"Presents stories describing author's experiences from 1990-2005 during his mid-life career change from dairy agriculture to aviation, first as a private pilot, then as pilot of an air ambulance, and finally as Captain-in-Command of Lear jets for corporate aviation"--Provided by publisher.

This story focuses on a family that is struggling to get their lives back on track after a fiery airplane crash almost claims the life of their son / brother. We are introduced to Mom, a stay at home parent, who has to learn new skills to be a caregiver to her son and Dad, a physician, who travelled back and forth from Los Angeles to Gainesville to be with his wife and son. Watch how they evolve and create a new life. Cheer with Mom and Dad as they see their son accomplish tasks the doctors said would not be possible. There is never a way to turn back the clock. There is only the constant beat of forward movement. Everyone in this family chose to go on, and the lives they live were chosen by themselves. They continue to thrive today.

The aviator's complete guide to flying in the Bahamas, with detailed information about 57 general aviation airports.

Blue Skies, Green Hell, a thriller written by a bush pilot's wife, is a riveting tale setin the 1950s when pioneers of the sky flew single-engine aircraft over unforgiving wilderness and impenetrable jungle in Venezuela. Marilyn and Frank live in a place called the last frontier on the Orinoco River where he establishes a multi-aircraft service that flies supplies and medicine to remote and inaccessible communities. Together they challenge the odds and take the exhilaration of flying to new heights. Their world is fierce weather with no weather reports, aircraft with limited range radios, and planes with six basic instruments. A search and rescue effort ends when they make a forced landing in no man's land. A flight to Miami turns sour as their twin-engine C-46 conks out over the Caribbean. Best friends die in fiery crashes. Aston age Indian appears where he shouldn't be. This is drama from the cockpit of vintage aircraft.

Set against the divergent landscape of British Columbia — from the splendours of nature to its immense dangers, from urban grease and grit to dry, desert towns — Clear Skies, No Wind, 100% Visibility examines human beings and their many frailties with breathtaking insight and accuracy. Théodora Armstrong peoples her stories with characters as richly various — and as compelling — as her settings. A soon-to-be father and haute cuisine chef mercilessly berates his staff while facing his lack of preparedness for parenthood. A young girl revels in the dark drama of the murder of a girl from her neighbourhood. A novice air-traffic specialist must come to terms with his first loss — the death of a pilot — on his watch. And the dangers of deep canyons and powerful currents spur on the reckless behaviour of teenagers as they test the limits of bravery, friendship, and sex. With startling intimacy and language stripped bare, Clear Skies, No Wind, 100% Visibility announces the arrival of Théodora Armstrong as a striking new literary voice.

Fly the Wing discusses the basics and fundamentals that pilots must learn. It then describes how to polish and refine skills as you go on more difficult maneuvers and advanced phases of flight. This book is a professional flight training manual designed to motivate professional pilots to attain and maintain high standards of performance.