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Unlearning to Fly: Navigating the Turbulence and Bliss of Growing Up in the Sky, A Memoir
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ISBN10: 1735641308
ISBN13: 9781735641300
Publisher: Holt & Grooms Co. Ltd.
Published: Dec 21 2020
Pages: 334
Weight: 0.99
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781735641300
Publisher: Holt & Grooms Co. Ltd.
Published: Dec 21 2020
Pages: 334
Weight: 0.99
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In his equally fascinating and poignant memoir, Russ Roberts reveals how his steadfast love of airplanes guided him through a tumultuous childhood and empowered him to set the course for his life.
A thoughtful and detailed remembrance of a life in flight. In Roberts' vivid telling of his life story, he was always a pilot at heart. (Kirkus Reviews)
He will make you feel the awe of sitting in the cockpit, the wonder of taking flight, and the unbridled joy of achieving goals. Despite a disqualifying impairment and the family burning flames of alcohol, he will be an airline pilot. Nothing matters more. As he grows up, the author immerses himself in the world of pilots, hangars, and cockpits. He soaks up every gem of aviation wisdom his father and other pilots impart, earning his pilot's license before he can drive on the road and, at seventeen, becoming the youngest licensed flight instructor in the U.S. Later, his story flies you from the skies of Alaska to America's East Coast and on to Greenland, Iceland, and Europe; the big dream of becoming an airline pilot remains elusive. Finally, on a stressful cross-Atlantic flight in a single-engine airplane with a broken compass and iced-over wings, Roberts realizes that further personal and career growth requires him to set aside beliefs he learned in his formative years. He must think for himself, take risks, and form his own ideas. He must unlearn... to fly.
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