Research Catalog

Title

Tanker pilot : lessons from the cockpit / Mark Hasara ; foreword by Rush Limbaugh.

Author

Hasara, Mark

Publication

• New York, NY : Threshold Editions, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2017.
• ©2017

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Additional Authors

Limbaugh, Rush H.

Description

xvi, 304 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color); 24 cm

Summary

"A military memoir with inspirational stories and moral lessons for people on the battlefield, in boardrooms, or in their everyday lives, by a veteran air-refueling expert, with a foreword by Rush Limbaugh."--Provided by publisher.

Subject

• Hasara, Mark
• Airtankers (Military science) > United States > History
• Air pilots, Military > United States > Biography
• KC-135 (Tanker aircraft)
• Airplanes > History. > United States
• Aeronautics, Military > United States > History > 20th century
• Aeronautics, Military > United States > History > 21st century
• Persian Gulf War, 1991 > Personal narratives, American
• Afghan War, 2001-2021 > Personal narratives, American
• Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Personal narratives, American
• Cold War > Personal narratives, American
• United States > Officers > Biography

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Drinks for PooBah's party. Lessons from the cockpit: courage -- Klaxon! Klaxon! Klaxon!. Lessons from the cockpit: discipline -- European Liaison Force (ELF) One. Lessons from the cockpit: culture -- Brute-force disconnect. Lessons from the cockpit: humor -- Haze gray and under way. Lessons from the cockpit: knowledge -- Cross-border operations. Lessons from the cockpit: teamwork -- The longest night. Lessons from the cockpit: satisfaction -- The Kim CAPs. Lessons from the cockpit: flexibility -- Korean Air Flight 801. Lessons from the cockpit: compassion -- Combat Employment School. Lessons from the cockpit: failure -- Clear and visibility unlimited. Lessons from the cockpit: patriotism -- "The lick". Lessons from the cockpit: joy -- No plan survives. Lessons from the cockpit: resilience -- Hawg drag. Lessons from the cockpit: inspiration -- Fuel elevator. Lessons from the cockpit: initiative -- Air Force is conning the ship. Lessons from the cockpit: opportunity -- Six weeks in hell. Lessons from the cockpit: motivation -- Release the hounds. Lessons from the cockpit: vision -- The pig pen. Lessons from the cockpit: innovation -- The jump into Bashur. Lessons from the cockpit: organization -- Cyrus crosses the Sinai. Lessons from the cockpit: trust -- Killbox. Lessons from the cockpit: relationships -- Epilogue.

ISBN

• 9781501181665
• 1501181661
• 9781501181672
• 150118167X

LCCN

2017037069

OCLC

• ocn985072589
• SCSB-9044349

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library