Flying Carpet: The Soul of an Airplane - Softcover

Brown, Greg

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1560276223 ISBN 13: 9781560276227

Publisher: Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc., 2003

Synopsis

Journey life's skies with Greg Brown as he matures from fledgling to seasoned aviator, encountering aerial adventure and colorful characters along the way. An aerial road trip, often compared to 60s classics like Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, and Jack Kerouac's On the Road.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Flying Carpet is the captivating inside story of the making of a pilot. Journey life's skies with Greg Brown as he matures from fledgling to seasoned aviator, encountering aerial adventure and colorful characters all along the way. Sweat with him through harrowing flights, learn by his triumphs and mistakes, and join his young family growing up aloft. This book goes beyond traditional flying stories--learn what it takes to conquer the nagging fears faced by every pilot when attempting to master this most revered and challenging of human endeavors. Above all, Flying Carpet conveys the joy and boundless freedom of being a pilot, pursuing like our aerial ancestors the irresistible lure of the map. Whether you fly from an armchair or a pilot seat, Flying Carpet is one ride not to be missed.

About the Author:

Greg Brown has long wandered the skies of North America with family and friends. His love of flying is apparent to anyone who reads his "Flying Carpet" column in AOPA Flight Training magazine, or his stories in AOPA Pilot and other publications. An aviator since 1972, Greg was 2000 National Flight Instructor of the Year, winner of the 1999 NATA Excellence in Pilot Training Award, and the first NAFI Master Flight Instructor. He holds an airline transport pilot certificate with Boeing 737 type rating, and flight instructor certificate with all fixed-wing aircraft ratings. Despite such accomplishments, Greg has never lost touch with his roots as a new pilot flying light airplanes. To this day, every takeoff is as exciting for him as the first one. Of course he's not alone; all pilots feel that way. Other books by Greg Brown include The Turbine Pilot's Flight Manual, The Savvy Flight Instructor, Job Hunting for Pilots, and You Can Fly!

About this edition

• Publisher: Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc.
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1560276223
• ISBN 13: 9781560276227
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256