Winging It!: Jack Jefford, Pioneer Alaskan Aviator (Caribou Classics)
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (933 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 088240816X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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Gann . He bridged the gap from the days of open cockpits and strapping dead bodies onto wings to the era of big powerful piston-engined aircraft roaring onto paved and lighted modern airfields. His memoir does more than bring readers back to an earlier time, it reveals how those times changed and gives readers a look into a unique aviation career that was transformative in every sense of the word." —Colleen Mondor, Alaska Dispatch News“…a superb portrait of flying when pilots were as tough as their professional environment.” –Ernest K. "In his classic memoir, "Winging It!," Jefford chronicles decades spent flying tens of thousands of hours in one of the most straightforward histories of Alaska aviationIn recently rereading "Winging It!" I was struck by how quietly significant Jefford's career was
By 1937 he was flying planes in Nome, Alaska and in three short years he became the Chief Pilot of the FAA. Jack Jefford saw his first plane in 1916 at the age of six and he was hooked. He daily faced the dangers of Alaska’s skies, helped settle a frontier, and managed to survive long enough to share a lifetime of stories—delivering mail by plane, hunting coyotes, counting reindeer, transporting prisoners and congressmen, and rescuing the lost and injured, often at great risk to himself.
Excellent! As a pilot I truly enjoyed reading about the authors career in Alaska aviation. I would highly recommend this book.. Book Orchard Press said Excellent Read. For those looking to read a true story of early aviation and bush flying in Alaska this book is a must read. Well written and hard to put down, The author has accomplished more than most pilots would in several lifetimes.. "Interesting stories" according to Kathleen H. The stories about flying in Alaska are very interesting to read and would be a good present for any pilot.