Description
The Adventures of a Fledgling Bush Pilot in the 1950s. A memoir. An adventure tale. It is the spring of 1951 and a twenty-year-old pilot named Ted Huntley begins his initiation into the world of bush flying, realizing a boyhood dream. It is by a stroke of luck that he becomes a last-minute replacement in a team of bush pilots headed for Alaska to work for the Coast and Geodetic Survey, which has the daunting task of mapping the territory of Alaska. The youngest in a team of seasoned pilots, Ted's journey unfolds over two summers in Alaska, as he hauls surveyors and their equipment in a brand-new Super Cub. But it takes one more summer to complete his education, this time in British Columbia, flying men and equipment off and on a glacier for a prospecting company. Land Here You Bet? is a true coming-of-age adventure tale and provides an entertaining primer on bush flying, but it is also a story about having the courage to reach for your dreams. Ted's story is not just an inspiration to aspiring pilots; it's an inspiration to dreamers everywhere reaching for their own stars.
About the Author
Sunny Fader, BA, is a freelance writer currently residing in Los Angeles, California. For the past fifty years, she has worked as an editor and writer in print, and a writer and field producer in video, television and radio. While in recent years, her career has been devoted to documenting the struggle of children and families in Third World countries, this story of her friend, Ted Huntley, is especially close to her heart. She hopes that readers of this book will find as much inspiration in Ted's amazing tale as she has.