Airplanes for Breakfast by Nola Mae McFillen Ross - 2000

Lake Charles, Louisiana: Nola Mae McFillen Ross, 2000. BA1 - A hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by Nola Mae McFillen Ross to previous owner on the front free endpaper in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket ahs some wrinkling on the edges and corners, dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. 11.25"x9", 93 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. From the 1940's to the mid 80s, Nola Mae McFillen Ross, was part of the operation of McFillen Air Park, a small Grassroots airport in Lake Charles, La. A commercial pilot, Ross, describes in this this book the escapades and adventures of pilots who flew at McFillen Air Park. "Flying was as different from today," says Ross, "as driving a horse and buggy, compared to driving the modern car. Rules and regulations were whatever the pilots deemed best. Small airports were the focal point where pilots got a chance to fulfill their dreams, to break the surly bonds of earth and to soar off into the uncharted, uncluttered sky. "But the day of the little Grassroots airport is gone forever. The old grass runways, in the midst of cows and wide-open pastures, have been replaced with miles of cold, hard concrete. And planes, with electronic gear are now so computerized that those pilots of the old Cubs, without lights, starters, radios and almost no instruments, can only stand and gaze in wonder. "So for those who never experienced pioneer aviation, this book paints a picture of how flying used to be and of the many escapades that took place on the typical small airports.". Signed by Author. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.