John Tye
Life of a Concorde Pilot: From The Orphanage to The Edge of Space
Life of a Concorde Pilot: From The Orphanage to The Edge of Space
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John Tyes job at British Airways was supposed to be temporary, but it would kickstart a forty-six-year career in aviation and take him all over the world. Life of a Concorde Pilot is a true insight into the life of an airline pilot, with many amusing anecdotes. It follows his ups and downs from his career on the ground at BA to flying with Dan Air and then back to BA, through to Covid and his reluctant retirement at the end of 2022.
Format: Paperback / softback
Publication date: 16 November 2023
Publisher: The History Press Ltd
John Tyes job at British Airways was supposed to be just a temporary way for him to pass the summer before starting university. However, it would turn into a forty-six-year career in aviation that would take him all over the world. Told in an irrepressible and infectious style, Life of a Concorde Pilot is the story of how, despite a somewhat turbulent start to life in a Middlesex orphanage, John would go on to fly the world's only supersonic airliner. A true insight into the life of an airline pilot, with many amusing anecdotes along the way, it follows his ups and downs from his career on the ground at BA to flying with Dan Air and then back to BA, through to Covid and his reluctant retirement at the end of 2022. Full of the fascinating details only a pilot can give, this is a memorable journey to the edge of space and beyond.
John Tyes job at British Airways was supposed to be just a temporary way for him to pass the summer before starting university. However, it would turn into a forty-six-year career in aviation that would take him all over the world. Told in an irrepressible and infectious style, Life of a Concorde Pilot is the story of how, despite a somewhat turbulent start to life in a Middlesex orphanage, John would go on to fly the world's only supersonic airliner. A true insight into the life of an airline pilot, with many amusing anecdotes along the way, it follows his ups and downs from his career on the ground at BA to flying with Dan Air and then back to BA, through to Covid and his reluctant retirement at the end of 2022. Full of the fascinating details only a pilot can give, this is a memorable journey to the edge of space and beyond.
Weight: 434g
Dimension: 156 x 234 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781803994635
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