Near Misses A Naval Aviator Story LCDR Paul Allen Riley USN Ret
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The book begins in a small town setting where aviation has earned a bad name because of an avoidable fatal crash. It is autobiographical only in the sense of the author's progression from non-interest to intense involvement in all aspects of flying. The title "Near Misses" describes close calls as well as choices that determined final outcomes. The highlights of an aspiring Naval Aviator's struggle to become a fighter pilot are revealed. Along the way, bits of historical and technical information are included The main theme is that anyone attempting the same task could benefit by either avoiding the pitfalls described or by being prepared to compensate for them in ways similar to those of the author.
Near Misses A Naval Aviator Story LCDR Paul Allen Riley USN Ret
"What could be considered my original near miss was that I was born at all." So begins Near Misses: A Naval Aviator's Story, by Paul Allen Riley, who has written the detailed true story of his close brushes with death as a fighter pilot at the dawn of the jet age. For any reader with experience as a pilot, or really any aviation buff, Near Misses is a must-read, and is a clear thumbs-up.The writing is clear and concise, if sprinkled a bit too liberally with the use of aviation terms for those of us whose flying decisions are limited to whether to purchase the headphones for the in-flight movie. The jargon does not obscure the story, though, but rather is a necessary component of a book that is, at its heart, about adventures in flying. One cannot write a legal thriller without using phrases like "verdict" and "presumed innocent," and I suppose one cannot write a book about flying without shifting one's gaze to one's "gyro horizon instrument." In any event, the level of detail of the author's recollection of particular flights that occurred in the 1950s, now over a half-century ago, is no less than astounding, and must be the result of a flight log religiously maintained, combined with a sharp memory for detail.
A lifetime's accumulation of flying experience and knowledge may have incalculable value for novice pilots and those they transport, but the challenge is how to impart that knowledge to others, so that mistakes are not inevitably repeated by those who follow. As the author puts it in his Foreword, "Someone has said that ordinary people learn from their own mistakes, but that wise people learn from the mistakes of others." Is this the purpose of Near Misses - to share information with other pilots in the hope that the lessons learned can prevent a tragic accident? Is Near Misses an entertaining textbook, then, of what not to do? Or what to do when things go wrong? Or is all that merely a utilitarian's self-justification for simply wanting to tell his story for the story's sake? I suspect it is the latter, though undoubtedly any pilot could take some valuable lessons learned away from a close read of Near Misses.
An interesting rabbit trail in Near Misses is the author's teasing into the plot his various transcontinental relationships with women, who apparently seem to have a thing for bachelor fighter pilots, and at times one wishes the author would explore those rabbit trails a bit more and tell us what really happened with the same level of detail that he imparts from his flight log. Alas, Paul Allen Riley is too much a gentleman to kiss and tell, but not so much a gentleman as to deliberately frustrate his readers by offering only snippets of the juicy stuff. There seems to be a sort of wink-wink going on between the author and reader over the amazing coincidence of military flights happening to end up being diverted to places where the author's girlfriend du jour just happened to be. This leads to the conclusion that a Naval Aviator of the 1950s and early 1960s was a sort of cross between serious cold-warrior on one hand, and, on the other, licensed playboy armed with private jet.
Still, all is not fun and games in any bureaucracy, and the Navy being no exception, a run-in with a cranky Admiral threatens to derail Riley's promising naval career, and raises the question of whether he will be injected into combat in the looming Vietnam War or pushed into a peaceful civilian life.
In sum, Near Misses should be a textbook for all Student Naval Aviators, a fireside companion to retired military aviators now freed to muse on the good fortune of their own survival, and a reminder to the rest of us of the serious risks a few take on behalf of the security and liberty of all.
Near Misses caused this reader to reflect that, when we consider our own "near misses" in life, we must begin to realize, as the author seems to conclude, that whatever setbacks we have been through, mere survival to any ripe age is, after all, a miracle of sorts, even for those of us who have never lit the afterburners of our experimental jet aircraft, or been catapulted off the narrow deck of a surging aircraft carrier in high winds and rolling seas to have "slipped the surly bonds of earth and danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings."
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Near Misses A Naval Aviator Story LCDR Paul Allen Riley USN Ret Reviews
The story was told in an informative and at the same time in away that helped the reader to feel and understand how many "Near Misses" these pilots survived. Unfortunately there were many that didn't and to both survivors and the "non returns" we owe our deep gratitude for their service.
"What could be considered my original near miss was that I was born at all." So begins Near Misses A Naval Aviator's Story, by Paul Allen Riley, who has written the detailed true story of his close brushes with death as a fighter pilot at the dawn of the jet age. For any reader with experience as a pilot, or really any aviation buff, Near Misses is a must-read, and is a clear thumbs-up.
The writing is clear and concise, if sprinkled a bit too liberally with the use of aviation terms for those of us whose flying decisions are limited to whether to purchase the headphones for the in-flight movie. The jargon does not obscure the story, though, but rather is a necessary component of a book that is, at its heart, about adventures in flying. One cannot write a legal thriller without using phrases like "verdict" and "presumed innocent," and I suppose one cannot write a book about flying without shifting one's gaze to one's "gyro horizon instrument." In any event, the level of detail of the author's recollection of particular flights that occurred in the 1950s, now over a half-century ago, is no less than astounding, and must be the result of a flight log religiously maintained, combined with a sharp memory for detail.
