101 Best Aviation Attractions

Erscheinungsjahr 2004
ISBN: 978-0-07-142519-3
Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education

Buch, Englisch, 230 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 357 g

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From the author of The $100 Hamburger and The $500 Round of Golf comes a flight plan to the world's greatest aviation attractionsFor pilots and aviation enthusiasts who love fun and adventure, here’s a thrilling guidebook -- to the best of everything touching on flight. Author John Purner satisfies your appetite for not-to-be-missed U.S. aviation events and attractions -- air shows, air museums, and historic sites -- with bonus foreign attractions thrown in for good measure. With patentable enthusiasm, author and pilot Purner gives you:

* No-punches-pulled, best-of-the-best listings -- like the very best old time airplane museum and air show in America
* Trip-enhancing information -- such as how to beat the 2-million-person crowd at the country’s most popular annual free air show
* Heads-ups on adventures you might miss -- for instance, the chance to duplicate the Wright Brothers' flight at Kitty Hawk
* A region-by-region directory of attractions
* Detailed info on where to land, stay, eat, how to get around, and what it will all cost (both budget and big buck accommodations)
* A Website where you can share your own favorites and experiences!Whether you're looking for a great place to go or a good excuse to fly, 101 Best Aviation Attractions is your ticket to memorable adventures.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Purner, John

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Enzyklopädien, Nachschlagewerke, Wörterbücher
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Transport- und Verkehrswirtschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

AcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1: Abbotsford International AirshowChapter 2: Aerospace America International ShowChapter 3: Air & Sea ShowChapter 4: Air Combat USAChapter 5: Air Force Flight Test Center MuseumChapter 6: AirVenture MuseumChapter 7: Albuquerque International Balloon FiestaChapter 8: American Airpower Heritage MuseumChapter 9: American Airpower MuseumChapter 10: AOPA ExpoChapter 11: Armchair FlyerChapter 12: B-24 Flight ExperienceChapter 13: Big BunnyChapter 14: Boneyard -- Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration CenterChapter 15: Buy an airplaneChapter 16: Canada Aviation MuseumChapter 17: Canadian International Air ShowChapter 18: Castle Air MuseumChapter 19: Cayman CaravanChapter 20: Cessna Pilot Centers -- Take to the SkyChapter 21: Charles de Gaulle AirportChapter 22: Charter a JetChapter 23: Chicago Air & Water ShowChapter 24: Civil Air PatrolChapter 25: Cleveland National Air ShowChapter 26: Cradle of Aviation MuseumChapter 27: Glenn H. Curtiss MuseumChapter 28: Dayton AirshowChapter 29: Drop ZoneChapter 30: Edwards Air Force Base Open HouseChapter 31: Elgin AFB Open House & Air ShowChapter 32. Evergreen Aviation MuseumChapter 33: Fantasy Flight CampsChapter 34: Fantasy of FlightChapter 35: Farnborough International Exhibition and Flying DisplayChapter 36: Fleet Week San DiegoChapter 37: Fleet Week San FranciscoChapter 38: Florida Air Museum at Sun 'n FunChapter 39: Florida International Air ShowChapter 40: Flying Leatherneck Aviation MuseumChapter 41: Get a New RatingChapter 42: Get InvertedChapter 43: Grand Canyon Discovery FlightChapter 44: Hawaii by HelicopterChapter 45: Hill Aerospace MuseumChapter 46: Horseshoe Bay ResortChapter 47: Imperial Ware Museum DuxfordChapter 48: International Trade Fair for General Aviation -- FriedrichshafenChapter 49: Intrepid Sea-Air-Space MuseumChapter 50: Island HopChapter 51: Kalamazoo Aviation History MuseumChapter 52: Kennedy Space CenterChapter 53: La Casa del ZorroChapter 54: Lone Eagle JourneyChapter 55: Lone Star Flight Museum and Texas Aviation Hall of FameChapter 56: March Field Air MuseumChapter 57: MCAS Miramar Air ShowChapter 58: MCAS Yuma Air ShowChapter 59: Microsoft Flight SimulatorChapter 60: Mid Atlantic Air MuseumChapter 61: Mid-America Air MuseumChapter 62: Mountain FlyingChapter 63: Mueum of Aviation at Robins AFBChapter 64: Museum of FlightChapter 65: National Model Aviation MuseumChapter 66: National Museum of Naval AviationChapter 67: National Soaring MuseumChapter 68: N/Awlins Air ShowChapter 69: NBAA Annual Meeting & ConventionChapter 70: New England Air MuseumChapter 71: Octave Chanute Aerospace MuseumChapter 72: Oshkosh AirVentureChapter 73: Paris Air ShowChapter 74: Pima Air and Space MuseumChapter 75: Pioneer AirportChapter 76: Piper Aviation MuseumChapter 77: Planes of FameChapter 78: Prairie Aviation MuseumChapter 79: St. Louis County Fiar & Air ShowChapter 80: San Diego Aerospace MuseumChapter 81: SeafairChapter 82: Smithsonian National Air and Space MuseumChapter 83: Southern Wisconsin AirFESTChapter 84: Space CampChapter 85: Space Center HoustonChapter 86: Sun 'n FunChapter 87: TICO Warbird AirshowChapter 88: U.S. Air Force MuseumChapter 89: U.S. Space & Rocket Center MuseumChapter 90: United States Army Aviation MuseumChapter 91: Waddington International Air ShowChapter 92: Wheels & Wings Chapter 93: White River Trout FishingChapter 94: Wings Over Houston Airshow FestivalChapter 95: Wright Brothers National MemorialChapter 96: Yankee Air MuseumChapter 97: You the PilotChapter 98: Young EaglesChapter 99: Zeppelin Museum -- FriedrichshafenChapter 100: $100 HamburgerChapter 101: 1940 Air Terminal Museum

Über Autor(innen)

Purner, John
John F. Purner (Wharton, TX) is a licensed pilot and registered aircraft owner. He is the founder of "The $100 Hamburger" web site, which is the origin of this book, and was awarded the top rating from Plane & Pilot magazine

John F. Purner is author of The $100 Hamburger: A Guide to Pilots' Favorite Fly-In Restaurants and The $500 Round of Golf: A Guide to Pilot-Friendly Golf Courses. His $100 Hamburger Website was awarded the top rating from Plane & Pilot magazine. Mr. Purner is a pilot and plane owner, an attorney, a computer industry executive, and a marketing consultant. He lives in Longwood, Florida.