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Author
Publisher
Shipko Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Description
On the 50th anniversary of women being hired to be airline pilots this fun and exciting book follows the careers of six of the early women airline pilots. African-American, and international women airline pilots are included.
Author
Publisher
Tundra
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A picture book following the life of Fred Carmichael, the first Northern Indigenous commercial pilot. Fred spent 60 years as a pilot, doing everything from supply runs to search and rescue to transporting dog teams to far-flung areas. This book celebrates Fred's early dreams of flying and the things he later accomplished."--
Author
Publisher
Maverick Publications
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"From small town airports to elite Special Operation military units, incompetence in the field of aviation is rampant. Whether you are already involved in flying or just getting into aviation, this book could save you from unnecessary and expensive surprises. It may even save your life!"--Back cover.
Author
Publisher
Arcade Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The long-awaited memoir of a trailblazer and role model who is telling her story for the first time. Eileen Collins was an aviation pioneer her entire career, from her crowning achievements as the first woman to command an American space mission as well as the first to pilot the space shuttle to her early years as one of the Air Force's first female pilots. She was in the first class of women to earn pilot's wings at Vance Air Force Base and was...
Author
Publisher
The Leuchter Co. LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Whether you intend to fly for a career or for pleasure, this guide will introduce the various options of licensing, the stepping stones that must be followed to be a viable candidate in the workforce, and what to look for in a flight school and instructor. It explains in plain language the benefits of different routes to becoming a pilot and exactly what a student pilot can and should expect.
Author
Publisher
Causation Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
The book tells the story of the author's unexpected journey learning to fly an airplane. It describes, in detail, the body of knowledge - aerodynamics, instruments, navigation, weather, flight planning, regulations, etc. - as well as the practical skills that beginning pilots must master to become pilots. It traces the main challenges, setbacks, dangers, and achievements the author experienced in his year-long path to become a pilot. The book is aimed...
20) Androne
Author
Series
Androne volume 1
Publisher
47North
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Humanity's new war is an enigma, with an enemy threat beyond all imagination, in this near-future novel of mind-blowing adventure where the fate of the world rests in the choices of one ordinary soldier. In one terrifying event called the Ninety-Nine, all major military installations on earth were eviscerated. But by whom? Foreign powers, AIs, ETs? Every conceivable adversary was ruled out. Reeling from massive casualties and amid hundreds of conspiracy...