Upstart

Swift, Owen

ISBN 10: 1545457476 / ISBN 13: 9781545457474

Edité par CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

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The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. N° de réf. du vendeur GOR013286350

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Upstart

Éditeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Date d'édition : 2017

Reliure : Paperback

Etat : Very Good

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Synopsis :

Owen Swift had reached the pinnacle of his profession. As A Boeing 757 Captain flying for a major US airline he was well paid and appreciated for his skill and experience. Then, depending on whose story you want to believe, as a result of airline deregulation, management ineptitude, union intransigence or some combination of the three, the airline had gone into bankruptcy and disappeared. For Owen it was more a precipitous financial tumble than a step down: back to flying night freight to pay the rent, while searching for a way to resume his airline career. Then, in a repeat of the serendipitous events that landed Owen in an Eastern Airline cockpit thirty years earlier, he spotted an ad in the Sunday Salt Lake Tribune: "Airline Captains wanted."Times had changed however. In 1964, there were more pilot jobs than pilots. In 1994, that was no longer the case. Owen would have to get lucky. Again.If you would like to know more about airplanes and aviation, about the inner workings of an airline, about pilots, flight attendants, mechanics and the executives they report to, about what is going on in the cockpit of the airplane you are riding in, then read this book.If you are already afraid to fly, caution is advised.

À propos de l?auteur:

The author took his first flying lesson in a 1,200 pound, two seat, 108 horsepower, single engine Piper Colt in Sept-1964. Nine months later he was hired by the Flying Tiger Airline as a very inexperienced First Officer on a 75 ton, 13,400 horsepower, four engined Lockheed Constellation. Over the course of a 40 year,15,000 hour career, he spent 23 years with a major US airline, 7 years with a startup airline and 5 years as a King Air corporate pilot. There were also numerous short lived adventures including night freight, and banner towing. At various times he served as a Flight Engineer, First Officer, Captain, Check Captain and Chief Pilot. This is the author's first novel.