This book covers the autobiography of a pilot, Bob Buck, who started flying before WWII then spans his life in the left seat through jets.
His career went from small piston planes, to DC-2's & 3's, B-17's then into Constellations and the big jets. As the corporate pilot at TWA he spends many days with Howard Hughes and his celebrities. Great insights on the Hollywood scene and the life of a pilot when flying was glamour, not drugery. Funny and engaging reading that I could not wait to get back to.
This author is also a weather expert and tells many tales of his weather flying in icing and thunderstorms that no one had researched until he took them on. He flew the oceans well before GPS, and shares the difficulty in planning and executing these flights. Tales of both round the world and over the poles.
Well written and worth the effort.
His career went from small piston planes, to DC-2's & 3's, B-17's then into Constellations and the big jets. As the corporate pilot at TWA he spends many days with Howard Hughes and his celebrities. Great insights on the Hollywood scene and the life of a pilot when flying was glamour, not drugery. Funny and engaging reading that I could not wait to get back to.
This author is also a weather expert and tells many tales of his weather flying in icing and thunderstorms that no one had researched until he took them on. He flew the oceans well before GPS, and shares the difficulty in planning and executing these flights. Tales of both round the world and over the poles.
Well written and worth the effort.
