Rescue Pilot: Cheating the Sea

Praise from a Yank who had no idea what to expect Mark Sher I got this book on the recommendation of a friend from England and I was frankly skeptical as the idea of a Royal Navy helicopter pilot's story wasn't exactly my cup of tea as they say. I expected this was going to be a bit technical and over my head since I was never in the armed forces and I am an American. I was so wrong. This is an engrossing book filled with amazing stories of what it's like living day to day on an aircraft carrier, working with other armed forces from other countries, going on a suspenseful chase of a Soviet submarine, and then there's this mind blowing rescue of a yacht race gone bad. There is i. "Excellent read this book cover to cover in one hit!" according to Jason Goodwin. Very well put together. read it in a single session as I couldn't put it down. Jerry should live in Brisbane!. Frank Bason said Great reading for aspiring helicopter pilots.. This is a very readable book. Lots of interesting operational experience by this order. Required reading for any young person who aspires to becoming a helicopter pilot.

By age 25 he was the most decorated peacetime naval pilot in history. An investiture at Buckingham Palace with her majesty the queen was the result. Jerry Grayson's inside view of this heroic service is as inspirational as it is celebratory. For the navy's search-and-rescue pilots, getting to work is both an adventure and an ordeal. At age 17 he became the youngest helicopter pilot ever to serve in the Royal Navy. When a catastrophic storm enveloped the competitors he and his crew pushed their Wessex helicopter to its absolute limits and put their own lives at risk, flying into hurricane-force winds to winch shipwrecked sailors from heaving, tempestuous seas. Whether rescuing a wounded fighter pilot who has ditched in the sea, saving desperate survivors from a sinking ship, or picking up a grievously ill crewman from the deck of a nuclear-armed submarine that is playing a cat-and-mouse game with the Soviet navy, Jerry Grayson has lived a life of unparalleled excitement and adventure. Excitingly told, frequently funny, but also very poignant, Jerry's story is not an account of just one man's deeds - it is a salute to all the men and women he worked with who were able to turn tragedies into triumphs.. Being a rescue pilot is fast paced because there is no choice. Lives are at stake, and pilots