A Pilot S Tale Other Stories
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A Pilot S Tale Other Stories
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Author : Robert Steiner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998-07-01
A Pilot S Tale Other Stories written by Robert Steiner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-07-01 with categories.
A Pilot S Story
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Author : Don Volz
language : en
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Release Date : 2012-08-27
A Pilot S Story written by Don Volz and has been published by Trafford Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-27 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This is my storythe story of a pilot who flew airplanes for some thirty-seven years: ten years in the United States Air Force, primarily in jet fighters, and then twenty-seven years flying commercial jet airliners. I was inspired to write this story after reading the autobiography, a few years ago, of Gen. Chuck Yeagerhe being the world-renowned test pilot, World War II fighter ace, and first man to break the sound barrier in the Bell X-1. My story is the story of an average pilot, an average guy who survived several close calls, had many interesting experiences along the way, and often wondered, Am I still here because I was especially good or because I was especially lucky? I think the answer is definitely a combination of the two, just as Yeager says or implies in his book. With him, it may have been a larger contribution of skill, but as he said, The secret of my success is that I always managed to live to fly another day. I have to echo that comment. While flying around the country with American Airlines, during hours of complete boredom (as we say), we pilots often traded our war stories of our flying (and other) experiences. I often thought that I had many tales that were similar to some of Yeagers and that I should put my experiences down on paper, even if it would only be my family who might read it. So this, then, is my story, my life, primarily, as it revolved around my aviating experiences over some thirty-seven years, from the viewpoint of a pilot who has no particular claim to fame but who has survived to fly another day. One of the best descriptions of a flying career says: You start out with a big bag of luck and an empty bag of experience; you want to fill the bag of experience before you empty the bag of luck! I guess I have done that.
Skyfaring
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Author : Mark Vanhoenacker
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2015-06-02
Skyfaring written by Mark Vanhoenacker and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-02 with Transportation categories.
A poetic and nuanced exploration of the human experience of flight that reminds us of the full imaginative weight of our most ordinary journeys—and reawakens our capacity to be amazed. The twenty-first century has relegated airplane flight—a once remarkable feat of human ingenuity—to the realm of the mundane. Mark Vanhoenacker, a 747 pilot who left academia and a career in the business world to pursue his childhood dream of flight, asks us to reimagine what we—both as pilots and as passengers—are actually doing when we enter the world between departure and discovery. In a seamless fusion of history, politics, geography, meteorology, ecology, family, and physics, Vanhoenacker vaults across geographical and cultural boundaries; above mountains, oceans, and deserts; through snow, wind, and rain, renewing a simultaneously humbling and almost superhuman activity that affords us unparalleled perspectives on the planet we inhabit and the communities we form.
The Pilot
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Author : Robert J Turner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-05-05
The Pilot written by Robert J Turner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-05 with categories.
The accomplished writer of aviation stories, Robert J. Turner, offers a vivid and varied collection of panoramas, situations, characters and stories that have captivated him for over thirty years of professional flying. From the elderly mother in Somewhere Over Iowa, whose loneliness is reprieved for a fleeting moment during the empty predawn hours in the middle of nowhere, to a heart-thumping tale of flying through hurricane Sandy, to vignettes of the secretive and spectacular life behind the controls of a modern airliner, he shows us something new on every page. He interweaves evocative stories of the sky with his own insights, impressions and experiences to create a portrait as eclectic as it is engrossing. What readers take away from "The Pilot," and not soon forget, is the remarkable sensation of what it means, in every sense, to fly a passenger airliner for a living.
Short Tales By A Tall Pilot
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Author : Jim Lewis
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2013
Short Tales By A Tall Pilot written by Jim Lewis and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
When pilots sit around an airport or get together at a hotel lounge for beers or cocktails, they're almost certain to regale each other, and anyone else who will listen, with embellished tales of their greatest aviation exploits. The longer these stories continue, the more the similarities grow between the pilots' war stories and fish stories. As the night wears on, the exploits they share are likely to grow more and more elaborate and outlandish. In the spirit of those war stories, author Jim Lewis, who has worked as a professional pilot since the mid-sixties, offers his share of stories from his experiences. Many of these short stories are the result of mistakes in judgment, while others arose from deliberate decisions to proceed made from ignorance. A few were simply experiences that came with being a professional pilot, and two or three were blatant rule breaking. Lewis recalls landing in a soybean field, buzzing a nuclear submarine, flying under a bridge, running low on fuel, and tasting life in the cockpit of a jet liner. Some of his tales are humorous, while others take on a more dangerous nature. All of them, however, offer a lesson for others to learn.
