Contrails: The Memoirs of a Pilot - Softcover

Thompson, Roger

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0595336914 ISBN 13: 9780595336913

Verlag: iUniverse, 2004

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Reseña del editor

In the last year of his career as an American Airlines captain, Roger Thompson met a man who claimed military experience identical to his own. The man was an imposter, but the incident inspired Contrails, a collection of aviation stories spanning Mr. Thompson's 37-year career. Some of the stories in Contrails are tragic; some are exciting. All are true.

Contrails includes Mr. Thompson's introduction to aviation, a discussion of the 1960's military draft, and a description of the training regimen and assorted aircraft mishaps associated with naval aviation. It describes jet combat over Laos and Vietnam from the perspective of a Navy carrier pilot. Contrails details the untold story of TWA flights that almost ended in catastrophe as a direct result of the 1986 merger between Ozark Airlines and TWA. It explains the interaction of airline crews during routine and emergency situations.

Contrails exults in the beauty of flight and narrates harrowing close calls experienced in the cockpits of jet fighters and jet airliners. It looks behind that locked cockpit door to reveal the strengths and weaknesses of airline crews in flight. Contrails is a book about the adventures and the incredible good luck of an aviation survivor.

Biografía del autor

Roger Thompson flew single-engine attack-fighters aboard the aircraft carriers Ranger and Midway. He flew 156 missions over North Vietnam, South Vietnam and Laos.Mr. Thompson was a captain for Ozark Airlines, Trans World Airlines and American Airlines. He retired in 2002 with 37 years of aviation experience.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: iUniverse
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0595336914
• ISBN 13: 9780595336913
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 148