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Label: Random House
Manufacturer: Random House
Page Count: 242
Printing Date: 1957
Publishing house: Random House
Sale Popularity Level: 1885288
Studio: Random House
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I orignally read this book when I was a kid and it helped spawn a life-long dream to learn to fly. It took me over 25 years, but just recently I finally got my Pilot's License. It wasn't easy and there were certain points during my training that I thought I wouldn't make it. I looked for this book in the same library I originally got it from, but found that it had been stolen and the library never replaced it.
I was very happy that a search of Amazon's web-site brought me to a number of used book dealers who had it in stock. Re-reading it brought back lots of memories and actually helped me through the flight training process.
One fianl note: I was sad to hear of the recent death of the author, Frank Kingston Smith. He had a chatty, coversational style of writing that was also extremely motivating.
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I was 9 years old when my dentist gave me this book to read. I remember laying on my bed at home and reading, mapping, and plotting out his aviation happenings. Such excitment... This book helped me earn my Private Pilots License in 1968...It gave me dreams...goals... and a passion. I have now passed the 14,000 flight hour mark and am a Captain with a major airline. A tad different way of flying now-a-days.. I have this book on my shelf to remind me how I got here.
Thank you Mr. Smith. :)
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This is a wonderful book written in the late 1950's about a businessman looking for a hobby, who instead finds a lifestyle. Yes, the avionics are a little dated, but this charming story will lure you to the skies by helping you to understand fears and misconceptions about general aviation (small planes). I know, because I got my license after reading this book in 1984, and started a successful aerial photography business. If you're thinking of learning to fly you'll have a hard time putting this entertaining and well written book down.
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A dated, although highly intersting and entertaining account of the author's experience of learning to fly private airplanes in the late 1950s. For the modern pilot, it provides a great sense of perspective on the simpler days of aviation, and a wonderful reminder of why many of us learned to fly in the very first place. For the individual considering taking flying lessons, while much of the technical information is outdated, the book's anecdotes and narrative still serve as a solid primer of what to expect as you become a private pilot.
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