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Flying the Yukon's Bush

Author : Kit Cain
Publisher : Christopher Cain
ISBN 13 : 0978000641
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Flying the Yukon's Bush written by Kit Cain and published by Christopher Cain. This book was released on 2006-05-15 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1962 I had just been released from active duty as a US Marine helicopter pilot and had no idea what I wanted to do with the rest of my life, but had planned from the very beginning to make the most of my mandatory armed services draft obligation so that I would at least have the qualifications and experience of being a commercial pilot as one means to earn a living. The most interesting job offer which would utilize my training as a pilot came from Klondike Helicopters of Whitehorse in the Yukon Territory. Despite my very excellent and thorough training in the Navy and Marines, bush flying turned out to be dramatically different and more challenging. The high costs of commercial helicopter operations demanded that the pilot make daily judgments crucial to the safety of not only the machine but also its occupants. And then there was the total unpredicability and rapid changeability of weather conditions in mountains and above the Arctic Circle. I was fortunate enough to be one of two pilots and two helicopters on a project whose purpose was to map the stratigraphy of the entire northern half of the Yukon Territory. This took me over nearly every square mile of the northern Yukon at a time when it was still a relatively untouched frontier. It was most certainly an opportunity of a lifetime, covered here with color photos and stories from legendary bush pilot, Pat Callison, owner of Klondike Helicopters.

Yukon Kuskokwim Delta Whiteout Blues

Author : Mike Cory
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781463696276
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (962 download)

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Download or read book Yukon Kuskokwim Delta Whiteout Blues written by Mike Cory and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before the popular Discovery series "Flying Wild Alaska" ever began there were bush pilots flying the same areas with far less navigation gear and worse runways. This is just one pilots stories of flying the Alaska bush in the 1970s and 80s.

Flight of the Red Beaver

Author : Larry L. Whitesitt
Publisher : Larry L. Whitesitt
ISBN 13 : 9780962908545
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book Flight of the Red Beaver written by Larry L. Whitesitt and published by Larry L. Whitesitt. This book was released on 2018-04 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Airplanes were my first love from earliest boyhood memories, and I watched with awe as World War II fighters streaked overhead. I was born in Spokane, Washington and joined the US Naval Reserve in high school and served six years (two years active duty on the USS Hassayampa AO-145 in the Pacific), being honorably discharged April 25, 1958 at Treasure Island, CA. In 1959 I received my first flight lesson, and after 15 flying hours I purchased a Piper J-3 Cub N 42200 for $900 and later an Aeronca Chief. In the 60s and 70s I was a commercial pilot (Bush Pilot) in northern Canada and flew Super Cubs, Cessna 185s, de Havilland Beavers, Otters, Twin Engine Beach 18 - sea planes, Piper Aztecs and the last two licensed B-25s in Canada (WW II Bombers used for water bombing forest fires). In 1971 I began flying my favorite sea plane THE RED BEAVER CF-IBP into the beautiful, vast, and rugged wilderness of the Yukon, NW Territories and British Columbia, a land of wild rivers, thousands of pristine lakes, great fishing, and abundant wildlife, and logged over 4,000 hours in sea planes. On June 30, 2003 I happily retired to my home in the small, quaint farming town of Fairfield, Washington, just south of Spokane. I enjoy hiking and kayaking with my grandchildren, traveling, exploring, reading, writing, flying and sometimes I dream that I'm once again flying THE RED BEAVER. Stories of close calls, a crash in a ski plane on a frozen lake, watching packs of wolves (Larry's favorite wild animal), listening to the lonely haunting cry of the loon (the voice of the wilderness) and grizzly bear encounters abound. But it's also about the fulfillment of a boyhood dream to go north, build a cabin and live off the land.

Arctic Bush Pilot

Author : Bud Helmericks
Publisher : London : White Lion Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780856861284
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (612 download)

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Download or read book Arctic Bush Pilot written by Bud Helmericks and published by London : White Lion Publishers. This book was released on 1957 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fictional children's story about an Arctic bush pilot flying in Alaska and the Yukon Territory. Includes map and photographs, based on factual information.

