{"product_id":"the-cutting-edge-photography-and-introduction-by-navy-pilot-c-j-heatley-iii","title":"THE CUTTING EDGE — PHOTOGRAPHY AND INTRODUCTION BY NAVY PILOT C.J. HEATLEY III —","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #f7f8f9; padding: 20px; border-left: 4px solid #647382;\"\u003eNavy pilot C.J. Heatley captures stunning cockpit photography of F-14s and carrier operations, documenting the intensity of naval aviation through unique images and pilot interviews, celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Naval Aviation.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 13px;\"\u003eCharacteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"table table-striped\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN-10\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0934738173\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook cover finish(es)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover ( square back binding )\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecial Features\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Dust jacket\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUsed - Like NEW\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eC.J. Heatley III\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThomasson-Grant, Inc.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e152\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished date\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1986\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e23.5 x 31 x 1.5 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCategorie(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e• AVIATION NAVALE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• AVIATION MILITAIRE\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 13px;\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"123\" data-end=\"646\"\u003eWhen Navy fighter pilot C.J. \"Heater\" Heatley III took his camera into the cockpit of an \u003cem data-start=\"212\" data-end=\"218\"\u003eF-14\u003c\/em\u003e and onto the deck of a carrier, he wanted to convey the unique sights and sensations that pilots experience: Russian bombers investigating the battle group, a crippled \u003cem data-start=\"387\" data-end=\"394\"\u003eplane\u003c\/em\u003e making an emergency landing, shock waves circling a supersonic \u003cem data-start=\"458\" data-end=\"468\"\u003eaircraft\u003c\/em\u003e, an \u003cem data-start=\"473\" data-end=\"479\"\u003eF-14\u003c\/em\u003e TV camera targeting an \u003cem data-start=\"503\" data-end=\"513\"\u003eairplane\u003c\/em\u003e. These are common sights to naval aviators, but only Heater has been able to photograph them with all their intensity and emotion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"648\" data-end=\"813\"\u003eHeater's keen photographic eye, his passion for aviation, and his access to the subject make \u003cem data-start=\"741\" data-end=\"759\"\u003eThe Cutting Edge\u003c\/em\u003e a truly unique collection of naval aviation images.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"815\" data-end=\"1100\"\u003eA foreword by Senator Jake Garn, naval aviator and recent passenger on the Space Shuttle Discovery, sets the stage for the dramatic photographic narrative of \u003cem data-start=\"973\" data-end=\"991\"\u003eThe Cutting Edge\u003c\/em\u003e. Heatley's introduction provides a more intimate view of the highly professional and dedicated Navy pilot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1102\" data-end=\"1565\"\u003eAlong with the photographs in \u003cem data-start=\"1132\" data-end=\"1150\"\u003eThe Cutting Edge\u003c\/em\u003e are interviews with attack, fighter, antisubmarine, electronic countermeasure, and helicopter pilots. A Topgun instructor flying against his students in a mock dogfight, an \u003cem data-start=\"1324\" data-end=\"1330\"\u003eSH-3\u003c\/em\u003e pilot matching his wits against a submarine CO, an air boss directing 400 men and 40 airplanes on the deck of a carrier—their candid accounts dramatize the clockwork precision and split-second decisions demanded of naval aviators.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1567\" data-end=\"1976\"\u003eThe reference section of \u003cem data-start=\"1592\" data-end=\"1610\"\u003eThe Cutting Edge\u003c\/em\u003e contains three-view line drawings of the \u003cem data-start=\"1652\" data-end=\"1662\"\u003eaircraft\u003c\/em\u003e pictured, as well as their mission, flight specifications, and performance capabilities. Facts about the \u003cem data-start=\"1768\" data-end=\"1778\"\u003eaircraft\u003c\/em\u003e include nicknames, dimensions, weight, speed, range, ceiling, crew, power plant, and armament. 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