Fly Into the Wind: How to Harness Faith and Fearlessness on Your Ascent to Greatness

by Lt Colonel Dan Rooney Narrated by Lt Colonel Dan Rooney

Overview

“Lt Colonel Dan Rooney transcends the best of the American Warrior Spirit. Fly Into the Wind is a powerful read that will absolutely help you discover your destined path and unlock your best life.” -Sean Hannity, #1 New York Times bestselling author

F-16 fighter pilot, American hero, Folds of Honor founder, and family man Dan Rooney delivers a code for living-an inspirational call to action to help ordinary people ascend to their highest level in life.

CAVU is an Air Force acronym that stands for “ceiling and visibility unrestricted.” It describes the perfect conditions for flying a fighter jet, when steel-blue skies invite pilots to spread their wings like supersonic eagles. Fighter pilots cherish CAVU days because they know tomorrow can bring challenging conditions. Life is no different.

From the outside, it looked like the American dream: Lieutenant Colonel Dan “Noonan” Rooney was an F-16 fighter pilot, PGA Professional, husband to his college sweetheart, and father of five daughters. His position in life should have been a blessing. But a near-tragic mishap while piloting his F-16 triggered an ominous life storm that altered his trajectory and filled him with self-doubt.

A jet takes off into the wind because it requires resistance over its wings to fly. Embracing this outlook, Lt Colonel Rooney's attitude toward the resistance in his life changed from resentment to humble introspection. It was then that he began to apply CAVU to his personal life. In Fly Into the Wind, he shares a code of living that combines powerful tenets and the ultimate belief in God to help you discover and seize your best life. Hyper-focused on the precise areas that are immediately under your control, CAVU is a disciplined approach to each day that will help you reshape, motivate, prioritize, and ultimately thrive-in the time-honored spirit of the fighter pilot. Rooney has broken down CAVU into ten unique lines of effort (LOE), with each LOE building upon the previous one to provide a positive vector toward a new way of living. Along this enlightened path, readers will discover a renewed belief in themselves and the art of the possible.

Part spiritual guide and part call to action, Fly Into the Wind combines Lt Colonel Rooney's Air Force fighter pilot stories with his discovery of faith and purpose in order to help each reader achieve CAVU. In this world of identity politics, PC police, misplaced morals, and external noise, Rooney's book will show how all of us are connected by God in more ways than we realize, and that the path to fulfillment begins with changing ourselves in order to better one another.

Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Lt Colonel Dan Rooney is a true patriot who serves our country with courage and honor.” — George H.W. Bush, 41st President of the United States 

“Lt Colonel Dan Rooney transcends the best of the American Warrior Spirit. Fly Into the Wind is a powerful read that will absolutely help you discover your destined path and unlock your best life.”  — Sean Hannity, #1 New York Times bestselling author 

“Lt Colonel Dan Rooney is an inspiration to us all. He’s made the tremendous commitment to help change the lives of children and spouses of fallen and disabled service men and women by providing them with the invaluable resource of education. This is truly a noble undertaking and I admire his courage and determination.” — Danica Patrick, professional race car driver

“Lt Colonel Dan has had a tremendous impact on my life. I am certain Fly Into the Wind will change your life in powerful ways.” — Gary Woodland, 2019 U.S. Open Champion

“Lt Colonel Dan will tell you he has been blessed, but we are the ones who have been blessed to know him. He is a uniter of people, a difference-maker, and one of the greatest patriots I have ever met.” — Jim Nantz, American sportscaster for CBS

“Lt Colonel Dan Rooney is not only a husband, father, and friend, but someone who I personally look up to.” — Rickie Fowler, PGA Tour Professional and former #1 ranked golfer in the world

"Lt Col Dan shares with the reader stories, techniques and a code of living that will help you perform in life at the highest level.” — Jack Nicklaus, legendary golfer, businessman, and philanthropist

"It is my job to craft the best possible game plan to win football games–Fly Into The Wind is an extraordinary game plan to win at life!" — Urban Meyer, 3-Time National Championship Football Coach

Urban Meyer

"It is my job to craft the best possible game plan to win football games–Fly Into The Wind is an extraordinary game plan to win at life!"

Jim Nantz

Lt Colonel Dan will tell you he has been blessed, but we are the ones who have been blessed to know him. He is a uniter of people, a difference-maker, and one of the greatest patriots I have ever met.

Gary Woodland

Lt Colonel Dan has had a tremendous impact on my life. I am certain Fly Into the Wind will change your life in powerful ways.

Sean Hannity

Lt Colonel Dan Rooney transcends the best of the American Warrior Spirit. Fly Into the Wind is a powerful read that will absolutely help you discover your destined path and unlock your best life.” 

Jack Nicklaus

"Lt Col Dan shares with the reader stories, techniques and a code of living that will help you perform in life at the highest level.

George H.W. Bush

Lt Colonel Dan Rooney is a true patriot who serves our country with courage and honor.

Rickie Fowler

Lt Colonel Dan Rooney is not only a husband, father, and friend, but someone who I personally look up to.

Danica Patrick

Lt Colonel Dan Rooney is an inspiration to us all. He’s made the tremendous commitment to help change the lives of children and spouses of fallen and disabled service men and women by providing them with the invaluable resource of education. This is truly a noble undertaking and I admire his courage and determination.

null Gary Woodland

Lt Colonel Dan has had a tremendous impact on my life. I am certain Fly Into the Wind will change your life in powerful ways.

George H.W. Bush

Major Dan Rooney is a true patriot who serves our country with courage and honor.

Rickie Fowler

Major Dan Rooney is not only a husband, father, and friend, but someone who I personally look up to.

Jim Nantz

Major Dan will tell you he has been blessed, but we are the ones who have been blessed to know him. He is a uniter of people, a difference-maker, and one of the greatest patriots I have ever met.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940172923807
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	11/17/2020
Edition description:	Unabridged

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