14 Dec

Merry Christmas!

Christmas

 

MERRY CHRISTMAS
from ‘TOMMY’s HANGAR’

At this time of year, the crew here at Tommy’s Hangar, Captain Billy, David and Laura, want to wish all of you a Blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year.

2017 has been a busy year here at the Hangar what with the roll-out of our first book in the series as well as planning for the second one.

The Hangar is all decked out for the season. The tree is up and trimmed, thanks to the Elf’s Liam and Bren, with Billy’s homemade airplane ornaments and those that have a special meaning to him. Lights are strung outside the hangar, and Captain Billy’s Lionel and Marx trains are running around the tree. The light over Tommy has also been changed to one that when turned on resembles falling snow giving the surrounding walls the appearance of a soft winter snowfall. All forms of Christmas music have replaced the normal sound of Classics and Rock and Roll.

We have spent the end of the year attending events such as the ‘Wings over Dallas’ air show as well as planning for 2018. We have a book signing event at the local book store as well as planning for attending the authors corner at the EAA ‘Air Venture’ 2018 in Oshkosh WI in July.

Tommy’s crew, Doug, JAC and Bobby Z are busy getting Tommy ready for the upcoming year. There is an ‘Annual Inspection’ to accomplish as well as upgrades to his Avionics and adding new equipment along with the cleaning and polishing to keep him and Captain Billy safe in the upcoming year.

We here at ‘Tommy’s Hangar’ would like to thank all of you who have followed Captain Billy and Tommy this year and hope to continue to hear from you in the year to come.

Blue Skys and Tailwinds,
Captain Billy

02 Dec

Captain Billy in the Danbury News Times

Captain Billy was recently featured in the Danbury News Times. The book takes place in Danbury Connecticut where Author William “Captain Billy” Moyle grew up and lived for for the first few decades of his life and where he still has family.

From The Article

Captain Billy Danbury News Times

DANBURY — When William Moyle was a child, his father took him to Danbury Airport on Sundays, where they would sit on the top of his ‘51 Chevrolet and watch the airplanes land. It was then Moyle fell in love with the “magic” of flying.

As a teen, he and his friend biked to the airport to watch the planes. Sometimes they got a chance to fuel or clean them, and eventually they learned to fly.

So when Moyle, now 70 and a retired airline pilot, came up with the idea for a children’s book about a T-6 Texan plane, he decided to set part of the story at Danbury Airport.

“It’s kind of my mecca,” Moyle said. “It’s where everything started for me and I got all these stories and dreams and where my dreams came true.”

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