This story began long ago in the back seat of a Harvard WWII trainer, and ended years later in the cockpit of an Airbus A320. In between, the author flew World War II cargo airplanes in the Arctic, crop-dusted and crashed in Idaho, flew whore-house charters to Nevada in a DC-3, DC-6's and DC-7's across the Pacific and Atlantic. He had a closet full of uniforms when, in 1966, he was hired by Pan Am - The World's Most Experienced Airline. Twenty-three years later, the once-proud airline was on its knees. Fortune blessed him again, and he took up residence in southern France, employed as an instructor and test pilot with Airbus Industrie. This is a fictional account of some of that journey - the central player, Clay Hutchinson. We see Clay: Confronting inauspicious beginnings and frequent, humbling failures. We see him crawling out of a dark hole, and setting off on a long trip, learning along the way how to become a better human being. This is a recollection of an unfinished journey during which, Clay discovers Afghanistan. And there, he grows up a little. Not entirely. Never entirely.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Authorhouse
ISBN-13
9781481709408
eBay Product ID (ePID)
188483196
Product Key Features
Book Title
Prelude to Afghanistan: the Ontogenesis of an Airline Pilot
Author
John G. Bigelow
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Books
Publication Year
2013
Number of Pages
326 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
480g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
John G. Bigelow
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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