A Father and Son's Yukon Bush Pilot Adventures

Author : Larry Whitesitt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780962908569
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book A Father and Son's Yukon Bush Pilot Adventures written by Larry Whitesitt and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-26 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Arctic Bush Pilot

Author : James Anderson
Publisher : Epicenter Press
ISBN 13 : 9780945397830
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (978 download)

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Download or read book Arctic Bush Pilot written by James Anderson and published by Epicenter Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Backed by Wien Airlines, former Navy combat pilot "Andy" Anderson pioneered post-World War II bush service to Alaska's vast Koyokuk River region serving miners, Natives, sportsmen, geologists, adventurers, and assorted bush rats. He flew mining equipment, gold, live wolves and sled dogs, you name it -- anything needed for life in the bush. He sweated out dozens of dangerous medical-emergency flights, "always at night and in terrible storms." Illustrated with 50 historical photos and co-authored by one of Alaska's most popular writers, ARCTIC BUSH PILOT is an exciting and sometimes nostalgic account of a pioneer pilot and his special place in Alaska aviation history.

Cowboys of the Sky

Author : Steve Levi
Publisher : Publication Consultants
ISBN 13 : 159433286X
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (943 download)

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Download or read book Cowboys of the Sky written by Steve Levi and published by Publication Consultants. This book was released on 2008-04-01 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than 80 years, bush pilots have carried supplies, delivered mail, and transported emergency personnel over Alaska's rugged terrain. They've flown with felons handcuffed to the seat, with corpses strapped to the wing, and with drugged polar bears sleeping in the cargo compartment. Ever since aviation came to Alaska planes have been far more important than cars or truck to the residents of the far-flung bush communities. In Cowboys of the Sky: The Story of Alaska's Bush Pilots, humorist and historian Steven C. Levi takes you on a wild ride through the heyday of aviation in Alaska, from the golden years, before federal regulations curbed the more dangerous and outlandish flying practices, all the way to the present. Through photographs and anecdotes, you'll meet brave and colorful pilots, the true cowboys of the sky who carved the face of America's Last Frontier.

Sam O. White, Alaskan

Author : Jim Rearden
Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
ISBN 13 : 0882409344
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (824 download)

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Download or read book Sam O. White, Alaskan written by Jim Rearden and published by Graphic Arts Books. This book was released on 2014-04-04 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This was an excellent book about a true pioneer! A very interesting story about the life of an amazing man. Sam was generous, courageous, and a friend to everyone who had the privilege of knowing him." Sam O. White was a tough, deep-voiced, six-foot-tall, two-hundred-pound former Maine lumberjack and guide. From 1922, for half a century he crisscrossed wild Alaska by foot, with packhorses, dog teams, canoe, riverboat, and airplane. He helped map the Territory, trap fur, and became the world’s first flying game warden. White wrote exciting tales about his Alaska adventures, and those writings make up the bulk of this volume. In 1927, he arrived at Fort Yukon as a game warden when millions of dollars worth of fine arctic furs annually arrived there. The hardy frontier trappers considered the new game warden a joke, but he quickly taught them to respect conservation laws. He was frustrated by the impossibility of adequately patrolling thousands of square miles by dog team, boat, and on foot, so with his own money, he bought an airplane. Pioneer pilots Noel and Ralph Wien taught him how to fly it. White then startled remote trappers and others by suddenly arriving from the sky. In 1941, lack of backing from Juneau headquarters caused him to resign as a wildlife agent. At Fairbanks, Noel Wien made him Chief Pilot for Wien Airlines. For the next two decades White flew as an Alaskan bush pilot, admired for his flying skill and the superior service he provided residents who flew with him, and who depended upon him for receiving mail and supplies. He had countless friends—one hundred arrived for his seventieth birthday party. His integrity and principles were of the highest. Decades after his death, he is still spoken of with awe by the long-time Alaskans.

