True-Life Adventures of Canada's Bush Pilots

by Bill Zuk

Overview

Bush pilots haul cargo to remote reserves along the West Coast of Canada. They ferry big-game hunters to base camps and fly-in fishermen to remote lodges. They take nature photographers to scenic vistas and archaeological explorers to their latest dig.
Bush pilots and the planes they have flown are an exciting part of Canada's aviation history. In his latest book Bill Zuk brings their exploits and adventures alive. With detailed descriptions of their planes, and stories of their daring and their bravery, he evokes our admiration for these enterprising men who have contributed so colourfully to the fabric of Canadian life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781459407756
Publisher:	James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
Publication date:	09/01/2014
Series:	Amazing Stories
Sold by:	De Marque
Format:	eBook
Pages:	136
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	11 - 18 Years

About the Author

Bill Zuk is an aviation historian and author whose interest in the Avro Arrow dates back to a time when he was an Air Cadet. He is an active member of the Canadian Aviation Historical Society and the Western Canada Aviation Museum. Currently a teacher-librarian in Pembina Trails School Division in Winnipeg, he also works as the training coordinator for the aviation industry in Manitoba. His writing career began in 1997 when he was involved in the Arrow mini-series. He is the author of Avrocar: Canada's Flying Saucer and Janusz Zurakowski: Legend in the Skies. He also worked on the documentary "Avrocar: Saucer Secrets from the Past", which was based on his book. He was able to fulfill an improbable dream of actually building a flying saucer, albeit, a movie version. In 2003, he served as the curator of a travelling exhibition, The Avro Arrow: A Dream is Denied and directed two film documentaries, "Bearing His Soul" and "Zero Over the Prairies", for CTV and PBS.

 

Table of Contents

Contents

Prologue

Chapter 1: A Rare Breed

Chapter 2: The Trailblazers

Chapter 3: Small Operators — Big Dreams

Chapter 4: Years of Struggle and Pain

Chapter 5: Purpose-built Craft

Chapter 6: Bush Planes in Uniform

Chapter 7: Bush Plane Resurgence

Chapter 8: The Beaver Takes Off

Chapter 9: The Beaver Spawns a Family

Chapter 10: Today's Bush Pilot

Epilogue

Index