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If you currently hold a pilots' certificate, or held one in the past, or would like to hold one in the future, then this book is for you. The stories, fables, whoppers, tall tales, there-I-was escapades, flying anecdotes, reports, narratives, and versions of the 'truth' have all been collected and presented here for your edification, enjoyment and education. For with almost each chronicle presented herein is also included some relevant iota of 'brain-food' a pilot needs at hand to make - and keep - flying and aviation the inherently safe endeavor it is today.Those who have risen "up, up into the delirious blue" in years past may well see themselves - albeit a much younger self - in some of these stories. For those who dream of a life in the sky - come sit at the feet of those who have gone before: Listen, young Skywalker, and learn from the Masters.For everyone who has worn the wings and shouldered the authority of Pilot-in-Command - and for those of you who will do so in the future - this book was written for you.