Flying Across America
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| Rating | : | 4.28 (929 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 080613870X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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Rust is Assistant Director of the Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Missouri, St. From the PublisherDaniel L. Louis.
In this colorful history, Daniel L. With deregulation in 1978, cost reductions reduced flying to a more tedious and, after 9/11, more regimented experience.Rust’s narrative brims with firsthand accounts from such celebrities as Will Rogers and from ordinary Americans. Faster planes, pressurized cabins, onboard amenities, and stronger safety precautions made flying more convenient and predictable—but also less evocative and sensational.Prior to the 1980s, Americans dressed for air travel in their formal best and enjoyed such luxurious onboard amenities as delicious meals and ample cabin space. Rust traces the evolution of commercial air travel from the first transcontinental expeditions of the 1920s, through the luxurious airline environments of the 1960s, to the more hectic, fatiguing experiences of flying in the post-9/11 era.In the beginning, flying coast-to-coast was an exciting yet uncomfortable journey of nearly forty-eight
"Flying Accross America" according to Love2Fly. I am pilot and aviation buff. I enjoyed the written history aspect but was greatly disappointed at the lack of depth of pictures. The same photos and illustrations were used over and over in succeeding chapters. I would not give this book as gift to other aviation buffs.. A superbly illustrated and informatively written account of the evolution of commercial passenger service Midwest Book Review In a single generation, civilian aviation went from a few adventure hardy men and women trying out the new transportation technology of airplanes, to a common place occurrence among a majority of the American population. What might not be obvious to the current generation whose exper. "Great overview of a remarkable time in our aviation history" according to V. Kirk. The author did a remarkable job in providing readers an extensive overview of the historical development of air travel in the U.S.The photos that were utilized provided the additional visual support to make this book a winner. I am a pilot and have flown withinthe states for many yea
Rust is Assistant Director of the Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Missouri, St. Daniel L. Louis.