Map of My Dead Pilots: The Dangerous Game Of Flying In Alaska

Mondor, Colleen

ISBN 10: 0762786868 / ISBN 13: 9780762786862

Editore: Lyons Press, 2013

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Codice articolo G0762786868I4N00

Riassunto:

The Map of My Dead Pilots is about flying, pilots, and Alaska, the beautiful and deadly Last Frontier. Author Colleen Mondor spent four years running dispatch operations for a Fairbanks-based commuter and charter airline, and she knows all too well the gap between the romance and reality of small plane piloting in the wildest territory of the United States. From overloaded aircraft to wings covered in ice, from flying sled dogs and dead bodies, piloting in Alaska is about living hard and working even harder. What Mondor witnessed day to day would make anyone's hair stand on end. Ultimately, it is the pilots themselves-laced with ice and whiskey, death and camaraderie, silence and engine roar-and their harrowing tales who capture her imagination. In fine detail, this series of stories reveals the technical side of flying, the history of Alaskan aviation, and a world that demands a close communion with extreme physical danger and emotional toughness.

Informazioni sugli autori:

Colleen Mondor is a book reviewer and essay writer whose work has appeared in Voices of New Orleans, Booklist, Eclectica Magazine and various aviation magazines. She currently runs an aviation business, writes about Alaska aviation and polar exploration, and reviews titles for teen readers. She lives in the Pacific Northwest.

Colleen Mondor is a book reviewer and essay writer whose work has appeared in Voices of New Orleans, Booklist, Eclectica Magazine and various aviation magazines. She currently runs an aviation business, writes about Alaska aviation and polar exploration, and reviews titles for teen readers. She lives in the Pacific Northwest.

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Titolo: Map of My Dead Pilots: The Dangerous Game Of...
Casa editrice: Lyons Press
Data di pubblicazione: 2013
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: Very Good
Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket