Russell Smith

So You Want to Be a Pilot, an Autobiography Russell Smith

This book contains the interesting and entertaining events over one pilot's career along with some insights into the perks and pit falls of an aviation career. The author has chosen the form of an autobiography to offer a framework on which to present operating philosophies and advice of interest to young and future pilots considering aviation as their own careers. Written in layman's language it will be interesting to pilot and enthusiast alike. Most of a pilot's flights are quite monotonous with some notable exceptions. Of course, boredom is a good thing for a pilot, it means nothing is going wrong. Some very unusual experiences are contained here...everything from first sight of an aircraft, to a in-flight UFO encounter, to a simulator session in the Space Shuttle and on to a stolen jet. There are a number of photographs that help illustrate some of the events described here. Unfortunately there were no cameras present for the UFO encounter.