Pilot's Travel & Recreation Guide - Northwest and Western Canada [Paperback]

Douglas S. Carmody (Author)

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Publication Date: May 20, 1999 | Series: The Pilot Travel Guide Series

This guide encompasses Alaska, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Western Canada.

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Your cockpit Guide to NORTHWEST UNITED STATES & WESTERN CANADA. Perfect for tucking into a flight bag, this one-of-a-kind travel guide not only tells you what to expect when flying in-it shows you where to find the most fun, the best food, the choicest ledgings, and the best pilot discounts after landing! This guide gives you pilot-tested information as well as useful tips on: AIRPORTS - traffic patterns, runways, hours, navigational info, instrument approaches, fuels, costs, cautions, radio frequencies, runway length, and more. ATTRACTIONS - historic sites, museums, and unique offerings, wtih admission fees; recreational and shopping opportunities; intersting local notes, color, and history. LODGINGS-accomodations from low cost to luxury, with phone numbers. FOOD AND DINING-including specialities, prices, and distances from the airport, from quick, decent burger joints to restaurants worthy of being destinations themselves. RENTAL CARS-including firms that will pick you up and deliver you back to the airport. DISCOUNTS JUST FOR PILOTS-more than enough to pay for this book! In addition to Western Canada, this guide covers: Alaska, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

Product Details

• Paperback: 227 pages
• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill (May 20, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070017441
• ISBN-13: 978-0070017443
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,076,320 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Great idea, poorly executed, February 7, 2001

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E. JOHNSON (Woodinville, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pilot's Travel & Recreation Guide - Northwest and Western Canada (Paperback)

The author here tries to do too much in this volume. First of all, when is Iowa and Nebraska considered Northwest? And coverage per state is small - only 6 airports in 4 cities are considered in all of Washington state (there's got to be 100+ airports in Washington) The book gives a lot of frequency and runway information, but that is all redudant with the FAA Airport/Facilities Directory (A/FD) which any pilot should have with them. What it does have that is useful, however, is lodging and rental/loaner car information near the airports and local attractions. But none of this is anything you couldn't get from a AAA guide. The back cover advertises "DISCOUNTS JUST FOR PILOTS - more than enough to pay for this book!" I can't say I've read every word, but I sure couldn't find any discounts.

What I had hoped for was a book that would cover a lot more of the airports in a smaller geographic area -- perhaps Montana, Oregeon, Washington, Idaho, maybe Wyoming, and the western Canadian provinces. I could live without the information I can get from the A/FD, and would prefer more information on the local attractions and recreation.

Because of the geographic coverage and airports chosen (mostly those with long runways) a jet pilot might find this book a little more useful than I did.