Silent Giants: A North American Odyssey

By RonGruner
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(5.00 based on 4 reviews)

Published: May 02, 2008
Words: 7455 (approximate)
Language: English


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Occasionally life presents the opportunity to do something very special. For me that opportunity came in the summer of 1991 when I flew my classic Cessna 195 from St.John's, Newfoundland, to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Our story begins just as the cliffs of the Newfoundland coast slowly emerge from the gray ocean mist...

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adventure, flying, pilots, newfoundland, mexico, cessna 195

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Review by: Jen Sloane on Nov. 18, 2011 : star star star star star
Fascinating read.
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Review by: Nelson Robison on Oct. 16, 2011 : star star star star star
This is one story I will read over and over again. I feel like the author truly loves the sense of adventure that flying gives him. From the moment I picked this story until the last word, I was enthralled with the way that he described to a tee a plane that is a classic.
So too the story, this one's a keeper.
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Review by: Amy K. Jones on Oct. 11, 2011 : star star star star star
I second Ben Sley's 'A definite must read' wholeheartedly. I'd have kept on reading if this author had kept on writing.

There's something captivating about how this author remembers his flight, his airplane and the amazing time he certainly had on his adventure. I plan to read this one again.
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Review by: Ben Sley on May 23, 2011 : star star star star star
You will be drawn into this adventure of a man and his nearly 50-year old Cessna-150 taildragger as he makes his flying trek from the northeastern-most point of North America to the southwestern-most point. You will be brought into the golden age of flying, and get a feel of instrument flying. But, more than that is the sense of the author's eye for people as he tells their short stories on his most adventurous trip. Reminiscent of something Hemingway might write. A definite "Must Read"!
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