Download or read book The Life and Adventures of an Old Bold Pilot written by Mick Greene and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-06-26 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This action-filled autobiography by former test pilot and decorated Vietnam veteran Mick Greene, with introduction by retired General Ron Fogleman, 15th Chief of Staff of the USAF, is a must read for military aviation historians and aviation enthusiasts worldwide. Greene knew at an early age what he wanted to be --a fighter pilot. But as the youngest of a family struggling to get along, his options were limited. Still, he persisted and managed to get an appointment to the Naval Academy. It was a start. But when he learned that upon graduation from the Academy, he could transfer into the Air Force and directly into pilot training, he knew this was what he wanted to do. Years passed, as Greene honed his flying skills in fighter squadrons and later as a test pilot. Then came the ultimate challenge. A combat tour in Vietnam as a "Misty FAC", a then classified, extremely dangerous mission, directing airstrikes against targets along the Ho Chi Minh trail in North Vietnam and Laos. All pilots were volunteers and the losses were high. In his simple, plain spoken way, author Mick Greene describes how he survived in the flak filled skies over North Vietnam.
Download or read book The Old Bold Pilot written by Capt. Shakti Lumba, Capt. Priyanka Arora and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2021-11-17 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Capt. Lumba has been a pilot, union leader and airline executive. He is one of Indian aviation’s legends. His memoir will take you through the by-lanes of Indian Civil Aviation in all its glory. The book explains the Pilot Strike of 1992, the creation and success of Alliance Air (possibly India’s first low-cost carrier), the operational start-up of IndiGo, India’s premier and most successful low-cost carrier. Finally, it covers the safe landing at Laksh Farms, a place termed as a piece of heaven on earth! Readers will find this book more than just a memoir. There are valuable lessons of personal behaviour and integrity that are invaluable to ruminate about. In addition, the historically accurate perspectives of starting and running an airline provide valuable tips for students studying aviation management or even for executives operating in that space today.
Download or read book The Skill Of An Old Bold Pilot written by Major Kopan and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-30 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1967, a group of combat-experienced fighter pilot volunteers was brought together in South Viet Nam to form a top-secret squadron with a now-famous callsign - MISTY. They were stationed first at Phu Cat Air Base, then in 1969, they moved to Tuy Hoa Air Base. The author knew at an early age what he wanted to be a fighter pilot. He managed to get an appointment at the Naval Academy. It was a start. But when he learned that upon graduation from the Academy, he could transfer into the Air Force and directly into pilot training, he knew this was what he wanted to do. Years passed, as he honed his flying skills in fighter squadrons and later as a test pilot. Then came the ultimate challenge. A combat tour in Vietnam as a "Misty FAC", a then classified, extremely dangerous mission, directing airstrikes against targets along the Ho Chi Minh trail in North Vietnam and Laos. All pilots were volunteers and the losses were high. In his simple, plain-spoken way, the author describes how he survived in the flak-filled skies over North Vietnam.
Download or read book Tale of an Old Bold Pilot written by Jim Shouse and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-02-18 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author has experienced many close shaves with death, which are listed herein and good advice is presented to instruct others in meeting goals with determination and perseverance.
Download or read book The Skill of an Old Bold Pilot Survived in the Flak Filled Skies Over North Vietnam written by Morgan Huddleston and published by . This book was released on 2021-11-19 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1967, a group of combat-experienced fighter pilot volunteers was brought together in South Viet Nam to form a top-secret squadron with a now-famous callsign -- MISTY. They were stationed first at Phu Cat Air Base, then in 1969, they moved to Tuy Hoa Air Base. The author knew at an early age what he wanted to be a fighter pilot. He managed to get an appointment at the Naval Academy. It was a start. But when he learned that upon graduation from the Academy, he could transfer into the Air Force and directly into pilot training, he knew this was what he wanted to do. Years passed, as he honed his flying skills in fighter squadrons and later as a test pilot. Then came the ultimate challenge. A combat tour in Vietnam as a "Misty FAC", a then classified, extremely dangerous mission, directing airstrikes against targets along the Ho Chi Minh trail in North Vietnam and Laos. All pilots were volunteers and the losses were high. In his simple, plain-spoken way, the author describes how he survived in the flak-filled skies over North Vietnam.
Download or read book Old Pilot Bold Pilot written by Blaine Bjarnarson and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tales of an Old Bold Pilot who Lived to Tell His Story of Flying the North written by Jack Elvin McCallum and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Confessions of an Old Bold Pilot written by Edward A. Alice and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book written by Mark North and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2006-06-01 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Auburn-haired beauty Leigh West travels to Alaska's majestic and mysterious Tongass National Forest in search of self-discovery and harmony with nature. In her journal, she chronicles all she learns from native Tlingit Tribesmen, the cunning wolves and belligerent brown bears, and the transforming seasons of the region's glorious landscape. It is through Native American spirituality that she sparks new passion within herself, a new appreciation for the physical world, and a life filled with love.
