You know those outlandish tales you've heard about early bush pilots of the Far North? Turns out some of them are true. ALASKA'S SKY FOLLIES reveals the humorous truth about an earlier era of aviation. This book is full of stories of the daring and courage of Alaska's special breed of seat-of-the-pants aviators. They include the near-misses, when all you could do was shake off the fear and laugh when it was over . . . the honest miscalculations that made good yarns later . . . the ingenuity and skill that kept the airplanes aloft . . . and much more.
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ALASKA'S SKY FOLLIES is chock-full of stories of old-time pilots that will keep the faint-hearted from ever boarding a single-engine plane again. --Anchorage Daily News
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The late Joe Rychetnick was a Time-Life correspondent, newspaper photographer, and Alaska State Trooper, who passed away in 2003 in Point Richmond, California.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
An entertaining read,
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This review is from: Alaska's Sky Follies: The Funny Side of Flying in the Far North (Paperback)
Rychetnik provides a brief yet entertaining look into the bush pilots of Alaska. His presentation is humorous and easy to read. Definitely worth a look for all those interested in the funnier side of bush flying.
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Alaska's Sky Follies,
This review is from: Alaska's Sky Follies: The Funny Side of Flying in the Far North (Paperback)
This book is an authentic series of exciting stories about the incredible bush flying. Having spent a few years in Alaska, I can attest to their accuracy. It is a series of thrilling stories. I recommend this book to anyone interested in flying and it's history in Alaska. It reports avation skills at the top end.
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Laughs on the wing,
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This review is from: Alaska's Sky Follies: The Funny Side of Flying in the Far North (Paperback)
Alaska Sky Follies has the making of an Alaskan aviation classic. A series of great stories that will keep you chuckling on those long winter nights and jiggling the coffee in your cup. Well written and fast moving, it belongs on the shelf of all those interested in flying or Alaska.
I also highly recommend, Flying North South East and West, a great read on a young couples struggles to start their life in Alaska. The book is filled with aviation that starts in the north, and progresses to the sands of Africa. It also covers a ignored segment of aviation history, Cargo Flying. Strap in and come along on a expedition to the North Pole in a bush plane, then cargo flying four engine jets to Africa, and bush flying 737's on slick runways in the north country. Another great read. Flying North South East and West: Arctic to the Sahara
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Bill Munz put on a show for the folks of Nome one afternoon when he found the winds coming over the Nome Airport at exactly the same speed as his flying speed approaching the field. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
lady pilots, bush pilot, oxygen tube Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Don Sheldon, Cantwell Alice, Super Cub, World War, Alice Powell, Bill Munz, New York, Evil Alice, Norton Sound, Mount Kennedy, Alaska Airlines, Cook Inlet, Elastic Scarelines, Gull Wing, Hooper Bay, Mike Fisher, Munz Northern, Talkeetna Motel, Art Davidson, Cache Creek, Kahiltna Glacier, Ray Decker, Ruth Hurst, Bob Workman, Lowell Thomas New!
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Bill Munz put on a show for the folks of Nome one afternoon when he found the winds coming over the Nome Airport at exactly the same speed as his flying speed approaching the field. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
lady pilots, bush pilot, oxygen tube Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Don Sheldon, Cantwell Alice, Super Cub, World War, Alice Powell, Bill Munz, New York, Evil Alice, Norton Sound, Mount Kennedy, Alaska Airlines, Cook Inlet, Elastic Scarelines, Gull Wing, Hooper Bay, Mike Fisher, Munz Northern, Talkeetna Motel, Art Davidson, Cache Creek, Kahiltna Glacier, Ray Decker, Ruth Hurst, Bob Workman, Lowell Thomas New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- North America (Countries: Faces and Places) by Bob Temple on page 100
- The Oregon Trail by The Learning Company on page 41
- Wager with the Wind: The Don Sheldon Story by James Greiner on page 33
- Bush Cop: True Story of an American Mountie During the Early Years of Alaska by Joe Rychetnik in Back Matter
- Wager with the Wind: The Don Sheldon Story by James D. Greiner on page 33
- Wings over Denali: A Photographic History of Aviation in Denali National Park by Bruce McAllister in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Pathways (Full Circle Series #3) by Lisa Tawn Bergren on page 250
- Moose Dropping & Other Crimes Against Nature by Tom Brennan in Back Matter
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