Follow Up: Research: Guns and Flying - Reacher Army Life

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: For Mr. Reacher,
: Beyond the cynical interpretation, "he just wants to show me something he thinks is wrong" I am curious about realitively simple firearm errors in great books by entertaining writers.  There are many such errors, "silencers" on revolvers, manual safeties on revolvers that don't have safeties, etc. but there are many, many more firearm enthusiasts that could prevent this sort of thing.  Thanks for your work.

: Scott

: : Dear Mr. Reacher,
: : I really enjoy your work.  I discovered them in 2008 when deployed with the military and considered myself lucky to have so many to read "to catch up."  I am a 24+ year military pilot and a lifelong firearms enthusiast.  In one of your books, you mention that military pilot use the rudder and civilian pilots use "differential" throttles in turns (like a twin engine boat?).  I have never heard of this...rudder is used to counter adverse yaw to aide in flying a coordinated turn.  I haven't heard it all, but I have never heard of large aircraft being turned with the engines.  In another area, you discuss the selection of the Beretta M-9 9mm handgun by the U.S. military.  There is a comparison with the Glock that implies or directly states that they fire a different round.  Not true, they are both 9mm caliber.  Lastly, Jack Reacher is one of the all time great characters.  My favorite character trait of his is his mission focus and clear picture of right and wrong.  He is a warrior and is simply not troubled by actions that he considers right.  What purity!  That said, I think Reacher is a bit to clueless about "civilian" life.  Even in the Army, troops, especially officers, have access to "civilian" life.  Many/most live off post and regularly participate in life outside the military.  They are not as isolated or consumed with the military community; they own cars, civilian clothes (although fashion may not be a skill), and do "normal" things.  Reacher seems a bit of the lone, Army savant.  But, maybe that is part of his warrior persona.  Sorry for my critique...after all, these things only matter to the people who know and care about them though in the end, these two seem as if they would have been easy to get straight.  


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