Flight Lines: Assorted lies, recollections and war stories (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781525500107)

Almost forty years of professional flying in more than a dozen aircraft types-from supersonic RCAF jet fighters to helicopters to B747s-along with summer flying training while attending The Royal Military College of Canada, a solid career on the flight decks of a fleet of Air Canada aircraft, RCAF/Government VIP Challenger flights transporting heads of state and royal houses, and a career finishing in the left seat of the Boeing 767 comprise the high-flying highlights of retired Captain A. Kent Smerdon's career as a pilot. And it makes for a fascinating read.

Here, find a highly personal collection of airborne war stories that capture the experience of a career spent on many different kinds of wings. Flight Lines: Assorted Lies, Recollections, and War Stories is fast-paced and delightfully studded with personal touches, high drama, and thundering humour. Readers are treated to the inside experiences of a flying man, complete with intimate insights, technical asides and a steady current of entertaining stories about the enduringly compelling adventures of a full-throttle life airborne.

Author: Captain (Retd) a. Kent Smerdon
ISBN-10: 1525500104
ISBN-13: 9781525500107
Publisher: FriesenPress
Language: English
Published: 04/17/2017
Pages: 318
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.37lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d