View from the Cockpit Tapa blanda - 1985

Manhattan, Kansas:: Sunflower University Press, 1985.. Paperbound . BINDING/CONDITION: paperbound; Fair condition; the cover is faded and worn.. 8vo (8.5 inches tall) . Description: The author's introduction ends with this: ''Once I flew copilot for a veteran finishing up his last week of a 37-year airline career. He soloed in the early 1920s, dusted cotton, barnstormed, and flew right seat in Fords with another line before finding a home with us. He was a consummate pilot with 34.000 hours logged without scratching an airplane. He was also a great fellow to fly with. As we took position on the runway and waited, looking down the concrete ahead, I wondered how many times before he had done it. What was he thinking now? I wanted to ask, but didn't. Perhaps he read my ithoughts. 'You know', he said, 'This is just as much fun now as it ever was. Can you understand that.?' I could. These following chapters, then make an indirect attempt at an explanation -- or perhaps a clarification -- of my view… Leer más

Stories about being a pilot from a former pilot. The author was born in 1922 and flew in WW II and was an airline pilot with Braniff Airlines. Very specific details about flying plus great stories. Also, a chapter on pilot jokes: "You can always tell a pilot ... but you can't tell him much". The book is in very good - condition with a fold across the front cover, but the pages are clean and unmarked. The author has inscribed and signed on the title page.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.