Book recommendations
06-25-2024, 10:15 AM
#391
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Joined APC: Jul 2022
Posts: 10
In The Sky - Jerry Farquhar
- Retired Delta CA writes about his time in the Air Force and Delta, from Constellations and DC-6s to the L-1011 and others. Retired in the late 90s.
Three Years Off This Earth - Alexis Klotz
- Written in 1959, Klotz started as a Night Air Mail pilot for Western Air which lead to a career at TWA. Flew all over the world in WWII for the Air Transport Command, at the time he wrote the book he was still flying the Constellation. His chapter on flying the Night Mail is shocking, to say the least. Retired in 1966.
- Retired Delta CA writes about his time in the Air Force and Delta, from Constellations and DC-6s to the L-1011 and others. Retired in the late 90s.
Three Years Off This Earth - Alexis Klotz
- Written in 1959, Klotz started as a Night Air Mail pilot for Western Air which lead to a career at TWA. Flew all over the world in WWII for the Air Transport Command, at the time he wrote the book he was still flying the Constellation. His chapter on flying the Night Mail is shocking, to say the least. Retired in 1966.
06-26-2024, 06:27 PM
#392
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Joined APC: Dec 2023
Posts: 8
Vipers in the Storm: Diary of a Gulf War Fighter Pilot by Keith Rosenkranz
That name might look familiar to you as he was the guy who recently chartered a 330 for his retirement flight. The book was mentioned in another thread, but somehow I didn't find it on this list of good reads. Quick easy read about his career in the Air Force leading up to and thru Desert Storm. As I was only 11 at the time, this gave context to my oversimplified understanding of the entire ordeal.
On a related note, thank you for all the book reccomendations. I find this thread the most useful by far on APC.
That name might look familiar to you as he was the guy who recently chartered a 330 for his retirement flight. The book was mentioned in another thread, but somehow I didn't find it on this list of good reads. Quick easy read about his career in the Air Force leading up to and thru Desert Storm. As I was only 11 at the time, this gave context to my oversimplified understanding of the entire ordeal.
On a related note, thank you for all the book reccomendations. I find this thread the most useful by far on APC.
06-27-2024, 08:14 PM
#393
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Joined APC: Nov 2020
Position: Enoch Powell Enthusiast
Posts: 2,268
"737 Cockpit Companion" - Bill Buffer.
Master your domain.
(Hard to believe all of this nerd level stuff used to be legit questions for checkrides. Be the pro you wanted to be when you started flying and drink from the SWA 737 expert firehose. Boring as fudge. Expertly presented. When the music stops and you're in your airframe for life, get something like this.Here. (I found it on sale in an FBO somewhere) ).
Master your domain.
(Hard to believe all of this nerd level stuff used to be legit questions for checkrides. Be the pro you wanted to be when you started flying and drink from the SWA 737 expert firehose. Boring as fudge. Expertly presented. When the music stops and you're in your airframe for life, get something like this.Here. (I found it on sale in an FBO somewhere) ).
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