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Adventure of Becoming an Airline Pilot

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I've had the pleasure of knowing Capt. George Flavell for over twenty-five years. I was one of those military trained DC-9 pilots who flew for New York Air in LaGuardia and later transitioned to Continental Airlines in Houston that he mentions in his book. I also served in both line and management capacities at both airlines. His aviation exploits have always been fascinating to me for a couple of reasons.

First, his background and job experiences are without equal. Secondly, I've always been astounded by his ability to remember people, places and events from many years ago like they occurred yesterday afternoon. Most pilots remember momentous events or challenges that have occurred in their careers but few can associate those events with exact names, times, places and dates. George can...and that's one of the reasons that his book is so enjoyable to read.

His ability to regale the reader with fascinating stories is outstanding and makes this book fun to read whether the reader is a pilot, flight attendant, gate agent, mechanic or just an aviation enthusiast. I know several of the people mentioned in his book and I've heard of many of the others. George knows literally thousands of pilots at every level of the profession. I think each and everyone of them will enjoy his effort at documenting a remarkable and enjoyable career. George's book is well worth the small investment, just for the trip down memory lane.

I'm actually looking forward to "Adventure.....part deux" since I know he has many, many more interesting stories that are yet untold.

Capt. Bruce J. Blue, Continental Airlines (Ret.). New York Air former Director of Pilot Training, B-737 Fleet Chief Pilot

Adventure of Becoming an Airline Pilot: My Story as a High School Dropout Who Succeeded by Doing What I Dreamed is the straightforward life story of a pilot who achieved his dream of earning a living through flying for decades, until his retirement in 1995. A handful of black-and-white photographs illustrate his no-nonsense story of living a pilot's day-to-day life, the pressures, the all-too-minimal pay, close calls with disaster, the experience of handling different types of aircraft, and much more. An extremely candid portrait of a life and career devoted to skillfully handling airplanes, especially recommended for anyone contemplating a similar occupational path for their own life.

George's book is very well written. Interesting to read about the older planes and their means of navigation. The training from the old days to today was not changed much it seems also. A very inspiring book for the novice pilot to airline captains.
Great Job!

Brad Springstead-ATP

I enjoyed this book greatly!! It was unexpectedly funny. A must read for anybody interested in the Airline industry.