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Transportation History

Bush Flying

The Romance of the North

by (author) Robert Grant

Publisher
Hancock House
Initial publish date
Jan 1995
Category
History, Personal Memoirs
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780888393500
    Publish Date
    Jan 1995
    List Price
    $19.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780888391667
    Publish Date
    Dec 2018
    List Price
    $24.95

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Description

A kaleidoscope of aviation stories from a former bush pilot. Bush Flying: The Romance of the North offers readers a kaleidoscope of aviation stories from former bush pilot Robert Grant. Having logged more than 12,000 hours of flight time in the wilds of Canada, Grant takes the reader with him on his travels from coast to coast to coast. From adventures in the high arctic to near misses in the western mountain ranges, Grant shows that life behind the controls of a bushplane is not all fun and glamour. This book is sure to entertain all.

About the author

Robert S. Grant is a familiar and well-respected name in Canadian aviation circles, having been in the industry for more than 35 years. Throughout his time in the cockpit, Grant has always kept a collection of notes and journals recording his adventures and misadventures, and has written for over forty magazines and publications. Grant, in his usual straightforward style, tells it the way he sees it, and makes no apologies for the way he describes the real world of bush piloting.

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