Success on the Step: Flying with Kenmore Air

By C. Marin Faure

Book Overview

Success on the Step is the story of a unique group of people. They happen to be people who've done amazing things with seaplanes but it's a people story, nevertheless. People who have never wavered from the principle on which the company was founded. Do the right thing. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0976020009
• ISBN13: 9780976020004
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Elton-Wolf Publishing
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Inspirational Book - Not Just for Aviation

This was a great book. I thoroughly enjoyed reading every page, and couldn't put it down. It's inspiring, not just for aviation, but for any industry. These guys put their hearts into their work, and now they are known the world over. I would buy this book to read to my kids.

Not a Boring Business Book

I saw this book in the bookstore by the Friday Harbor ferry landing, but didn't buy it. Didn't see it again, but couldn't forget it. So, when we got home I ordered from [...]. I was so impressed with the book I wrote the author a fan letter (that is a first for me!) I have lived in Seattle for over fifty years, but didn't know the story of Kenmore Air. The past few years, I've seen more and more of their planes--especially...

Great Story for Aspiring Float Plane Pilots

I recently moved to Seattle to work for Boeing, who employs the author of this book, Marin Faure. Mr. Faure did a great job of turning extensive interviews into a coherent and engaging story of aeronautical entreprenurialism during the post-WW2 era, and beyond. Kenmore Air is indeed a Seattle icon like Pike Market and the Space Needle. Part of the reason I moved here was to earn my seaplane rating and learn about "bush"...

Kenmore Air

Interesting book but thought they could have dedicated at least a paragraph to the fatal crash on October 1, 1977. Pilot Greg Thompson and 6 passengers lost their lives.

Entrepreneurship, Float Planes, Adventure and the Pacific NW

I recently read Success on the Step - Flying with Kenmore Air by C. Marin Faure and it definitely makes my list of Five Star books for Entrepreneurs. I picked this up at the Museum of Flight in Seattle. If you've ever been to Seattle, more than likely you've seen a Kenmore Air float plane fly overhead. You might of thought that they are just a sightseeing company, but they are much more than that. Many people have depended...