Flying At Night

Author : Rebecca L. Brown
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780399586002

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Flying at Night by Rebecca L. Brown Pdf

An emotionally charged debut novel of a family on the brink--an autistic child, his determined mother, and her distant father--who learn that when your world changes, you find out who you really are. . . . While she was growing up, Piper's father, Lance "the Silver Eagle" Whitman, became a national hero piloting a plane through an emergency landing. But at home, he was a controlling and overbearing presence in her life, raining emotional and verbal abuse upon the entire family. It's no surprise, then, that as an adult, Piper has poured all of her energy into creating a warm and loving home for her own family, while catering to her son Fred's ever-growing idiosyncrasies. Then Lance has a heart attack, leaving him with a brain injury--and dependent upon Piper for his care--just before tests confirm Piper's suspicions that Fred is on the autism spectrum. A powerful and extraordinary novel, Flying at Night gives voice to Fred, trying to find his place in a world that doesn't quite understand him; to Lance, who's lost what made him the man he was, for better and worse; and to Piper, who, while desperately trying to navigate the shifting landscape around her, watches as her son and father start to connect--in the most miraculous ways. . . .

Author : Rita Murphy
Publisher : Macmillan Children's Books
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Flight
ISBN : 0330398954

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Night Flying by Rita Murphy Pdf

From a talented new author - a short, magical and very beautiful novel about a girl who can fly. Georgia Hansen is nearly 16 - the sixth generation of Hansen women who can fly. Stifled by the rigid rules of grandmother Myra (no men can join the household, anyone caught flying during the day will be cast out of the family), Georgia's mother and aunts live in fear, keeping to themselves. But as Georgia's birthday approaches when she will fly solo for the first time and undergo rituals of initiation, her Aunt Carmen - herself cast out years before - flies in, stirring up secrets from the past. Rebellious and determined to discover the truth, Georgia commits the one unforgivable sin. But can she find the strength and courage to face up to her grandmother - and, in so doing, find not only herself but also the true freedom of flying?

Author : Ignatia Broker
Publisher : Minnesota Historical Society Press
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2008-10-14
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0873516869

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Night Flying Woman by Ignatia Broker Pdf

In the accounts of the lives of several generations of Ojibway people in Minnesota is much information about their history and culture.

Author : Ted Kooser
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2005-09-20
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780822991076

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Flying At Night by Ted Kooser Pdf

Named U.S. Poet Laureate for 2004-2006, Ted Kooser is one of America's masters of the short metaphorical poem. Dana Gioia has remarked that Kooser has written more perfect poems than any poet of his generation. In Flying at Night: Poems 1965-1985, Kooser has selected poems from two of his earlier works, Sure Signs and One World at a Time (1985). Taken together or read one at a time, these poems clearly show why William Cole, writing in the Saturday Review, called Ted Kooser "a wonderful poet," and why Peter Stitt, writing in the Georgia Review, proclaimed him "a skilled and cunning writer. . . . An authentic 'poet of the American people.'"

Author : Beryl Markham
Publisher : Rare Treasure Editions
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2024-03-12T00:00:00Z
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781774646731

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West with the Night by Beryl Markham Pdf

West With the Night is the 1942 memoir by Beryl Markham, chronicling her experiences growing up in Kenya in the early 1900s, leading to a career as a bush pilot there. The author describes growing up in an Africa that no longer exists, training and breeding race horses, flying mail to Sudan, and being the first woman to fly the Atlantic from east to west. When Markham decided to take on the Atlantic crossing, no pilot had yet flown it non-stop. Markham became the first woman to cross the Atlantic east-to-west solo, and the first person to make it from England to North America non-stop. She was celebrated as an aviation pioneer. Markham chronicled her many adventures in this memoir. After living for many years in the United States, Markham moved back to Kenya in 1952, becoming for a time the most successful horse trainer in the country.

Author : Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1974-03-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780547542799

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Night Flight by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Pdf

Fasten your seatbelt to experience the spectacle and solitude of flying high in the Andes in this novel from the author of The Little Prince. No writer has equaled Saint-Exupéry in describing the perilous and poetic experience of flying, in submission to what he calls “those damn elemental divinities—night, day, mountain, sea and storm.” In this gripping, beautifully written novel inspired by his experience as a pilot in South America, he tells of the brave men who pilot night mail planes from Patagonia, Chile, and Paraguay to Argentina in the early days of commercial aviation. They are impelled to perform their routine acts of heroism by a steely chief named Rivière, whose extraordinary character is revealed through the dramatic events of a single night. Preface by André Gide. Translated by Stuart Gilbert. “The book stands out by reason of the quality of its style, the beauty of the passages in which flight is described better than it ever has been before, but more especially because of the emotions of the men of heroic mold.”—André Maurois, Saturday Review

Author : Len Buckwalter
Publisher : Doubleday Books
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : PSU:000005648511

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The Pilot's Night Flying Handbook by Len Buckwalter Pdf

Lærebogsagtig beskrivelse af natflyvning navnlig henvendt til privatpiloter.

