Signal Charley - flaps wheels hook down

<i>Signal Charley</i> will captivate flight-fanciers adventure readers and US Navy buffs alike. Ride along with the author through Midshipman cruises pilot training day and night aircraft carrier qualifications the transition from straight-deck to angled-deck carriers operations in the Pacific squadron operations and in-flight emergencies. <br><br> Experience first-hand accounts of Super Typhoon Karen on Guam (1962) temporary additional duties in Moscow (1967) and landing on an oceanic ice floe north of Alaska. Share the author's experiences as a pilot and meteorologist during the evolutionary change from manual to numerical analysis and forecasting and the initial introduction of satellite (TIROS) data to improve both methods. <br><br> Savor from start to finish thoroughly-researched details accompanying period photographs meticulous accuracy and the author's insightful and engaging perspective.