Download or read book A Conservative Environmentalist written by Thomas G. Smith and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2024-06-07 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wealthy textile titan from Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Frank Masland Jr. was an ardent political conservative and an equally fervent conservationist who was well known and highly respected in the mid-twentieth-century environmental preservation community. This eye-opening biography charts Masland’s life work, telling the story of how he and fellow Republicans worked with Democrats to expand the national park system, preserve wild country, and protect the environment. Though a conservative conservationist appears to be a contradiction in terms today, this was not necessarily the case when Masland and his compatriots held sway. Conservatives, Masland insisted, had a duty to be good stewards of the earth for present and future generations, and they worked closely with members of both parties in Congress and nonpolitical conservation groups to produce landmark achievements. When conservatives turned against environmentalism during the Reagan presidency, Masland refused to join what historians have termed the “Republican reversal.” During his long life of nearly a hundred years, Masland used his voice, influence, experiences with nature, and considerable wealth to champion environmental causes at the national, state, and local levels. Engaging, informative, and at times eyebrow-raising, this portrait of a passionately anti-statist nature-loving Republican environmentalist documents the history of the twentieth-century conservation movement and reminds us of a time when conservative Republicans could work with liberal Democrats to protect the environment.
Download or read book Not Forgotten written by And E. F. Culpepper and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-08-25 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of stories to remind us that sometimes little things can have a big impact, often many years later. Most of the people in the stories you are about to read you would never know. Though a few would stand out in a crowd, most would go totally unnoticed. These are stories of good people doing the right thing, often when no one is watching. When problems arise, bad news, mistakes and human weakness makes the news. We need to be reminded from time to time that most people do the right things most of the time and that good in people is "Not Forgotten"
Download or read book The Sky Warriors written by Jerry R. Thompson LtCol USMC (Ret.) and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2020-11-15 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book traces the steps to becoming a designated naval aviator and a subsequent flying career encompassing the many adventures of a combat pilot. The author recounts what it is like to fly 437 combat missions and becoming the commander of the most famous fighter squadron in history, the Black Sheep. In this book, the author describes meeting many famous pilots along the way and tells why he thinks they are all great sky warriors.
Download or read book Warriors at 500 Knots written by Robert F. Kirk and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the ground war struggled for success in Vietnam, it became intensely clear that the skies had to be owned by the allies for victory to have a chance. It was the F-4 and its pilots that made that possible. The author, a Phantom pilot himself, details intense stories of undaunted and valiant American pilots with their legendary fierce Phantom. These are personal stories of intrepid courage and self-sacrifice to get the mission done - whatever the cost. Fierce, unflinching battles to save friendlies and destroy a ruthless enemy are all recorded 40 years later. True tales of war at 500 knots!
Download or read book Contact Flying written by Jim Dulin and published by Contact Flying. This book was released on 2008-05 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike conventional aviation authors and instructors I do not teach primary flying, crop dusting, pipeline patrol flying, bush flying, helicopter medical evacuation flying, and air to ground gunnery using instruments inside the aircraft as the primary situational awareness tool. Rather I teach Dutch rolls, slow flight and stalls over the runway, the energy management turns, use of ground effect on all takeoffs, the brisk walk apparent rate of closure approach, hover taxi in fixed wing aircraft, and low level low power mountain flying using sights, sounds, smells, and kinetics. Sight is used 99.9% of the time looking at the ground. Airspeed, nor any other instrument is used in takeoff or landing. This text teaches the art of flying in the old style at low level using ground references. Its author has over sixteen thousand hours of flying Army helicopters, crop dusters, and pipeline patrol airplanes at three feet to five hundred feet above ground level.
Download or read book Charlie and the Black Widow written by Richard Browning and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-09-18 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After successfully flying a helicopter around the world on a fuel that he created, Charlie flew his ultra-light plane from New Hampshire to Texas in order to complete his high school education. while he was there, he confronted and outsmarted the drug dealing school principal who wanted to kill him. Charlie and Marvin then went on to search for a lost city in the jungles of Brazil. Now, in the fourth installment of the ""The Glutch and Triplestuff"" series, we follow Charlie to the islands for more mishaps and adventures. In ""Charlie and the black Widow"", charlie finds himself in the Bahamas with his guardian and best friend Marvin, who has fallen head over heels for the beautiful widow, Frfanderena, . Amid scuba diving trips and treasure hunts for Black Beard's treasure, Charlie must now save his friend from the clutches of the Bahamian Black Widow who, it seems, is marrying rich men and killing them off for their fortunes.
Download or read book Flying Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1996-12 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book 71 Lessons From The Sky Civilian Helicopters written by Fletcher McKenzie and published by Squabbling Sparrows Press. This book was released on 2019-08-22 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CIVILIAN HELICOPTERS In the world of helicopter aviation, experience is key. But even the most experienced pilots can fall victim to unexpected dangers. In 71 Lessons From The Sky, Fletcher McKenzie shares 71 true stories from pilots around the globe. From wire strikes to power and torque management, from decision making to situational awareness, this book is packed with valuable lessons that can save lives. But what makes 71 Lessons From The Sky truly unique is the real-life stories from seasoned aviators who share their experiences of near-misses and accidents. These stories offer a rare window into the risks that helicopter pilots and crew face every day, and teach you how to identify warning signs before it's too late. This is the fourth book in the best-selling Lessons From The Sky series, and it includes an introduction from Claude Vuichard, who teaches the Vuichard Recovery Technique from the Vortex Ring State, with his technique included in Chapter Four. Mark Ogden, the editor of Heliops Magazine, also contributes his insights into helicopter flying. Whether you're a seasoned aviator or a new pilot, 71 Lessons From The Sky is an essential read that offers unique perspectives on how to fly safely and avoid disaster. Order your copy now!