The Heart of a Pilot

Author : Thomas Lee Bangart
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1450061656
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The Heart of a Pilot written by Thomas Lee Bangart and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-04-09 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was during a time when his family was financially down that the author discovered his passion. In a county fair where it was even hard for him and his mother to experience a single ride, he found himself fascinated with only one amusement—the old Curtis Robin airplane. Luckily for him, a family friend gave him the chance to ride it himself. As soon as the engine roared to life and the airplane lurched forward across the rough pasture and into the sky where he could see the beautiful view from above, he knew right then that he wanted to go flying for the rest of his life. Now in his late seventies, Bangart relives his wonderful journey through the skies and life to bring inspiration to others. In this autobiography, he reminisces his adventures as a pilot during the Great Depression, treating the reader with an inside look at growing to manhood during the first half of the twentieth century. His descriptions of the early days of Alaska bush flying, and the trials and hazards of the early airline flying are given in great detail. A person does not have to be a pilot or airplane enthusiast to enjoy this book. It covers such things as driving the Alaska-Canadian highway both in summer and winter weather, making a home in Alaska with a new bride, how government has brought many changes in our lives, and many insights into life itself. If you have been a passenger on an airliner during these early years, this book will give you a perception to what went on behind the closed cabin door where the pilots were secluded.

Canadian Bush Pilot

Author : Lloyd Garner
Publisher : Nanaimo, B.C. : Eagle Point Press
ISBN 13 : 9780969446408
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (464 download)

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Download or read book Canadian Bush Pilot written by Lloyd Garner and published by Nanaimo, B.C. : Eagle Point Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lloyd Garner recounts his experiences as a bush pilot flying into British Columbia, the Yukon and Northwest Territories.

Northern Flight of Dreams

Author : Larry Whitesitt
Publisher : Larry L. Whitesitt
ISBN 13 : 9780962908538
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book Northern Flight of Dreams written by Larry Whitesitt and published by Larry L. Whitesitt. This book was released on 2018-04 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the 1960s and 1970s, Larry Whitesitt of Spokane, Washington, was a bush pilot, flying de Havilland Beaver sea planes and ski planes out of the Yukon into British Columbia and Northwest Territories - vast rugged northern wilderness areas. This story begins in the cockpit of 734 Uniform Whiskey, a small plane he flew alone to the Inuit Village of Tuktoyaktuk, NW Territories, located on the shores of the Arctic Ocean. Larry reflects on his adventures, which include encounters with mean grizzly bears and great fishing trips. The story ends with Larry's last flight into his beloved north - a flight recorded on video. This book is dedicated to Larry's grandchildren, Daniel, Kaitlyn and Gavin. Published by: Whitesitt Aviation Books, Fairfield, WA Larry L. Whitesitt, Publisher

So You Think You Want to Fly!

Author : Ron Carpenter
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1532039867
Total Pages : 83 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book So You Think You Want to Fly! written by Ron Carpenter and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2018-02-23 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For author Ron Carpenter, his foray into the world of flying and airplanes began with a guy named Hank, a policeman who loved to fly in his off-duty time. After their first flight over Glendale, Arizona, in a Cessna 172, Carpenter was hooked. In So You Think You Want to Fly!, he shares his detailed story of learning to fly and how he eventually became a bush pilot in Alaska. In this memoir, Carpenter tells how he and his wife took flying lessons together, logged air time, passed their exams, and how they purchased several airplanes. He narrates some of their excursions, in-flight experiences, destinations, and near-miss incidents. So You Think You Want to Fly! discusses how Carpenter took the opportunity to fly in Alaska and the wide range of passengers and places he flew. Offering firsthand insights into the world of airplanes and flying, Carpenter gives a look at the world from the seat of a cockpit.

