{"product_id":"of-dreams-coveralls-daring-to-become-an-airline-pilot-despite-the-opposition-and-challenges-hardcover","title":"Of Dreams \u0026 Coveralls: Daring to Become an Airline Pilot Despite the Opposition and Challenges - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Garland Powell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Powell's earliest memories are of airplanes. His imagination was fueled by gasoline-powered models; balsa-wood gliders; and stories of military aircraft. Amazing, though, James never believed he would have the opportunity to fly in an airplane.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e While stumbling through school unsure of a career, James took a \"dollar ride\" in a Cessna 150. After a thirty-minute flight, he had an epiphany. As they taxied in, James's heart and mind were still in the air. \"Eureka! I've found it,\" he said to himself. \"This is what I want to do. I am going to fly airplanes.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Powell's path from that day forward was straight and narrow: he joined the military and successfully graduated from the Air Force's pilot training class at Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi. But that was just the first step in what became a career as a professional aviator.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In this moving memoir of hard work and dogged determination, Powell recounts the rocky road he traveled on his way to becoming a commercial pilot. Despite the diversion of a teenage marriage and divorce, and friends' ridicule, James's determination never wavered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Read how author James Powell used his gift of tenacity, believing he could do anything if he worked long and hard enough in Of Dreams and Coveralls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 212\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 25, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47468124864765,"sku":"9780595517152","price":36.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/WVh6emVsb05TYkQ0RHczNUhqOFFLQT09.webp?v=1777285478","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/of-dreams-coveralls-daring-to-become-an-airline-pilot-despite-the-opposition-and-challenges-hardcover","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}