Author : Richard F. Haines,Courtney L. Flatau
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015029252676

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Night Flying by Richard F. Haines,Courtney L. Flatau Pdf

The infatuation pilots have for flying often doesn't become true love until they've experienced the exhilaration of their first nighttime flight, soaring above the earth on a crystal-clear, moonlit evening when, even at low altitude, the horizon seems to stretch on forever. Despite the sobering beauty of flying at night, it makes every aspect of piloting more difficult & complex. It requires pilots to make many adjustments, not only in how they use their equipment & execute flight procedures, but also in the way they think & feel. This is the first book to approach the subject of safe night flying both as a matter of technique & of personal fitness. No other book combines practical information on the latest aircraft technology with the most current research into the human factors of flight safety. Night Flying-which draws on the unique perspectives of a former NASA scientist specializing in human factors & an Airline Transport-rated pilot, flight instructor, & engineer-is a potentially life-saving guide for l

Author : Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Air flight
ISBN : UOM:39076006882489

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Night Flight by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Pdf

An adventure novel about the brave men who pilot night mail planes from Patagonia, Chile, and Paraguay to Argentina in the early days of commercial aviation. Their chief is a steely man named Riviere, whose extraordinary character is revealed through the dramatic acts of a single night.

Author : Steve Metzger
Publisher : Cartwheel Books
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2006-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0439775922

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Five Little Bats Flying in the Night by Steve Metzger Pdf

An exciting new format--a storybook and activity book in one, complete with crayons in a blister pack on the cover. 2 books--a storybook and an activity book-- in one! In the rhyming story, children can count down from 5 to 1 as five little bats get into mischief! In the activity book, kids can color objects in the story, do a word search puzzle, find hidden pictures, and more. The coloring and activity pages are educational and fun! Three crayons are attached in a blister pack to the front of the book.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Government publications
ISBN : MINN:30000008502068

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Weight-shift Control Aircraft Flying Handbook by Anonim Pdf

Author : Ted Kooser
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Broadsides
ISBN : LCCN:2014431382

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Flying at Night by Ted Kooser Pdf

Author : Federal Aviation Administration
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2018-05-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1719061513

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Airplane Flying Handbook, Faa-H-8083-3b ( Full Version ) by Federal Aviation Administration Pdf

Airplane Flying Handbook Front Matter Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction to Flight Training Chapter 2: Ground Operations Chapter 3: Basic Flight Maneuvers Chapter 4: Maintaining Aircraft Control: Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (PDF) Chapter 5: Takeoffs and Departure Climbs Chapter 6: Ground Reference Maneuvers Chapter 7: Airport Traffic Patterns Chapter 8: Approaches and Landings Chapter 9: Performance Maneuvers Chapter 10: Night Operations Chapter 11: Transition to Complex Airplanes Chapter 12: Transition to Multiengine Airplanes Chapter 13: Transition to Tailwheel Airplanes Chapter 14: Transition to Turbopropeller-Powered Airplanes Chapter 15: Transition to Jet-Powered Airplanes Chapter 16: Transition to Light Sport Airplanes (LSA) Chapter 17: Emergency Procedures Glossary Index

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Firefly Books
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0228103339

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100 Flying Birds by Anonim Pdf

"Flight is the essence of birdness. I strive to illustrate the beauty and complexity of avian flight." -- Peter Cavanagh 100 Flying Birds: Photographing the Mechanics of Flight offers a vivid and varied glimpse into the world of birds. A white-tailed eagle plummeting through a Japanese sky, a brown pelican striking a silhouette against an Ecuadorian sunset, an Atlantic puffin carrying its fish dinner above the Scottish coast, or a keel-billed toucan gliding through a Costa Rican jungle canopy; readers will marvel at the splendor of birds in flight while learning the techniques to capture these gravity-defying moments from a world-class nature photographer. For each picture, author and photographer Peter Cavanagh shares his most evocative thoughts: the challenges of the shoot, the beauty of the location, and the curiosities of the species. Bird people will enjoy the bird photographs and facts, travelers will gobble up the tales of distant parts, and photographers will absorb the technical details. For instance, readers might be surprised to see that a very slow shutter speed can freeze the motion of hummingbird wings. Peter Cavanagh has collected 100 beautiful photos spanning a wide range of species. The subjects of each of the 11 chapters are: Eagles Hummingbirds Gulls and Terns Small Waterbirds Large Waterbirds Ducks, Geese and Swans Raptors Condors and Corvids Cranes Songbirds Favorites

Author : Mark Vanhoenacker
Publisher : The Experiment
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-30
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781615195473

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How to Land a Plane by Mark Vanhoenacker Pdf

Take a seat—the captain’s seat, that is—and relax. You’re about to land a Boeing 747. “Brilliant.” —The Sunday Times A Daily Mail and Spectator Best Book of the Year A Points Guy Best Book of the Year The mystery of flight is magical; the reality even more so—from the physics that keeps a 450-ton vehicle aloft, to the symphony of technology and teamwork that safely sets it down again. Take it from Mark Vanhoenacker—British Airways pilot, international bestselling author, and your new flight instructor. This is How to Land a Plane. Vanhoenacker covers every step—from approach to touchdown— with precision, wit, and infectious enthusiasm. Aided by dozens of illustrations, you’ll learn all the tools and rules of his craft: altimeters, glidepaths, alignment, and more. Before you know it, you’ll be on the ground, exiting the aircraft with a whole new appreciation for the art and science of flying. “A good choice for anyone who's fantasized about suddenly having to get an aircraft safely down on the ground . . . walks you through some of the basics of flight and landing, from how to recognize a cluster of instruments known as the ‘six pack’ to knowing what purpose the PAPI lights near the runway serve.” —Popular Science “A work of humorous and outright poetic travel geekery.” —National Geographic Traveler