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To live is to fly : memoirs of an executive pilot / Doris Daily.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Daily, Doris, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Daily, Doris.
- Women air pilots--Europe--Biography.
- Women air pilots.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (71 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Nova Scotia, Canada : 111 Publishing, [2019]
- Summary:
- TO LIVE IS TO FLY: Memoirs of an Executive Pilot_x000D__x000D_Dreaming of Learning to Fly?_x000D_And maybe becoming a Commercial Pilot?_x000D_Have a seat in the airplane's cockpit and be entertained by these memoirs of an enthusiast aviator! Observe fascinating flight experiences, technology, and the beauty and forces of nature. Become captivated by the flying world of a professional pilot and flight instructor during the '80s and early '90s in Europe. And maybe gain also a few pieces of advice along the way for your own flying career..._x000D__x000D_Explore the world of business aviation, flight training,_x000D_Ambulance flights, landing on a military field, aerial photography, airplane transfers, and being a female flight instructor._x000D__x000D_"Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return." _x000D_~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
- Contents:
- Intro
- About this Book
- Part One
- Early Fascination With Flying
- Ground School and Flight Training
- My First Cross Country: Near-Miss
- Prague: Where is the Pilot?
- Flying Over Fog
- Gaining Additional Flight Time
- Midnight Flight to Marseille, France
- Thunderstorms on the Way to Toulouse, France
- Gender, Flying, and BP...
- Airplane Transfers
- Landing at a Military Airport
- Ferry Flight to Istanbul, Turkey
- Aerial Photography
- Part Two
- Professional Pilot Training
- Freelance Commercial Pilot Jobs
- How I Got My First Executive Pilot Job
- Never a Dull Moment...
- Smoked Salmon from Sweden
- Destination Dresden!
- Wait For Your Pilot!
- Overnight Freight
- Ambulance Flight to Stockholm
- Being a Flight Instructor
- Interviewing the World War II Pilot Beate Uhse
- European Airports
- The End of an Era: Munich-Riem Airport
- About the Author
- New eBook: Dream Job Pilot?.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-988664-35-7
- OCLC:
- 1237401709
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