by Simon Schuster.
Its appeal, however, may be limited to that group which has a strong interest in a niche of aviation history from the viewpoint of a personal memoir. Every chapter tells the tale of a real incident from which Gann just escapes with his life and reveals the names of those who were not so lucky. Great stories, great writing. Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2017, These stories of the early days of commercial airline flying are amazing. Please enter the subject.
Several movies were made from different parts of this book. I am not sure when I will have time to read it.... ? Gann had written some early drafts of the script, but was so unhappy with the final result that he asked to have his name removed from it. For me, that was part of the appeal, reading about those times of an earlier era of air transport from a man who lived them. This book returns the reader back to the golden pioneering days of Commercial airlines and all the danger and adventure that of the period. After many times of believing this is the end or I am going to die here, Gann finnaly knew enough was enough and decided to start writing his experiences on paper, therefore writing Fate Is The Hunter. "Fate Is the Hunter is partly autobiographical, partly a chronicle of some of the most memorable and courageous pilots the reader will ever encounter in print; and always this book is about the workings of fate. I'd often seen references to Ernest K. Gann by other aviation writers but this is the first book by him I have read. Please enter recipient e-mail address(es). However, Gann was eager to begin his vacation the next day and flew at a higher than expected airspeed, holding the elevator in place. The vibration was later traced to a missing elevator hinge bolt, which could have led to aerodynamic unporting and a loss of control. It is fascinating to experience the working conditions of that era, and make us realize how much we owe to those pioneers, and how much technology has made air travel so safe and reliable today.
I had just turned 11 and my dad dared me to read this book. He's flown in both peace and war and come close to death many times.
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Between the hostility created from natural environments and that from malfunctioning aircraft, Gann muses about his combinat.
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