Bush Pilot
eBook - ePub

Bush Pilot

Early Alaska Aviator Harold Gillam, Sr. Lucky or Legend?

  1. 352 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Bush Pilot

Early Alaska Aviator Harold Gillam, Sr. Lucky or Legend?

About this book

Harold Gillam Sr's story is presented with new clarity and balance. Bush Pilot describes a private, introspective man torn between family responsibilities and his unrelenting drive to pursue his goals in aviation. Early Alaska aviation did not rely on the actions of one single pilot but succeeded through the shared strength and will of many. Yet Gillam made significant contributions. The facts and details surrounding Gillam's adventures and some times "edge of the seat" flights keep readers involved from the first page through the controversy overshadowing his final tragic flight. Bush Pilot is an Alaska aviation adventure. Bush Pilot offers thought-provoking insights into Alaska's aviation history, and introduced me to its courageous and colorful pilots and other interesting characters -- many of whom had once been only names in the news during my growing up years here in the Interior. Val Scullion: Alaska grown. Bush Pilot is a well-researched account of an Alaska Pioneer aviator whose natural instincts and high degree of self-confidence help explain his success in off-airport operation and weather and instrument flying. Tom Hetherington: lifelong Alaskan, private pilot, and Alaska aviation history aficionado. In a book appealing to novice and experienced aviation buffs alike, Arnold Griese has brought new light to the life and legend of Harold Gillam. Full of new details about the famed Alaska bush pilot, Bush Pilot serves to demystify the events in Gillam's life while providing an excellent account of the early days in Alaska aviation history. Kenny Williams: a 20, 000 hour airline pilot uses his Cessna 172 to reach prime hunting and fishing spots.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Contents
  7. Foreword
  8. Chapter 1 When is a Life a Legend ?
  9. Chapter 2 A Quest Begins
  10. Chapter 3 A Wider World
  11. Chapter 4 Alaska
  12. Chapter 5 Being his Own Boss
  13. Chapter 6 The Last Change
  14. Chapter 7 Aviation in the Western World;
  15. Chapter 8 A Beginning
  16. Chapter 9 When the Going Gets Tough
  17. Chapter 10 Changes
  18. Chapter 11 The Contract
  19. Chapter 12 The Search
  20. Chapter 13 Mountains, Glaciers and Weather
  21. Chapter 14 Meeting Challenges
  22. Chapter 15 Changes
  23. Chapter 16 Home and Family
  24. Chapter 17 New Place, New Start
  25. Chapter 18 A Special Challenge
  26. Chapter 19 Flight into the Arctic Night
  27. Chapter 20 The Next Step
  28. Chapter 21 Final Flight
  29. Chapter 22 The Rescue
  30. Chapter 23 Legend Or Lucky?
  31. Chapter 24 An Unfinished Ending
  32. Index