True Life Adventures Of Canada S Bush Pilots

Author : Bill Zuk
Publisher : James Lorimer & Company
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781459407756

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True-Life Adventures of Canada's Bush Pilots by Bill Zuk Pdf

Bush pilots haul cargo to remote reserves along the West Coast of Canada. They ferry big-game hunters to base camps and fly-in fishermen to remote lodges. They take nature photographers to scenic vistas and archaeological explorers to their latest dig. Bush pilots and the planes they have flown are an exciting part of Canada's aviation history. In his latest book Bill Zuk brings their exploits and adventures alive. With detailed descriptions of their planes, and stories of their daring and their bravery, he evokes our admiration for these enterprising men who have contributed so colourfully to the fabric of Canadian life.

Author : Ken Forscutt
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781257088133

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Bush Pilot's Mayday by Ken Forscutt Pdf

Bush Pilots Mayday is a true life adventure based on the logbook entries and the recollections of fellow pilots. Ken flew a Cessna for 17 years into various places in Northwestern Canada, the Yukon, and Northwest Territories. His aircraft was equipped with a minimum of radio gear and all his navigation was done with the map and compass.

Author : Sunny Fader,Edward Huntley
Publisher : Surrey, B.C. : Hancock House
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Bush flying
ISBN : 0888395507

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Land Here? You Bet! by Sunny Fader,Edward Huntley Pdf

The Adventures of a Fledgling Bush Pilot in the 1950s. A memoir. An adventure tale. It is the spring of 1951 and a twenty-year-old pilot named Ted Huntley begins his initiation into the world of bush flying, realizing a boyhood dream. It is by a stroke of luck that he becomes a last-minute replacement in a team of bush pilots headed for Alaska to work for the Coast and Geodetic Survey, which has the daunting task of mapping the territory of Alaska. The youngest in a team of seasoned pilots, Ted's journey unfolds over two summers in Alaska, as he hauls surveyors and their equipment in a brand-new Super Cub. But it takes one more summer to complete his education, this time in British Columbia, flying men and equipment off and on a glacier for a prospecting company. Land Here! You Bet? is a true coming-of-age adventure tale and provides an entertaining primer on bush flying, but it is also a story about having the courage to reach for your dreams. Ted's story is not just an inspiration to aspiring pilots; it's an inspiration to dreamers everywhere reaching for their own stars.

Author : L. D. Cross
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781927051849

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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 : Helen Rolfe
Publisher : James Lorimer & Company
Page : 99 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781459405615

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Women Explorers (JR) by Helen Rolfe Pdf

Canadian women have been conquering mountains for more than 100 years. The early pioneers set the standard for the women who followed. This group of extraordinary women include the founder of the Alpine Club of Canada and the first North American woman to summit Everest. These women were all strong and determined, and shared a love of adventure.

Author : Ken Forscutt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Bush pilots
ISBN : OCLC:1285470943

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Bush Pilot's Mayday by Ken Forscutt Pdf

Author : Chris Robinson
Publisher : James Lorimer & Company
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781459405578

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Ottawa Senators by Chris Robinson Pdf

The Ottawa Senators have had a long and storied history as one of the original -- and dominant -- Canadian hockey franchises. Stocked with skilled and adventurous players, the early Senators were known for their aggressive play and never-say-die attitude. The fascinating story of the team continues into the present with the thrilling account of how a new franchise was secured, complete with hopes for Stanley Cups in the future.

Author : L.D. Cross
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-28
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781927051856

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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 : Don C. Braun,John C. Warren
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2000-07-24
Category : Air pilots
ISBN : 9780595003297

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The Arctic Fox by Don C. Braun,John C. Warren Pdf

The true life story of Canadian Arctic bush pilot Don C. Braun is must reading for aviation fans everywhere. His fireside narrative plus 32 pages of photos capture the spirit and adventures of the first man to land a wheeled aircraft at the North Pole. Born on a farm near St. Cloud, Minnesota, in 1913, Don built and flew a glider as a teenager and then operated an aircraft repair shop at Harlem Airport in Chicago in the 1930's. He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1941 and flew the North West Staging Route from Edmonton to Alaska. His first bush flying was in an RCAF Norseman during the war years, and he went on to become one of the best known and most respected Canadian Arctic bush pilots of his time. He joined with Max Ward in getting Wardair off the ground as a small charter operation out of Yellowknife in the 1950's. While Max grew Wardair into one of the world's premier charter airlines, Don preferred the cockpit and the North. His stories of close calls and life in the North always spoke his mind, and this handsome book does no less. The Artic Fox, as he was known in the North, was superbly resourceful, bailing himself out of tight situations almost daily in his days of High Arctic flying. A great pilot and an even better mechanic, Don shares details aviation fans will know and love. This is your book, pilots and all others who love flying.