The Pilot S Tale And Other Stories
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Author : Robert Steiner
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2002-09
The Pilot S Tale And Other Stories written by Robert Steiner and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-09 with Fiction categories.
This book is a collection of short stories, which span a range from realistic fiction to science fiction and fantasy. It includes action stories, stories set in the future and supernatural stories. Although some of the stories are influenced by actual events, all characters are entirely fictional, as are the details of events. The only exception is "The Pilot's Tale ", which is a true story involving the author himself in a dangerous flight situation.
Always Another Dawn The Story Of A Rocket Test Pilot
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Author : Albert Scott Crossfield
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2018-01-04
Always Another Dawn The Story Of A Rocket Test Pilot written by Albert Scott Crossfield and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-04 with History categories.
Always Another Dawn: The Story of a Rocket Test Pilot is the detailed account of NACA (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics) and Albert Scott Crossfield's work in the post-war years and beyond pioneering the use of rocket-powered planes. Crossfield and his team paved the path for space exploration making this, his autobiography, essential reading for historians and aviation buffs.
Khrushchev S Cold War The Inside Story Of An American Adversary
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Author : Aleksandr Fursenko
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 2010-10-25
Khrushchev S Cold War The Inside Story Of An American Adversary written by Aleksandr Fursenko and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10-25 with History categories.
“Contains unsettling insights into some of the most dangerous geopolitical crises of the time.”—The Economist This acclaimed study from the authors of “One Hell of a Gamble” brings to life head-to-head confrontations between the Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev and Presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy. Drawing on their unrivaled access to Politburo and KGB materials, Aleksandr Fursenko and Timothy Naftali combine new insights into the Cuban missile crisis as well as startling narratives of the contests for Suez, Iraq, Berlin, and Southeast Asia, with vivid portraits of leaders who challenged Moscow and Washington. Khrushchev’s Cold War provides a gripping history of the crisis years of the Cold War.
My Life And Other Stories
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Author : Bob Elles
language : en
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date : 2013-05-14
My Life And Other Stories written by Bob Elles and has been published by AuthorHouse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-14 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Intelligence comes from ignorance as wisdom comes from naivet and there is nothing like gathering both from people who represent a diverse swath of nations throughout the world. As cultures require contact with each other in order to grow and remain viable, and not succumb to atrophy, man too requires contact with men of different beliefs and practices. No one nation or culture or religion has a hold on logic or is immune to extremism. I feel blessed that Ive had the opportunity to absorb and learn about aspects of life that Im sure I wouldnt have learned otherwise. In fact, my whole belief system was changed over the past forty-five years through this contact. I began to do some research on my family and what I learned, coupled with what I had experienced in my life, literally brought me to tears in gratitude and admiration, and hopefully in wisdom. If you like to sit down and listen to stories told by, say, an old friend, an uncle, or a person with wrinkles on his face, grey in his hair, and a sparkle of wisdom in his eyes, coupled with a smile on his face, then you should so bother. If you dont, then stop right here and go pick up and read a book on vampires or loves lost or whatever turns your fancy. My life has been tragic and wondrous and I have what I call life lessons that I believe you will find helpful in your life. Ill even go so far as to say that, given even a fraction of introspection in you, your life will be significantly altered after youve read this book. I know that doesnt sound humble but I also know this to be true. I have learned, forgot, and made up many a good story. Keep this in mind when you read these chapters (stories) compiled within this book. Are they all true? Mostly, with only the most embarrassing events removed. An old retired Air Force fighter pilot once told me I have secrets only God and I know and thats the way it will remain.
Flights Of Passage
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Author : Samuel Hynes
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2005-01-01
Flights Of Passage written by Samuel Hynes and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-01-01 with Bomber pilots categories.
A gripping, literary recollection of a pilot's experiences during WWII.