Published: Nov. 11, 2009
Words: 40617 (approximate)
Language: English

Ebook short description

A comedy about the darker side of aviation. A cast of degenerate pilots, who work for a shady night time air cargo operation, take you on a flight through the unfriendly skies. The pilots abuse every reg in the book in their quest to make deadlines for their high value cargo. As the company falls on hard times, management resorts to questionable measures to save the failing airline.

Extended description

I’m a cargo pilot. In the industry, I’m known as a “Freight Dog.” I fly canceled checks and other types of high-value cargo around the country, mostly at night, in airplanes that are older than I am. Flying freight —or “work” as we call it— in small, twin engine aircraft is a lesser known side of the aviation world. Our day starts when banker’s hours end. Thousands of flights move millions of pounds of work from city to city every night while the rest of the country is asleep. We’re out there in the freezing rain getting de-iced when you‘re laying down for bed. We’re sweeping the snow off our wings with a broom at three in the morning. That horrible thunderstorm you heard last night while you were sleeping, we were flying through it. The fog you woke up to in the early morning hours, we were landing in it.

"Hauling Checks" is a comedy about the darker side of aviation. A cast of degenerate pilots, who work for a shady night time air cargo operation,... (Read more) I’m a cargo pilot. In the industry, I’m known as a “Freight Dog.” I fly canceled checks and other types of high-value cargo around the country, mostly at night, in airplanes that are older than I am. Flying freight —or “work” as we call it— in small, twin engine aircraft is a lesser known side of the aviation world. Our day starts when banker’s hours end. Thousands of flights move millions of pounds of work from city to city every night while the rest of the country is asleep. We’re out there in the freezing rain getting de-iced when you‘re laying down for bed. We’re sweeping the snow off our wings with a broom at three in the morning. That horrible thunderstorm you heard last night while you were sleeping, we were flying through it. The fog you woke up to in the early morning hours, we were landing in it.

"Hauling Checks" is a comedy about the darker side of aviation. A cast of degenerate pilots, who work for a shady night time air cargo operation, take you on a flight through the unfriendly skies. The pilots abuse every Reg in the book in their quest to make deadlines for their high value cargo. As the company falls on hard times, management resorts to questionable measures to save the failing airline.
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Tags

fiction, comedy, humor, pilot, airplane, dark comedy, aviation, novel, airport, freight dog, aviation humor, cargo pilot, air travel

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Review by: David Schlutz on Nov. 27, 2011 : (no rating)
Very funny and true, fast read, could'nt put it down.
Four stars!
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Kathy Downey-Ceaser on April 14, 2010 : (no rating)
Very funny book. My ex-husband worked for a small charter airline, and I can tell you - a lot of strange things go on in the airline industry. Very enjoyable.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Linda Stasiak on Feb. 03, 2010 : (no rating)
This was a hilariously funny, laugh out loud book. The first time author did a fabulous job! Can't wait for the next one.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Dawn8236 on Dec. 20, 2009 :
Aviation meets "The Hangover." "Hauling Checks" is the story of a horibly disfunctional freight airline in it's twilight. Hilarity ensues as the moraly questionable employees of Checkflight make all the wrong descisions finding themselves in one predicament after another. The characters are memorable and the laughs are non-stop. Highly recommended!!!
(reviewed the day of purchase)

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