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DescriptionIm a cargo pilot. In the industry, Im known as a Freight Dog. I fly canceled checks and other types of high-value cargo around the country, mostly at night, in airplanes that are older than I am. Flying freight-or work as we call it-in small, twin-engine aircraft is a lesser known side of the aviation world. Our day starts when bankers hours end. Thousands of flights move millions of pounds of work from city to city every night while the rest of the country is asleep. Were out there in the freezing rain getting de-iced when youre laying down for bed. Were sweeping the snow off our wings with a broom at three in the morning. That horrible thunderstorm you heard last night while you were sleeping, we were flying through it. The fog you woke up to in the early morning hours, we were landing in it. Hauling Checks is a comedy about the darker side of aviation. A cast of degenerate pilots, who work for a shady night time air cargo operation, take you on a flight through the unfriendly skies. The pilots abuse every Reg in the book in their quest to make deadlines for their high value cargo. As the company falls on hard times, management resorts to questionable measures to save the failing airline.About the authorAlex Stone grew up in Munster, Indiana. Hes been flying since age fourteen and received a Bachelors Degree in Aviation Science from Western Michigan University. He has worked as a flight instructor and was a Freight Dog in the air cargo industry for seven years. This is his first novel.
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Vânzător: Elefant.ro
Brand: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
