FA: THE LAST AIRMEN

THE LAST AIRMEN

Rawlings, Roger: THE LAST AIRMEN: EXPLORING MY FATHER'S WORLD
New York: Harper & Row, 1989. First edition.

From Publishers Weekly
An airline pilot's son who thought that he had put his boyhood fascination
with flight behind him when he became an adolescent, Rawlings discovered at
age 40 that he was still intrigued by flying. This book, his first, which
should interest anyone who has ever flown, even as a passenger, is a result
of the author's attempt to familiarize himself with the world of pilots.
There are stories of the early days of flight, of people flying "by the seat
of their pants," of the advances made during World War II, of the advent of
jet planes and of the revolution brought about by computers, which all but
ended an airman's control of his own craft. Rawlings talked with retired
pilots, with young men now flying and, above all, with his father, getting
to know a side of the man he had never known before.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal
Rawlings, a magazine and book editor, has written an overview of flying
history from the barnstormers and mail pilots of the 1930s to the
electronically controlled jumbo jets of today. He talked to his father, a
former TWA pilot, and several other pilots about their recollections of
flying. Many of their experiences center around World War II and the 1950s
and 1960s, when jets were introduced into the airlines. The stories are
enlightening and sometimes entertaining and relate to the planes, weather
conditions, flight crews, and the business of the airlines. Rawlings
sprinkles into these accounts tidbits about his own relationship with his
father, adding a personal dimension to the narrative. Interesting reading
for aviation-minded people.
- William A. McIntyre, New Hampshire Vocational-Technical Coll. Lib., Nashua
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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