Flight from the Croft - Couverture souple

Innes, Bill

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 184995397X ISBN 13 : 9781849953979

Editeur : Whittles Publishing, 2019

Synopsis

As a barefoot laddie in the Outer Hebrides, Bill Innes dreamed the impossible dream of becoming a pilot and this book tells how that dream came to pass. His career of over forty years spanned a period of incredible advances in the air - now regarded as a golden era in aviation. After gaining his RAF wings in Canada he really started to learn his trade by flying pre-war Dakotas for British European Airways around the Highlands and Islands of Scotland - one of the most testing aviation-operating areas in the world. The experience was to stand him in good stead as he moved to London to fly classic 20th century British aircraft such as the Viscount, Comet, Vanguard and Trident.

The narrative comes alive through tales of the many characters encountered in a time before flight recorders. There are authentic versions of some of the most famous anecdotes in the folklore of the sky, but also reflections on training philosophy and techniques which have a relevance outwith aviation. Progressing to being a training captain, Bill was happy to pass on his experience to colleagues. As one of the team that introduced the Boeing 757 to British Airways, post-retirement, he was privileged to be the trainer on the first flights of charter airlines such as Air 2000 and Canada 3000 before his swansong, flying long range Boeing 767s for Alitalia.

Technical background is lightened by the thread of humour which runs throughout and there are also some sage words of comfort for the nervous passenger.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Bill Innes is a retired airline pilot with over 40 years experience in RAF, BEA, BA, Aior 2000, Canada 3000 and Alitalia, much of it in training roles.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Whittles Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 184995397X
• ISBN 13: 9781849953979
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Buchpark GmbH; gpsr@buchpark.de; ; Krügerweg 1; Trebbin; Brandenburg; 14959; Allemagne