BUSH PILOTS OF ALASKA
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Characteristics
| ISBN-13 | 978-1558680128 |
| ISBN-10 | 1-55868-012-8 |
| Book cover finish(es) | Hardcover ( rounded spine binding ) |
| Special Features | Dust jacket |
| Condition | Like NEW |
| Author(s) | Fred Hirschmann |
| Publisher | Graphic Arts Center Publishing |
| Number of pages | 144 |
| Published date | January 1, 1989 Published by Graphic Arts Center Publishing® An imprint of Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company P.O. Box 10306 Portland, Oregon 97296-0306 503-226-2402 |
| Language(s) | English |
| Size | 25.5 x 34.5 x 1.7 cm |
| Categorie(s) | • AVIATION CIVILE • AVIATION LÉGÈRE |
Description
These photographs were taken with Mamiya 645 cameras utilizing 45mm, 80mm, 110mm, and 210mm lenses. A Ken-Lab Gyrostabilizer mounted below the medium-format camera damped aircraft vibration and turbulance.
Take a deep breath, buckle your seat belt, and turn the pages of Bush Pilots of Alaska. You are about to fly over America's Last Frontier with some of the most skilled, colorful, and downright friendly pilots anywhere in the world. This is a book about the American spirit, about romanticism and realism, about a land so big and beautiful it defies description, and about men and women who love nothing more than to climb into their small planes, turn over the prop, and fly over that endless land.
Each page is a vicarious thrill, each photograph a window into the way Alaskans get around to live, work, and play. Bush planes are to Alaska what covered wagons and railroads were to the Old West - a lifeline. You will travel in aircraft of all types and sizes, from fabric-winged Piper Cubs to Cessnas, Beavers, Twin Otters, and ultramodern helicopters. You will hear tales of the old days when pilots first came to Alaska, as well as stories of today, full of adventure and excitement.
Two of Alaska's most respected men - former Alaskan Governor Jay Hammond and his Lieutenant Governor Lowell Thomas, Jr., each an experienced bush pilot - graciously wrote the preface and afterword. Kim Heacox, author of the main text, leads you through five fun-filled chapters about flying in Alaska. The text is lively yet not exaggerated, informative yet not academic. Kim's notes were more often than not scribbled as he sat in the copilot's seat or made after a long day of flying.
" Having flown with bush pilots in Alaska, both as a pilot and passenger, know firsthand about the rewards and risks that bush pilots are exposed to. Now you can experience all of these rewards thout the risks by reading BUSH PILOTS OF ALASKA. The photos by Fred Hirschmann are wonderful "
General CHUCK Yeager
" This book explores the spirit and realism of bush flying in Alaska,
an occupation full of richness and beauty and sacrifice and challenge as well. Bush flying might be viewed as a microcosm of the spirit of Alaska, and this book preserves that spirit in a dimension that benefits us all. "
ROBERTA SHELDON
" Breathtaking pictures . .. and wonderful tales of the giants of yesteryear . .. as well as anecdotes of the recent past that will make everyone marvel and, hopefully, tempt many to fly with a bush pilot in Alaska . .. or, maybe even BE one".
BRADFORD WASHBURN