A memoir in which the physicist Kenneth Ford provides tales from his fifty years of flying light airplanes and gliders. He also explains for the aspiring pilot many aspects of flying with and without an engine. And he profiles nine aviators whom he met along the way, people whom he admired for their passion, their skill, and their style.
This book is for anyone of any age who is thinking of becoming a pilot, or is already one, or who just appreciates the romance of the air.
Ford, by his count, has flown 55 different models of aircraft; carried nearly 700 different people as passengers; and landed in more than 450 different places, from New York's La Guardia and Chicago' O'Hare to dirt strips and a few pastures in the west. He logged 4,500 hours as a pilot and earned a diamond soaring badge.
Ford's other books include The Quantum World: Quantum Physics for Everyone (Harvard University Press, 2004).
This book is for anyone of any age who is thinking of becoming a pilot, or is already one, or who just appreciates the romance of the air.
Ford, by his count, has flown 55 different models of aircraft; carried nearly 700 different people as passengers; and landed in more than 450 different places, from New York's La Guardia and Chicago' O'Hare to dirt strips and a few pastures in the west. He logged 4,500 hours as a pilot and earned a diamond soaring badge.
Ford's other books include The Quantum World: Quantum Physics for Everyone (Harvard University Press, 2004).
