So You Want to be a Ferry Pilot [Paperback]

Spike Nasmyth (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 30, 2006

This is a book of true short stories about delivering airplanes from one part of the world to another. If you're a weekend flyer or a professional pilot or you just like airplanes, you'll be amazed at the exploits described in these stories. You'll be right there with the ferry pilots as they battle in-flight emergencies, Mother Nature's worst, the loss of navigation aids, interception by foreign aircraft and Murphy's Law.

Product Details

• Paperback: 312 pages
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing (June 30, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1412010667
• ISBN-13: 978-1412010665
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,403,969 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good read for airplane nuts, February 8, 2008

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M. Etter - See all my reviews
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This review is from: So You Want to be a Ferry Pilot (Paperback)

This book is chock full of entertaining and engaging stories. Even if you're not particularly interested in the business of ferrying aircraft, it has a lot to offer to anyone interested in airplanes and flying adventures. And if you liked Air Vagabonds: Oceans, Airmen, and a Quest for Adventure, you'll love this. The author's descriptions of in-flight emergencies, crazy maintenance logistics, and colorful characters make this a fun read.
This book's stories are so good that it's a shame it wasn't professionally edited with a bit more attention to grammar and structure.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great read, December 23, 2007

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D. L. Prossor (Melbourne, Australia.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: So You Want to be a Ferry Pilot (Paperback)

As a general aviation pilot I could see myself in the cockpit with Spike Nasmyth as he bounced around the skies in his various ferry aircraft. Spike decribes well the problems of moving an aircraft from A to B.
Not just the mechanical problems that go with aircraft but the petty officials, the communication problems, the demanding owners, the government officials and the sheer rush of finally sighting the destination.
A great read. I soaked up every word of it.
Spike, if you read this put pen to paper and write some more of the same. Pilots will love it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars these guys are loonies!, March 11, 2006

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The Mad Hatter "M.H." (Hong Kong) - See all my reviews

This review is from: So You Want to be a Ferry Pilot (Paperback)

the moment i started reading this book, i just can't seemed to put it down! chapter after chapter, one reads about the crazy things these guys do, i highly recomend this book, specially if both of your feet are planted on the ground, definitely not for those who are afraid of flying! Spike Nasmyth is a consumate story teller and reading this book is like having beer with the man himself!