The Hijacking of Global 7749

A thrilling story with romance mixed in !!!!!

I like the way you made the characters be real. Not some movie hero type that was too over the top to relate to. Many everyday people are capable of very great things when life forces them to do it. An these everyday people are the real heros in life. They do what is needed when it is needed. Not for money or fame, just for their fellow man. Please, I would like many other authors to read this story and kraft their characters more like them. Good writing!!!!

Excellent!

As the previous writer said, just excellent writing! I loved it! I'm an aviation and military enthusiast, so the technical details mixed in with the romance were very enjoyable!

Great story, good writing!

A well written, good story of believeable people, thankfully at least some come to good ends.
Keep writing please!

John

Fantastic

A great story. Please keep writing them like this one.

thanks

great story. thanks for writing. keep em coming

Right on

the sex was well done. Don't overlook the requirement for screening. The Colenel is a hero and operated as only a good Marine would do. The same for the "Gunny".

Excellent Story

I especially liked the press conference aspect where Ken pointed out the ridiculous bureaucratic nonsense of the TSA in screening passengers and checking airline employees. Tom Ridge and Norman Mineta need to read this part of the story, particularly.

747

This is an extremely good story, and it kept my attention riveted from start to finish.

a nit

that needs picking. you say 190 thousand, which is obviously too high, more likely you meant flight level 190, which is 19000 ft.

and I liked the story too

Right as Rain Nit Picker!

I knew someone would catch that slip up. I caught it after I had submitted it, but decided not to bring it back and fix it due to the delays in getting submissions approved. My fault. Originally I wrote it as, "Flight Level" but when I changed it I failed to correct the numbers.

Well done

I wonder if you had read "Flying Blind" by Michael A. Smerconish? Your comments on profiling were right on point...though unfortunately, they are not policy yet.

OUTSTANDING!!

Once a gain you have created a winner--just the right blend of romance, suspense, and an amazing awareness of things technical and wove them into the story in a masterful fashion. CONGRATULATIONS from one of your ardent readers

OUTSTANDING!!!!

Best on the site so far--keep up the good work--we all really enjoy your stories, VERY entertaining, well paced, and extremely thoughtful

wonderful

As an ex Airforce serviceman (Aircraft Maintenance Engineer-Royal Australian Air Force)who has done a few hours in the back of C130's and many hours in other military aircraft, I enjoyed the technical flying jargon interspersed with a great deal of drama and romance.

A bit of nostalgia from my youth.

Captivating!

Classic Dinsmore, supurb writing. But where did you get that "310 thousand" altitude? Didn't you mean "flight level 3-1-0"? I know, chopper pilots don't know nuttin' about Flight Levels. Another nit, HLS and TSA sprouted since 9/11/01, so your ending "...both lived a long and satisfying life together" has yet to be fulfilled.

There were a few more technical errors relating to aviation, but I'm sure the non-pilot readers didn't mind.

Great Story

Wonderful stuff. I don't know how I missed this in my earlier readings of your stories. I loved the laid back interaction of your characters and the included, underlined message to our agencies to get up to speed and focus on making our flying safer without complicating the experience any more than necessary. The confiscation of the blunt nosed scissors a case in point. Your characters came across as very real and the dialog authentic. The small errors of detail didn't in any way detract from the story, in my opinion.
Thanks for a great read, Please keep up the great writing.

better late than never

I wondered how I missed such a quality offering by an author as well-regarded as this, then I looked at the date that it was released: 8-29-05. I missed a lot of stories that day and for about six weeks afterward, thanks to a destructive bitch named Katrina. But it was well-worth the wait.

Good job!

I really enjoyed this story. Thanks for sharing it. In my opinion it is well-written with good detail, sufficient character development and an erotic sexual encounter. Hey, what more could one ask for? [Gualterio]

ya

you give yourself away
USMC, Field Grade
Rotary and fixed wing; some grunt time
More than one junket into hell, guessing 4
now a school teacher--US History

ya

Only one that to say...

Semper Fi !!!

Research

You are either a pilot or a very good at research,something I greatly respect as a reader.Looks like I'm another fan,you tell a great story! Can't remember my login info so will post as anonymous,sorry to say!

Well written

Well thought out and well researched.
IMHO, a good story on what can go right and wrong in our society.
Loved the slam on some of the stupid questions media wannabes ask,too often without thinking!

good jaaaaab

This story is very... American. Not that it's a bad thing, patriot.

Excellent

Originally read this story about four months ago. This story is just as good or more enjoyable reading it the second time.

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A riveting story. Well researched and written. Keep writing stories like this one.

Great Story

I liked this story very much the first time I read it, a few years ago. Rereading it is just as good.

Ah well just anpther exceptional story by this very good author

I think is just more of the same - LOL

You do not seem to be able to write poorly - Thank you - you think well and know your topic better than most before you write anything.

It means good every time and great many times - wish you were still here -

Overkill

Would have been an excellent read if you hadn't kept drilling into the reader that the main character was a marine. Read most of your stuff, usually 4 or 5 stars, rated this 2.

I'd wager anon below

doesn't know many Marines with serious combat experience. They are a different breed. I wasn't, but know enough of them to have a healthy respect.

If you don't lile Marines...fuck off. You are hereby forbidden from reading these stories.

Enough said in the title.

YOu're just part of the NAVY so sit down!

and shut your pie hole

A very good . . .!!!

A very good story well written without the usual amount of bull shit and I agree with the basic premis that the system is broken. And when everything goes to hell call a Marine.**

**I give the story 5 stars or a 4 on the Budweiser Scale***

***for information on the Budweiser Scale I can be reached at str3tchy@yahoo.com

A good story until the end where you blew it when you said Ken died in his nineties. When did this story take place? When the first 747's started to fly? They started comercial flights in 1969. Ken was coming up on 50 years of age. He lived into his 90's, even if he was on the very first 747', he lived 40 years he died in 2009. Highly unlikely story timeline.