The Sky Beyond (Air and Space) [Mass Market Paperback]

Gordon Taylor (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Bantam; Reprint edition (November 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 055323949X
• ISBN-13: 978-0553239492
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,644,397 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Captivating, June 18, 2008

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HUGH H. KIRKPATRICK "Chuck Kirkpatrick" (COOPER CITY, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Sky Beyond (Air and Space) (Mass Market Paperback)

I've read this book 5 times and will read it again and again. It's an account of the first trans-Pacific flights in piston powered aircraft to develop routes at a time when there was no electronic navigation. Celestial navigation was all these pilots had to go thousands of miles to their destination. The most incredible chapter deal with an in-flight oil change conducted outside the aircraft cabin while the engine was running.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars As good as Fate is the Hunter., January 21, 2008

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Peter N. James (Torquay, Victoria Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Sky Beyond (Air and Space) (Mass Market Paperback)

One of the best aviation books I have read. Up there with Fate is the Hunter.
The author describes his life in flying fighters in WWI, pioneering Pacific air routes and flying the sublime Spitfire in such a way that he takes you on the flight with him.
A masterpiece.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Top 1% of Aviation Books, December 12, 2011

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Steve Dietrich (Santa Ynez Valley and Santa Monica CA, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Sky Beyond (Air and Space) (Mass Market Paperback)

It's a great series of stories of the author's adventures beginning in 1916 and continuing through the post WW2 days. Thankfully he survived against the odds and was gifted with magnificent storytelling skills. This is something to read and enjoy and then keep on the bookshelf for years to come. Great to go back for a second or third read.

The stories are timeless.

Highly recommended