I am a bit less than half way through the book, but just couldn't wait any longer to write a review. Through the years I've read other first hand stories of airplane pilot experiences, and many of these have faults that make them less than satisfying. Sometimes the stories themselves are dry or poorly organized, and often I find that the editing and writing is lacking.
A good book in this genre will put the reader into the story by providing emotion and awareness to what the pilot sees and feels (or saw and felt) in his experience. An example of a granddaddy book that does this with style in both content and writing is "Fate Is The Hunter". An example of a more recent book that takes a specialized area of aviation and meets the criteria is "Fire Bomber Into Hell".
"Seaplanes Along The Inside Passage" also covers a specialized area of aviation. It is very well written, has interesting stories, and provides special insight into the life of a seaplane pilot near Ketchikan Alaska - an area of virtual wilderness. I can't account for all that the book holds since I am still savoring through it. One conclusion I have made is that this job of "air taxi service" (as the author tells us the FAA calls "bush piloting") over the long haul involves a certain degree of luck to survive!
The book is a little less than 200 pages in length. A lot of good words are packed between the pages because there is not much white space and the font, although clear and crisp, is fairly small. There are no maps or sketches to guide one through what is an alien landscape with unknown locations for most of us readers. One could take this as a negative - but I don't because to supplement the stories adequately would impractically require double the amount of book pages and there is - in analysis - a much better way. The better way to read this book is alongside Goggle Earth. Use the map of Goggle Earth and also pull up the photos where they exist. Doing this immensely adds to the experience and enjoyment of reading this book.
One last thing to note is that this book is a great armchair adjunct to any flight simulation fan especially anyone focused on bush flying adventures. Misty Moorings, Orbx, Tongass Fjords people take note. I have been flying a Bushhawk amphibian in the Washington, Vancouver, British Columbia area and that is what first attracted me to this book.
Overall this is an excellent read and highly recommended.
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