Horizons and Runways: A Private Pilot's Unlikely Accomplishment

by John Noble Fiske

What do you do once you get your private pilot's license? If you're John Noble Fiske, an English professor, you fly to each and every airport in Massachusetts, encountering one short field challenge after another. Along the way, Fiske learns about his home state, his relationships, and his skills, even as he comes to terms with his multiple sclerosis. So used are readers to big and bold international airports that they lose sight of the beauty of the small, functional airports. Fiske brings them to life as he flies from the Massachusetts coast to the Berkshires, from Cape Cod to Turners Falls. As Fiske flies solo, or with a companion, nothing holds him back, until the FAA demands that he undergo some rude testing. Could he achieve his unlikely goal before the FAA stopped him? This vibrant, narrative memoir tells Fiske's story.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1724387030
• ISBN13: 9781724387035
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 86 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.0" x 10.0"