Author : Peter Boer
Publisher : Folklore Pub.
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Bush pilots
ISBN : 1894864123

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Bush Pilots by Peter Boer Pdf

It takes a special recipe--one part courage, one part skill, a big dash of crazy--to make a bush pilot. These unique aviators, flying over the vast wildernesses of the United States, Canada and Australia, often reach the status of legends. In this book, Peter Boer looks at famous Canadian bush pilots, many of them former fighter pilots of the Second World War. These brave young men and women took to the skies to bring food, medicines and mail to isolated Canadian communities. The names of men such as Wop May and Punch Dickins are synonymous with courage in the face of hardship. The remarkable stories of May and Dickins, as well as those of Doc Oaks, Fred Stevenson, James Caldwell, Chuck McAvoy, Vi Milstead, Con Farrell and many others, are told in this entertaining collection.

Author : Cynthia J. Faryon
Publisher : James Lorimer & Company
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2014-02-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781459406070

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Incredible Tales of the Royal Canadian Air Force by Cynthia J. Faryon Pdf

More than 250,000 courageous men and women were enlisted in the RCAF during World War II. They fought in all the major air operations. Thousands lost their lives. Only one in four aircrews completed their bomber tours: some were killed in action, some in training, others became prisoners of war. All volunteered. These are the stories of the valiant Canadians who fought in this brutal war.

Author : Cynthia J. Faryon
Publisher : James Lorimer & Company
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-02-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781459406094

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Unsung Heroes of the RCAF by Cynthia J. Faryon Pdf

More than 250,000 courageous men and women were enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II. These Canadians fought valiantly in every major air operation from the Battle of Britain to the bombing of Germany. Thousands lost their lives. Those who survived to tell their stories were forever changed. Here are some of their incredible stories.

Author : Joyce Spring
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2006-10-25
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781554883554

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The Sky's the Limit by Joyce Spring Pdf

The women pilots profiled in this book have flown from British Columbia to Newfoundland and in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Right from the beginning of her interviews and research, the author found herself constantly amazed by the achievements of the women involved. Within the book are the stories of early Canadian women bush pilots from the late 1940s onwards. Their stories are exciting, occasionally funny, and always absorbing. Ranging from aerial surveys, water bombing of fires, flying fish, canoes and northern dogs, to the operation of a float-plane flying school, these women have left little undone. One pilot, Judy Cameron, was the first Canadian woman to be hired by an airline. Flying north of Superior, Elizabeth Wieben recalls the time that she flew naked. In pilot Suzanne Pettigrew’s own words, "We sure have come a long way and the ride was an awful lot of fun."

Author : Dan McCaffery
Publisher : James Lorimer & Company
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2003-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1550287656

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Bush Planes and Bush Pilots by Dan McCaffery Pdf

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.

Author : Mort Mason
Publisher : Voyageur Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2010-11-10
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781616731410

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The Alaska Bush Pilot Chronicles by Mort Mason Pdf

Readers of Flying the Alaska Wild marveled at Mort Mason’s true tales of braving the elements at the extremes in a Piper Super Cub. But the bush pilot, adventurer, and raconteur was just beginning, and in this book he revisits his most memorable moments of flying by the seat of his pants through blizzards and white-outs, on assignments at times hazardous and sometimes simply whacky, always with a sense of humor and due respect for the limitless wilds of Alaska beneath his wings. The world of a bush pilot really is the final frontier, and for thirty years Mort Mason was there, clocking enough heart-stopping miles to make most life-stories utterly incredible. In The Alaska Bush Pilot Chronicles Mason recounts more of his unlikely adventures in the face of Alaska’s unforgiving weather and terrain. His stories gives readers the rare chance to experience the disappearing thrills and challenges of meeting the American frontier on its own unyielding terms.