Alaska's Sky Follies The Funny Side of Flying in the Far North

You know those outlandish tales you've heard about the early bush pilots of the Far North? Author Joe Rychetnik, a former Alaska State Trooper turned reporter-photographer and correspondent for Time-Life News Service and United Press International, reveals the humorous truth about an earlier era of aviation when breaking the rules was the rule, when even temperamental airplanes and aerial mishaps had a lighter side, when legends-to-be flew across the huge new state of Alaska. Others have written about the daring and courage of Alaska's special breed of seat-of-the-pants aviators. But hew were witness to the near misses, when all you could do was shake off the fear and laugh when it was over...to the honest miscalculations that made good yarns later...and to the ingenuity and skill that kept the airplanes aloft. Rychetnik collected these storie the hard way. He was there. He flew with the boldest and the best. And his recollections are reminders that truth is stranger than fiction.Rychetnik, Joe is the author of 'Alaska's Sky Follies The Funny Side of Flying in the Far North' with ISBN 9780945397441 and ISBN 0945397445.