Loading...
56th out of 78 books
—
2 voters
My rating:
add to my books
Heart of the Storm: My Adventures as a Helicopter Rescue Pilot and Commander
Advance praise for Heart of the Storm
"Col. Ed Fleming tells a story of true heroism about the constant dangers faced by the pilots and crews who fly the most versatile-and vulnerable-aircraft in the skies today."
-John Glenn, former U.S. senator, astronaut, and bestselling author of John Glenn: A Memoir
"To risk your life to save a stranger is the highest ma...more
"Col. Ed Fleming tells a story of true heroism about the constant dangers faced by the pilots and crews who fly the most versatile-and vulnerable-aircraft in the skies today."
-John Glenn, former U.S. senator, astronaut, and bestselling author of John Glenn: A Memoir
"To risk your life to save a stranger is the highest ma...more
Hardcover, 259 pages
Published
April 23rd 2004
by John Wiley & Sons
There is a good chance some of your friends read this book. Sign in to see!
sign in »
Friend Reviews
To see what your friends thought of this book,
please sign up.
Community Reviews
(showing
1-15
of
15)
I found this book to be an informative look at how air rescue developed over time, as the author was one of the pilots that helped to develop a lot of what we take for granted today. I knew that helicopters were way more unstable than airplanes, but the author does a good job of explaining just how finicky they really are and why a good pilot is a necessity. Before reading this book, I also was under the impression that the Air Force didn't fly helicpoters and if you got in trouble at sea, the C...more
This is an excellent book for helicopter lovers!!!
A true-life adventure story! Describes several rescues of different types throughout his 30-year career.
Jaimi
marked it as to-read
Keith
added it
Norbert
added it
Matt
marked it as to-read
There are no discussion topics on this book yet.
Be the first to start one »
