Flying On Instinct

Author : L. D. Cross
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781927051849

Get Book

Flying on Instinct by L. D. Cross Pdf

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.

Author : Dominique Prinet
Publisher : Hancock House
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0888397550

Get Book

Flying to Extremes by Dominique Prinet Pdf

Recalling some of the most memorable escapades ever conducted in the Canadian Arctic with bush planes, Flying to Extremes takes place in the late ?60s and early ?70s from a base at Yellowknife, in the heart of the Northwest Territories. Beyond recounting so many near-mishaps, this book is also about colourful people: the trappers, prospectors, miners, adventurers and gold-ingot thieves who constituted the fauna at the main bar in Yellowknife in those days. For Arctic dreamers, there was always the flight to the Nahanni River, with its Deadman's Valley, hot springs, tales of lost or dead prospectors, the many airplanes crashed in pursuit of gold, and much more Nahanni lore. This entertaining book recollects Prinet's adventures as a young man while capturing the humour, beauty, danger and unique culture of northern communities, in the dramatic landscape of the Canadian Arctic. Readers familiar with the region and those who can only dream of visiting it will both find this title a nostalgic and captivating read.

Author : Benjamin COLMAN
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1742
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0021377975

Get Book

Souls flying to Jesus Christ pleasant and admirable to behold. A sermon preach'd ... at the opening an Evening-Lecture, in ... Boston ... October 21, 1740, etc by Benjamin COLMAN Pdf

Author : Peter Cheney
Publisher : Lookout Mountain Flight Park, Ga. : Matt Taber
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Air pilots
ISBN : 0969620705

Get Book

Hang Gliding for Beginner Pilots by Peter Cheney Pdf

Author : Janie Crouch
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780373697564

Get Book

Primal Instinct by Janie Crouch Pdf

A killer stalks the city streets, and one FBI agent is determined to bring him down in Janie Crouch's Primal Instinct. On the crowded streets of San Francisco, a serial killer watches and waits. Known only as "Simon Says," he lures his next victim while the FBI grasps for answers. Desperate, they turn to Adrienne Jeffries. Adrienne has an uncanny talent for getting inside the city's most dangerous minds. But first she'll have to get past FBI agent Conner Perigo. Skeptical of Adrienne's abilities, Conner begrudgingly enlists her help...unprepared for the powerful attraction that could jeopardize their focus. With little time, and everything to lose, they must work to find Simon's next victim--before he does.

Author : Barbara Cushman Rowell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Air travel
ISBN : 1580082823

Get Book

Flying South by Barbara Cushman Rowell Pdf

This book describes Barbara Rowell's single engine plane trip through Latin America.

Author : Kathy Kolbe
Publisher : Kolbe Corp
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0971799911

Get Book

Powered by Instinct by Kathy Kolbe Pdf

Discusses the practice of using one's instincts in five ways to achieve success and happiness, including acting before you think, committing to just enough, and knowing when to do nothing.

Author : Bernd Heinrich
Publisher : HMH
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-08
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780547523637

Get Book

The Homing Instinct by Bernd Heinrich Pdf

“A noted naturalist explores the centrality of home in the lives of humans and other animals . . . A special treat for readers of natural history” (Kirkus Reviews). Every year, many species make the journey from one place to another, following the same paths and ending up in the same places. Every year since boyhood, the acclaimed scientist and author Bernd Heinrich has done the same, returning to a beloved patch of western Maine woods. Which led him to wonder: What is the biology in humans of this primal pull toward a particular place, and how is it related to animal homing? In The Homing Instinct, Heinrich explores the fascinating mysteries of animal migration: how geese imprint true visual landscape memory; how scent trails are used by many creatures to locate their homes with pinpoint accuracy; and how even the tiniest of songbirds are equipped for solar and magnetic orienteering over vast distances. And he reminds us that to discount our human emotions toward home is to ignore biology itself. “A graceful blend of science and memoir . . . [Heinrich’s] ability to linger and simply be there for the moment when, for instance, an elderly spider descends from a silken strand to take the insect he offers her is the heart of his appeal.” —Julie Zickefoose, The Wall Street Journal “Deep and insightful writing.” —David Gessner, The Washington Post

Author : Air Corps. War Department
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1936
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105127326960

Get Book

Air Corps Newsletter by Air Corps. War Department Pdf

Author : Rob Kitchin,Tracey P. Lauriault,Matthew W. Wilson
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017-02-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781473987432

Get Book

Understanding Spatial Media by Rob Kitchin,Tracey P. Lauriault,Matthew W. Wilson Pdf

Leading international scholars are brought together to present readers with an exploration into the full diversity of the field of spatial media including technologies, spatial data, and consequences

Author : Paul Dickson
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780486477503

Get Book

War Slang by Paul Dickson Pdf

From the 19th century's "boodle" to the "deep serious" of Vietnam and beyond, America's foremost expert on slang reveals military lingo at its most colorful, innovative, brutal, and ironic. Recommended by The New York Times' language maven William Safire, this up-to-date reference features convenient dictionary-style entries arranged chronologically by conflict.

Author : Scott H. Gloodt
Publisher : Bookbaby
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2018-06-11
Category : Aeronautics, Commercial
ISBN : 1543930662

Get Book

I'll Take The 18 by Scott H. Gloodt Pdf

This book is about flying small cargo loads in an aircraft known as the Beech 18.

Author : Susan Klaus
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781466835061

Get Book

Flight of the Golden Harpy by Susan Klaus Pdf

Kari, a young woman, returns to the jungle planet of Dora after ten years in Earth's schools determined to unravel the mysteries surrounding the harpies, a feral species with the appearance half-bird, half-human. The human colonists believe harpies are dangerous animals, which are known to steal women. The creatures are hunted like wild game, their wings considered rare trophies. But Kari distrusts these rumors. When she was attacked by a monster in the jungle as a child, a male harpy with rare golden coloring rescued her. Constant hunting by men has driven the harpies to the brink of extinction. Is Kari's savior, the elegant golden harpy, is still alive? If so, how long can he and his flock survive the ravages of mankind? Susan Klaus's Flight of the Golden Harpy is an imaginative and romantic fantasy novel that questions what it means to be human. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Philip Ball
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2010-09-02
Category : Music
ISBN : 0199780072

Get Book

The Music Instinct by Philip Ball Pdf

From Bach fugues to Indonesian gamelan, from nursery rhymes to rock, music has cast its light into every corner of human culture. But why music excites such deep passions, and how we make sense of musical sound at all, are questions that have until recently remained unanswered. Now in The Music Instinct, award-winning writer Philip Ball provides the first comprehensive, accessible survey of what is known--and still unknown--about how music works its magic, and why, as much as eating and sleeping, it seems indispensable to humanity. Deftly weaving together the latest findings in brain science with history, mathematics, and philosophy, The Music Instinct not only deepens our appreciation of the music we love, but shows that we would not be ourselves without it. The Sunday Times hailed it as "a wonderful account of why music matters," with Ball's "passion for music evident on every page."

Author : Francis Jenks,James Walker,Francis William Pitt Greenwood,William Ware
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1837
Category : Liberalism (Religion)
ISBN : HARVARD:32044105216949

Get Book

The Christian Examiner and General Review by Francis Jenks,James Walker,Francis William Pitt Greenwood,William Ware Pdf