Flying on Instinct

Author : L. D. Cross
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
ISBN 13 : 1927051843
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (27 download)

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Download or read book Flying on Instinct written by L. D. Cross and published by Heritage House Publishing Co. This book was released on 2012 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They were nicknamed Snow Eagle, Flying Knight, Bush Angel, Punch, Doc and Wop. They worked in open cockpits and flew through cold, snow and fog without the benefit of radios, maps or weather reports. They flew over the Barrens, frozen lakes, boreal forests and mountain ranges by dead reckoning and line of sight. They landed on makeshift runways, glaciers, muskeg, tundra and glassy lakes. Comrades of the wilderness, they were Canada's early bush pilots. L.D. Cross brings us the incredible stories of the brave and enterprising pilots who rolled back the boundaries of western and northern Canada, delivering mail, medicine, miners and all the supplies needed by frontier settlements. Flying such planes as Curtiss, Bellanca, de Havilland, Fairchild, Junkers, Norseman, Stinson and Vickers, they were the off-roaders of aviation, venturing where no others dared to go. Climb into the cockpit with these pioneering pilots for an exciting trip into Canadian aviation history.

Skippers of the Sky

Author : William J. Wheeler
Publisher : Calgary : Fifth House Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781894004459
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Skippers of the Sky written by William J. Wheeler and published by Calgary : Fifth House Publishers. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bush pilots and their engineers are a hardy crew, willing to run risks and embrace adventure as they deliver supplies and maintain access to remote northern Canadian communities. Skippers of the Sky recounts many exciting and entertaining tales from the early years of bush flying. The stories blend history and adventure, and are accompanied by a detailed description of the changing equipment, conditions, and hazards faced by these Canadian aviation pioneers over the years.

Bush Planes and Bush Pilots

Author : Dan McCaffery
Publisher : James Lorimer & Company
ISBN 13 : 9781550287653
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (876 download)

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Download or read book Bush Planes and Bush Pilots written by Dan McCaffery and published by James Lorimer & Company. This book was released on 2003-06 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In February 1932 legendary bush pilot Wilfrid May used his Bellanca Pacemaker to hunt down the notorious killer Albert Johnson, the "Mad Trapper of Rat River." Russ Baker used his Junkers W34 to pluck 24 men from a Yukon mountainside after three bombers crashed in apalling weather in 1942. Jack Hunter tracked rumrunners off the New Brunswick coast in his Fairchild. Bush Planes and Bush Pilots is the story of sixteen extraordinary aircraft found in the collections of Canada's aviation museums. It is a celebration of some of the greatest moments in Canadian history, when daring young pilots defied incredible odds to open up some of the nation's remotest regions to the outside world. Author Dan McCaffery highlights a diverse spectrum of planes from the pioneer era to the modern day; each plane is profiled individually, accompanied by historical and contemporary visuals and colour artwork. Bush Planes and Bush Pilots is an attractive book that will appeal to all who are interested in aviation history and the story of Canada's development as a nation.

Alaska's Bush Planes

Author : Ned Rozell
Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
ISBN 13 : 0882409549
Total Pages : 61 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (824 download)

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Download or read book Alaska's Bush Planes written by Ned Rozell and published by Graphic Arts Books. This book was released on 2013-04-18 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The passion for flight has seized Alaska flyers—and those who yearn to fly to the Last Frontier—since 1913, when the first biplane arrived in crates via steamship and paddle-wheeler. In the decades to follow, Alaska’s skies buzzed with aircraft—some brand-new, others patched together, and still others lovingly restored to their original beauty. Alaska’s Bush Planes offers a brief history of flight in Alaska, then transports the reader on a visual journey with favorite aircraft, some of which have served for decades. It’s a perfect book for the pilot—or the pilot wannabe—who dreams of flying in the Northland.

Yukon

Author : Melody Webb
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 9780803297456
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (974 download)

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Download or read book Yukon written by Melody Webb and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering vast distances in time and space, Yukon: The Last Frontier begins with the early Russian fur trade on the Aleutian Islands and closes with what Melody Webb calls "the technological frontier." Colorful and impeccably researched, her history of the Yukon Basin of Canada and Alaska shows how much and how little has changed there in the last two centuries. Successive waves of traders, trappers, miners, explorers, soldiers, missionaries, settlers, steamboat pilots, road builders, and aviators have come to the Yukon, bringing economic and social changes, but the immense land "remains virtually untouched by permanent intrusions." ø