Why read Memories from My Logbook?

Book cover of Memories from My Logbook: A Bush Pilot's Story

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Flying in the Alaskan wilderness is an entirely different skill set than the way most pilots are trained; flying to and from remote gravel bars on wheels, streams and lakes on floats, and ski operations in deep snow and horrific weather. Many times I thought I would not make it,…

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1 author picked Memories from My Logbook as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Vesa Turpeinen

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I have been to Alaska many times as Anchorage is one of the main fuel stops flying from Asia to the United States. It’s always fascinating to see so many small airplanes filling the skies there. It’s also fascinating to see so many planes on floats; those are the planes that can land in the lakes and rivers in remote areas. So I found this collection of stories an exciting introduction to bush flying in the Alaskan wilderness.

From Vesa's list on flying, flight training, and working as a pilot.