The Golden Years of Flying

by Tex Searle

Recording the legacy of flying the DC-3 in the Rocky Mountains with Frontier Airlines, this historical narrative captures the stories of the pilots who flew from 1946 to 1986 and who had many... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0966517806
• ISBN13: 9780966517804
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Tex Searle, Orem, Utah
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A wonderful book

This book was written by a friend of my grandfather. I grew up listening to some of the story's in this book about my grandfather then read the book and the stories were identical. I met Cpt. Tex Searle at my aunts wedding and was very impressed by the man. Even if you aren't into flying this book will be an extremely enjoyable read.

Flying the old fashioned way

As a pilot myself, this book really captures the way it was for the early pioneers of commercial flying. The collection of stories takes you from the beginning of the use of DC-3's for hauling mail, to the advent of flying passengers on regular routes and into the age of jets. Many of the stories are about flying the moutain states, back in a day when DC-3's could barely get over the terrain, as the passengers sat in the unpressurized cabin oblivious to the skills of the pilot's up front. With the little navigation equipment they had then compared to now, you get a real appreciation of how good these pilots were and how frustrated they felt as they aged to be confronted with mandatory retirement at a time when their experience still made them the best pilot's in the air.As enjoyable are the many stories of the pilot's antics, to break up the monotony of the flying, mostly at the expense of the cabin attendants, ground crews and rookie first officers