A lifetime's accumulation of flying experience and knowledge may have incalculable value for novice pilots and those they transport, but the challenge is how to impart that knowledge to others, so that mistakes are not inevitably repeated by those who follow. As the author puts it in his Foreword, "Someone has said that ordinary people learn from their own mistakes, but that wise people learn from the mistakes of others." Is this the purpose of Near Misses - to share information with other pilots in the hope that the lessons learned can prevent a tragic accident? Is Near Misses an entertaining textbook, then, of what not to do? Or what to do when things go wrong? Or is all that merely a utilitarian's self-justification for simply wanting to tell his story for the story's sake? I suspect it is the latter, though undoubtedly any pilot could take some valuable lessons learned away from a close read of Near Misses.
An interesting rabbit trail in Near Misses is the author's teasing into the plot his various transcontinental relationships with women, who apparently seem to have a thing for bachelor fighter pilots, and at times one wishes the author would explore those rabbit trails a bit more and tell us what really happened with the same level of detail that he imparts from his flight log. Alas, Paul Allen Riley is too much a gentleman to kiss and tell, but not so much a gentleman as to deliberately frustrate his readers by offering only snippets of the juicy stuff. There seems to be a sort of wink-wink going on between the author and reader over the amazing coincidence of military flights happening to end up being diverted to places where the author's girlfriend du jour just happened to be. This leads to the conclusion that a Naval Aviator of the 1950s and early 1960s was a sort of cross between serious cold-warrior on one hand, and, on the other, licensed playboy armed with private jet.
Still, all is not fun and games in any bureaucracy, and the Navy being no exception, a run-in with a cranky Admiral threatens to derail Riley's promising naval career, and raises the question of whether he will be injected into combat in the looming Vietnam War or pushed into a peaceful civilian life.
In sum, Near Misses should be a textbook for all Student Naval Aviators, a fireside companion to retired military aviators now freed to muse on the good fortune of their own survival, and a reminder to the rest of us of the serious risks a few take on behalf of the security and liberty of all.
Near Misses caused this reader to reflect that, when we consider our own "near misses" in life, we must begin to realize, as the author seems to conclude, that whatever setbacks we have been through, mere survival to any ripe age is, after all, a miracle of sorts, even for those of us who have never lit the afterburners of our experimental jet aircraft, or been catapulted off the narrow deck of a surging aircraft carrier in high winds and rolling seas to have "slipped the surly bonds of earth and danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings."
"What could be considered my original near miss was that I was born at all." So begins Near Misses A Naval Aviator's Story, by Paul Allen Riley, who has written the detailed true story of his close brushes with death as a fighter pilot at the dawn of the jet age. For any reader with experience as a pilot, or really any aviation buff, Near Misses is a must-read, and is a clear thumbs-up.
The writing is clear and concise, if sprinkled a bit too liberally with the use of aviation terms for those of us whose flying decisions are limited to whether to purchase the headphones for the in-flight movie. The jargon does not obscure the story, though, but rather is a necessary component of a book that is, at its heart, about adventures in flying. One cannot write a legal thriller without using phrases like "verdict" and "presumed innocent," and I suppose one cannot write a book about flying without shifting one's gaze to one's "gyro horizon instrument." In any event, the level of detail of the author's recollection of particular flights that occurred in the 1950s, now over a half-century ago, is no less than astounding, and must be the result of a flight log religiously maintained, combined with a sharp memory for detail.
A lifetime's accumulation of flying experience and knowledge may have incalculable value for novice pilots and those they transport, but the challenge is how to impart that knowledge to others, so that mistakes are not inevitably repeated by those who follow. As the author puts it in his Foreword, "Someone has said that ordinary people learn from their own mistakes, but that wise people learn from the mistakes of others." Is this the purpose of Near Misses - to share information with other pilots in the hope that the lessons learned can prevent a tragic accident? Is Near Misses an entertaining textbook, then, of what not to do? Or what to do when things go wrong? Or is all that merely a utilitarian's self-justification for simply wanting to tell his story for the story's sake? I suspect it is the latter, though undoubtedly any pilot could take some valuable lessons learned away from a close read of Near Misses.
An interesting rabbit trail in Near Misses is the author's teasing into the plot his various transcontinental relationships with women, who apparently seem to have a thing for bachelor fighter pilots, and at times one wishes the author would explore those rabbit trails a bit more and tell us what really happened with the same level of detail that he imparts from his flight log. Alas, Paul Allen Riley is too much a gentleman to kiss and tell, but not so much a gentleman as to deliberately frustrate his readers by offering only snippets of the juicy stuff. There seems to be a sort of wink-wink going on between the author and reader over the amazing coincidence of military flights happening to end up being diverted to places where the author's girlfriend du jour just happened to be. This leads to the conclusion that a Naval Aviator of the 1950s and early 1960s was a sort of cross between serious cold-warrior on one hand, and, on the other, licensed playboy armed with private jet.
Still, all is not fun and games in any bureaucracy, and the Navy being no exception, a run-in with a cranky Admiral threatens to derail Riley's promising naval career, and raises the question of whether he will be injected into combat in the looming Vietnam War or pushed into a peaceful civilian life.
In sum, Near Misses should be a textbook for all Student Naval Aviators, a fireside companion to retired military aviators now freed to muse on the good fortune of their own survival, and a reminder to the rest of us of the serious risks a few take on behalf of the security and liberty of all.
Near Misses caused this reader to reflect that, when we consider our own "near misses" in life, we must begin to realize, as the author seems to conclude, that whatever setbacks we have been through, mere survival to any ripe age is, after all, a miracle of sorts, even for those of us who have never lit the afterburners of our experimental jet aircraft, or been catapulted off the narrow deck of a surging aircraft carrier in high winds and rolling seas to have "slipped the surly bonds of earth and danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings."
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