I was privileged to talk to Bill on the phone several times. When he was
contemplating moving his books to ASA, he called to ask for my take on the
folks at ASA. Wouldn't leave Tennessee, though...everything had to be done
through the mail. He sent me a full set of his books and I did the same for
him. He was a softspoken true gentleman, and he will be missed.

Bob Gardner

"Jim" wrote in message
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'Spin Doctor' Bill Kershner dies at 77

Pilot, flight instructor, and aviation author William K. Kershner, 77,
died
January 8 in Sewanee, Tennessee, after a prolonged battle with cancer.

He soloed an Aeronca Defender from Clarksville, Tennessee's Outlaw Field -
a
grass strip at the time - in 1945 at age 16. After four years flying
Corsairs in the Navy, Kershner worked as a corporate pilot, flight-test
pilot, and special assistant to William T. Piper Sr., then president of
Piper Aircraft. With the help of his wife, Betty - who typed his
handwritten
manuscripts - Kershner authored and illustrated a series of five highly
regarded flight manuals; his Student Pilot's Flight Manual alone has sold
more than 1 million copies.

Kershner contributed often to AOPA publications, including AOPA Pilot and
AOPA Flight Training. More than 8,000 spins...