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Post by mdeval on Nov 16, 2021 19:32:36 GMT -5
For those who feel the need for a push or a "re-steer" towards the Classic side of our hobby, I suggest the book by Robert N. Buck, "North Star Over My Shoulder". If you've never read it, it is a masterful description of the world we're flying in and the lives of those who flew in it. Don't know why Buck was never as well known outside of the field as some of the other great aviators but his adventures and accomplishments were certainly no less impressive. My father , a TWA Captain, had the priviledge of flying with Bob on many ocean crossings in the L749, 1049G, B707, and B747. He describes Bob this way. "When you were with him, you knew you were in the presence of a superior airman". I got to fly as passenger on a 707 with Bob as captain and my father as first officer on a flight from JFK to Paris in I believe 1968. Flight 800 if you can believe that. My dad actually flew that flight regularly. Strange...........
Anyway, read the book if you've not, or reread it if you have. Very, very inspirational.
On to Ernest Gann's "Flying Circus".
Cheers, Mike
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on Nov 16, 2021 20:14:26 GMT -5
A fun read, I agree.
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Post by herkpilot on Nov 24, 2021 21:20:16 GMT -5
Capt Buck wrote a second book that should also be apart of our library. “The Pilots Burden” flight safety and the roots of pilot error( isbn 0-8138-2357-9). He traces the evolution of skills and responsibility of the pilot from the open cockpit to today’s computerized aircraft and the packed controlled skies today. Human factors, CRM and technology have intersected in many strange ways over the years. It is a masterful report on the state of big aviation by a Master Airman.
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Post by mdeval on Nov 24, 2021 21:57:09 GMT -5
Also there's 'Weather Flying".
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Post by mdeval on Dec 4, 2021 17:46:11 GMT -5
Re-reading "The Pilot's Burden" now. Again, highly recommended for those who are unfamiliar with Buck's writing.
Mike
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