Flying North South East and West: Arctic to the Sahara

De: Captain Terry Reece

Narrado por: Joshua Bennington

How can one pilot cram so much into a single lifetime? Climb into Captain Terry Reece's cockpit, fasten your seatbelt, and hold on for an exciting journey into the world of aviation.

Born to a family of transplanted North Carolinians who moved to Washington State, a young Reece explored the hills of the Pacific Northwest. Hiking in the mountains and being a fire lookout gave him a taste of adventure, but he craved more - and he got it.

Reece's first flying lesson ended in a cloud of billowing dust, ripped metal, and broken Plexiglas. But that didn't keep him grounded. Over the next few years, he navigated his Lockheed C-130 to steamy nights in Rangoon, risky undercover aircraft deliveries to Libya, icy Arctic expeditions, and desperate flights out of the desert with machine guns pointed at his gut, to landing Boeing jets on short, icy runways on Alaska's Aleutian Chain.

Reece's entertaining biography delves into the fast-paced world of aviation and is filled with compassion, danger, bits of humor, and the follies of youth. It's also the remarkable tale of how Reece and his wife, Nancy, sought to keep his dream of flying alive through the years. From the freezing, isolated North Pole to the heat and heart of Africa, Flying North South East and West takes you to every direction on the compass and leads you to the adventure of a lifetime.

©2007 Terry E Reece (P)2014 Terry E Reece

MEMOIRS OF A PILOT

Would you listen to Flying North South East and West: Arctic to the Sahara again? Why?

YES, IT WAS ENJOYABLE THE FIRST TIME AND I AM SURE IT WOULD BE AGAIN IF I HEARD IT A SECOND TIME

What was one of the most memorable moments of Flying North South East and West: Arctic to the Sahara?

EVERYTIME THE AUTHOR LANDED ON THE ICE OR A RIVER BED OR ON A "ICE ISLAND"

What about Joshua Bennington’s performance did you like?

THE NARRATOR GIVE THE CHARACTERS A LITTLE MORE LIFE THAN THE WORDS ALONG COULD GIVE

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

FLYING IN ALASKA

Any additional comments?

I RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO ANYONE INTERESTED IN FLYING

Great stories. need a better narrator though.

Took a bit to get used to the narrator. Almost like each sentence was told in bits and pieces. Hard to explain really. Over all. great story.

AN UP CLOSE & PERSONAL STORY OF ALASKAN BUSH PILOT

Where does Flying North South East and West: Arctic to the Sahara rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

FLYING NORTH SOUTH EAST AND WEST RANKS CLOSE TO THE TOP OF AUDIO BOOKS I HAVE HEARD, BUT I HAVE ONLY HEARD A HUNDRED OR SO!!

What was one of the most memorable moments of Flying North South East and West: Arctic to the Sahara?

THEN CAPTAIN REECE TALKS ABOUT HIS EARLY YEARS I FOUND TO BE THE MOST ENTERTAINING

Any additional comments?

THIS BOOK IS HIGHLY COMMANDED TO ANYONE WITH ANY INTEREST IN ALASKA AND/OR AVIATION

The story of flight in Alaska

Would you consider the audio edition of Flying North South East and West: Arctic to the Sahara to be better than the print version?

I preferred the audio book because it gave the author a down home felling that the printed book did not. The narrator gave the author a deeper personality than just a printed name. Also the way it was read, it seamed more down to earth

What did you like best about this story?

I liked that the author kept trying to get into aviation and finally did. When went on to make it a life's career. Very few of us know what we want and go after it!

Which character – as performed by Joshua Bennington – was your favorite?

I suppose my favorite character was the geologist and the fact that the author kept running in to him.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Boy grows up in the back country to become a world traveler and pilot.

Any additional comments?

The author had an interesting and adventurous life And even more so after becoming a pilot. He writes with humility and the narrator brought that home with a down to earth read..

AN ALASKAN PILOT

Would you listen to Flying North South East and West: Arctic to the Sahara again? Why?

YES, I AM SURE I HAVE MISSED SOMETHING

What was one of the most memorable moments of Flying North South East and West: Arctic to the Sahara?

WHEN THE AUTHOR LANDED A PLANE ON AN ICE FLOAT

Have you listened to any of Joshua Bennington’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I HAVE ALSO LISTENED TO "TESTED BY FIRE" AND THIS RECORDING IS MUCH LESS DRAMATIC, MORE OF A STORY TELLER STYLE

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

WHEN THE AUTHOR FIRST LEARNED TO FLY

Any additional comments?

THE BOOK IS A BIT OF ALASKAN HISTORY THAT CAN ONLY BE TOLD BY SOMEONE WHO LIVED IT.