Description
Book SynopsisOver the last three decades, I have had the opportunity to orally share various recollections reflective of the times, people and adventures I had while flying helicopters in the Alaskan Bush during the 1970''s and 80''s. The overall response has been: You really should write that down and put in a book! Here it is.
This book does not so much concern me as it does the unique period that existed in Alaskan Aviation and American life and is no more; a time before seatbelt laws, DUI''s, smoking bans and the political correctness that has become a part of everyday American life.
Each chapter is a complete story, and although the main thrust is aviation, the Frontier Spirit, that is Alaska and the élan of the people, are integral parts. There are helicopter crashes and almost crashes; bear scares and wolf attacks. All of it is true.
In the introduction, the reader meets a pilot, the main character, just back from a time in Southeast Asia flying for A
