NEIL ANDERSON AND THE EGYPTIAN MIG-21
MiG flight by Neil Anderson as told to Don As the F-16 test pilot for General Dynamics, I traveled to Cairo with the American delegation whose…
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Don Smith soloed a Piper Cub on October 26, 1962. He retired as a Captain for Delta Air Lines on August 1, 2005. He has flown General Aviation, Air Force, Corporate, and Airline aircraft. As a safety advocate he has been involved in aircraft accident investigations, safety reporting systems, flight test, FAA and ICAO policy, and pilot training. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Aerospace Engineering from Texas A&M University, a Master of Science in Systems Engineering, and a Doctor of Philosophy Degree, both from the University of Houston. With over 23,000 hours and 138 aircraft models in his logbook, he remains an active pilot in his Beechcraft V-35B Bonanza.
“Volant Legacy,” is the adventure story of a young man who mysteriously inherits his father’s memory. It begins with the flying adventures of his grandfather and father told by recounting mostly true stories of real pilots. After witnessing his father’s death, he uses his inherited knowledge to excel as a pilot. A prodigy, he readily masters general aviation, the Air Force Academy, Air Force pilot training, fighter squadron adventures, and test pilot school. …
Aeromorphosis brings the second fifty years of American aviation to life through the eyes of Don Smith, a Master Pilot and sixty-year veteran of nearly all aspects of flying. Military fighters, jumbo-jets, business jets, helicopters, seaplanes, gliders, all have changed dramatically as recorded here. An outspoken supporter of enlightened human factors in aviation, Smith chronicles the dramatic changes in the ways that humans interact with their aircraft. Superb storytelling documents the author’s progress from student pilot to fighter pilot to airline captain. Good luck, a sense of humor, and narrow escapes provide for a page-turning adventure.
MiG flight by Neil Anderson as told to Don As the F-16 test pilot for General Dynamics, I traveled to Cairo with the American delegation whose…
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Some light-hearted pilot talk. 1. There is no problem so complex that it cannot simply be blamed on the pilot. ~ Dr Earl Weiner 2. Flying…