment on the last 4 comments. As I told my editor. The SACAA investigators aren’t all pilots or do have aviation experience. The idea that “if you are a detective, you can solve any Incident” goes. What happened to experience in the field of aviation? Unanswered question. Therefore, I find the comment by 10R2007 very true.

Now that “imported stock” comment; Aren’t we all got imported stock in us? I for one has Dutch, some French, and German stock in me. But the real issue is not the imported stock, but rather “previous disadvantaged” and now the government forces quotas on all industries. For every recruitment there must be 5 previous disadvantaged persons, (and we all know who that is.) One white or colored or Asian person, and 50% of that must be women.

Please, do not interpret what I said that I discriminate against women. Not at all. There are some really outstanding women that can do the job. It’s the “cadre deployment” and pushing “brothers” into jobs that they have no clue about, and “experience” and “qualifications” go out the window. I believe this tendency is current in the rest of the world as well.

Sometimes you look at an object like an aero engine, and it’s the first time you see this object. Then you won’t see stuff that is out of place. How can you tell if the engine was operating at the time of the impact or not? Get an expert on that specific engine and he, or she, will tell you.

With propeller driven engines it’s easy to determine if the engine was turning or not, but with turbo engines it is a little more difficult. Although with experience you will see the same indications.

So, in this case of the story, it was assumed that it was a bird strike. Only a pilot or an aero engine technician would have noticed that the fan was still intact, but the high-pressure compressor was damaged. How did the “bird” come past the fan without damaging it? Mystery?? Or lack of experience? Just asking…

Like the guy applying for a mechanic job at an auto repair shop. He told the boss that he had a college degree. The boss told him to take the prop shaft out of the Volkswagen on the auto lift. Three hours later the boss told him to get lost. Volkswagen Beetles does not have prop shafts!

Have fun! Until next week.

Bye 4 now!

Hi all!

This has been a busy week. Mostly doing Yard Work, (The dreaded YW word…) and getting to put the finishing touches to the pictures that would go into chapter 5. Putting up with limitations of the software and getting to figure out workarounds.

Then there was the revising of completed chapters that came back from the editors. Also getting a new chapter out to the editors. I am a little ahead now, and I might have a surprise install for you. But keeping my mouth shut at this point in time. Just something I thought about… But more about that later.

Now, let us see what is cooking in chapter 5. Yes, the show must go on, and on the Sunday the show concludes. Then there is an interesting development on the Monday as the Aircraft Incident Investigator of the SACAA visit the Wonderboom hangar.

Have fun! Until next week.

Bye 4 now!

Hi all!

Snow on Table Mountain! Man! I told you last week that old man winter is still around the Southern Hemisphere. Yes, and as the weather prophets predict… it will stay till middle October. Brrrr!

Anyway, here is chapter 4 of “Smoke on GO!” for your enjoyment.

Thank you for all the comments and the emails. It is appreciated. Although the votes don’t always reflect the excellent email feedback and comments, those emails and comments do inspire me to keep on writing. Thank you!

And on that note: Let me comment on the comment of 10R2007. I had fun reading it. But I must say that 2% of the world population is red heads. South Africa with a population of 64 125 573, has 51.1% of its population as females. Thus, more females than males. (97.09 males per 100 females.) Now to take Ally’s statistical analysis mind, she tells me that there are around 654 080.84 redheads in South Africa. Excluding the “out-of-the-bottle-redheads.” (I would like to see what the 0.84 red head looks like…)

So, I am safe with just 4 red heads in my stories! LOL!!!

The blonds are another story. AND, I know the definition of a blond. They say a blond is just an undercover redhead! I also know the other definition but, that is not for this platform.

Until next week.

Bye 4 now!

Hi all!

Slowly summer is rolling in, but the warm weather is just an illusion, a few stray cold fronts are still coming out of the Arctic south and Cape Town gets hit hard. There will still be some really icy weather install for us here in the north.

But that aside. The first big thing hits the Red Dragon Display team! NO SPOILERS! Read for yourself.

Happy reading, dear friends!

Thank you for all the comments and the emails. It is appreciated. Although the votes don’t always reflect the excellent email feedback and comments, those emails and comments do inspire me to keep on writing. Thank you!

Until next week.

Bye 4 now!

Hi all!

Now that you have met Alex Meyer, Leon Little, And Georginia Harper (The red head news journalist on the TV.) in chapter one, the time has come to introduce another main character, Leon’s daughter, Ally. Fourteen years old. Blond. Sharp as a shaving blade, and full of energy like only a fourteen-year-old can be.

Also, the sad story of Ally’s mother is told. Sorry, but it had to be told. All can’t be laughs and giggles in a Jody Daniel story.

Also, the plot start to thicken, and the suspense is mounting in chapter two. NO SPOILERS! Read for yourself.

Happy reading, dear friends!

Thank you for all the comments and the emails. Also, that link that was given by sieylianna. That was nice close-ups of the L-39. Thank you for sharing it.

Until next week.

Bye 4 now!