R.J. Pineiro earned his pilot's license in 1978 from the aviation school of the Florida Institute of Technolgy, and he added an instrument rating in 2004. He has been certified for flying a number of aircraft, including the Piper Cherokee 140D, the Cessna 152, the Cessna 172 Skyhawk, and the Cessna 182 Skylane, including the one owned by the author and depicted in the picture on the right.
Accurate Flying Scenes
R.J. Pineiro's background in aviation allows him to inject his novels with very accurate flying scenes. Just as with his weapons research and martial arts studies, the author takes his flying very seriously, having logged hundreds of hours over the years.
