{"product_id":"seaplanes-along-the-inside-passage-the-highs-and-lows-of-a-modern-bush-pilot-9780882409580","title":"Seaplanes along the Inside Passage The Highs and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Having accrued nearly twenty-four thousand hours of experience as a commercial pilot, author Gerry Bruder shares the highlights (and darkest moments) of his career. From abrupt engine failure while airborne, to ferrying a diverse array of passengers, to surviving flights in dangerous weather conditions, is a tell-it-like-it-is inside story of aviation life. Highly recommended.\" -James A. Cox, \u003ci\u003eMidwest Book Review-The Aviation Shelf\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is it about Alaska that can make a young journalist from the East Coast abandon his career and become a bush pilot? Bruder''s fascinating first-person account answers that question and lets the reader share his experiences as he becomes seasoned as a seaplane pilot flying the rugged terrain of Western Washington, British Columbia, and Southeast Alaska.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe life of a bush pilot in southeast Alaska is filled with the exhilaration of having unique access to one of our last great spans of wilderness, balanced with ph\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 1: NO WOLVES IN THE NEWSROOM\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 2: THE COCKPIT BECKONS\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 3: APPRENTICESHIP\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 4: OF PASSENGERS AND PLACES\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 5: BURNING OUT\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 6: WINTER\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 7: ESCAPE ATTEMPT\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 8: PRESSURE POINTS\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 9: RELIEF VALVE\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 10: BAREFOOT HERO\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 11: OVERNIGHTING\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 12: MECHANICALS\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 13: ICE CAP BLUES\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 14: URBAN SEAPLANE PILOT\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 15: DEBATES AND DECISIONS\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 16: N90422\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 17: SEAPLANES IN THE MUD\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 18: CHASING RAINBOWS\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e  About the Author\u003cbr\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Graphic Arts Center Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359270895959,"sku":"9780882409580","price":12.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780882409580.jpg?v=1754124166","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/seaplanes-along-the-inside-passage-the-highs-and-lows-of-a-modern-bush-pilot-9780882409580","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}