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(More customer reviews)As a pilot myself, this book really captures the way it was for the early pioneers of commercial flying. The collection of stories takes you from the beginning of the use of DC-3's for hauling mail, to the advent of flying passengers on regular routes and into the age of jets. Many of the stories are about flying the moutain states, back in a day when DC-3's could barely get over the terrain, as the passengers sat in the unpressurized cabin oblivious to the skills of the pilot's up front. With the little navigation equipment they had then compared to now, you get a real appreciation of how good these pilots were and how frustrated they felt as they aged to be confronted with mandatory retirement at a time when their experience still made them the best pilot's in the air.
As enjoyable are the many stories of the pilot's antics, to break up the monotony of the flying, mostly at the expense of the cabin attendants, ground crews and rookie first officers
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Recording the legacy of flying the DC-3 in the Rocky Mountains with Frontier Airlines, this historical narrative captures the stories of the pilots who flew from 1946 to 1986 and who had many record-breaking achievements. Anecdotesbring to lifethe exciting adventures offlying through "tornado alley" without radar, flying into dimly lit airports and thosehidden in deep mountain canyons,and of flying in skies heavywithrain clouds and streaked with lightning. Withfirsthandretellings of how pilots dealt with early navigation methods, theseaccounts will delight and instruct aviation-history enthusiasts and pilots alike.
