Moondog's Academy of the Air: And Other Disasters

by Peter Fusco

Book Overview

Pete Fusco is a captain on Boeing 737s for a major US airline. He has had two aviation careers, in between which he worked as a newspaper reporter. He lives in Kingwood, Texas and writes when the mood... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 059509709X
• ISBN13: 9780595097098
• Release Date: August 2000
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Great Book...

This book has to be one of the funniest books I have ever read...and I think a good bit of it is true...I was part of the life and times Pete wrote about. In 1965, Pete and I were classmates, and roommates at Zantop Air Transport. We flew the C-46 and lived to tell about it........and Pete did! Great Book!

To one of the best co-pilots I flew with

Pete Fusco and I flew together for several years and the stories he relates in his book are just a few of the real great tales of non-sched cargo days. Pete did not disappoint me. He has always been the best storyteller around. For aviation affectionados that think flying is a gravy train, they need to read this book about what a flying career is all about. Great book! I can't wait for his encore.

A Must Book Even for Non Pilots

I have known Pete Fusco for at least fiften years and can assure you that he speaks and acts exactly as the way he comes across in print. He has a very fertile imagination and a mind that must contain a repertoire of at least 1,000 jokes, an one of which he may unleash at any time on an unsuspecting public. This is a tremendous book-a fun book to read and one that I put on a par with Confedracy of Dunces, which won a Pulitzer Prize. Ir is a must book for anyone who desires to look at life through the eyes of someone who sees the lighter side of humanity in whatever he does and is willing to make fun of himself in doing so. Pete, if you are reading this review I want you to know that I didn't die and am very much alive. You keep me that way with your humor. You are one hell of a funny guy.

Old CAL/NYA/ONA/AIR-JAM/AAA/TPA Etc. Pilot

Shades of my yesteryears also. Pete has written a book that any pilot who has struggled to get and maintain a flying job would truly understand. Even my 90 year old mother laughed her way through the book, probably rememering the furloughs and the times that I returned to the shelter of the family ice box. Any pilot who miss's this book will miss a great experience. (Don't read it while your flying, the laughter might alarm the pax.)

For every pilot, young and old, new and jaded

I met Pete the other day, where I fly. He's a quiet, unassuming, friendly fellow. And that's what is so great about his book -- you'd never expect such great stories, such wonderful writing, such genuine entertainment between the covers of a book, of all things. For those who love flying ... whether around the patch or long hauls, alone or with family and friends or bussing passengers coast-to-coast ... this marvelous little book holds truths (and consequences), and belly-splitting laughter. You'll page through this hoping that it won't end. And I asked Pete about that -- he's writing another book. Hopefully he'll produce a whole string of sequels to entertain us for years to come! BUY THIS BOOK -- YOU'LL LOVE IT!!!!