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Sign up Log in. Web icon An illustration of a computer application window Wayback Machine Texts icon An illustration of an open book. Books Video icon An illustration of two cells of a film strip. Rank didn't mean a whole helluva lot, except that I needed more money. If they had decided to make me a general, my first question would've been: Do general get to fly? I wasn't a deep sophisticated person, but I lived by a basic principle: I did only what I enjoyed.
I wouldn't let anyone derail me by promises of power or money into doing things that weren't interesting to me. That kept me real and honest. Chuck Yeager Feb 28, Jak Krumholtz rated it really liked it. So good. I grew up next to Wright field but didn't realize Yeager had tested planes here before the program moved to Edwards.
I had an uncle who also tested planes there in the sixties and I really wondered if it overlapped at all. Yeager's calm under pressure is amazing. Upon landing a plane on a farm and hitting a chicken coop, smokehouse and coming to rest alongside the house's kitchen window where the wife was doing dishes he simply opened the canopy, smiled and said, "Morning ma'am, Can I u So good.
Upon landing a plane on a farm and hitting a chicken coop, smokehouse and coming to rest alongside the house's kitchen window where the wife was doing dishes he simply opened the canopy, smiled and said, "Morning ma'am, Can I use your telephone? After being in a helicopter that went in a lake and having his head laid open down to bone he got tired of waiting for a General hiking nine miles to get help and set off with three other guys before dropping them four miles in and arriving just as the General was making the call for help.
He ended up with stitches. Yeager does a great job making you feel like you're with him throughout his amazing career. Apr 30, Thomas Radigan rated it it was amazing. I've heard the name, but knew almost nothing about him until I read this book. He was famous for being the first pilot to break the sound barrier in an experimental aircraft when even scientists were unsure it was possible, but before that he was a combat dogfighter pilot in World War Two who had been shot down and even managed to get back to friendly lines after a long struggle, and went back to his old career when he decided to stop being a test pilot after too many near-fatalities, that he ha I've heard the name, but knew almost nothing about him until I read this book.
He was famous for being the first pilot to break the sound barrier in an experimental aircraft when even scientists were unsure it was possible, but before that he was a combat dogfighter pilot in World War Two who had been shot down and even managed to get back to friendly lines after a long struggle, and went back to his old career when he decided to stop being a test pilot after too many near-fatalities, that he had unusually sharp eyesight and he attributed his survival to long piloting experience but also to sheer good fortune, and his accounts of rivalries between different test pilots and military officers.
He also gives plenty of credit to his family and friends for their support and patience. While there are plaster saint and heroes who have turned out not to be so heroic, there is nothing to indicate that Yeager was anything but real.
Jun 11, Keenan Johnston rated it really liked it. This book really gives great perspective on the evolution of fighter aircraft. Though a bit technical at times, he never loses you. Really enjoyed hearing about the toll on his family life and all the inherent risks involved with doing a dangerous job, but doing something that you love.
I enjoyed this interesting, well written and modest biography. Including the perspective of his friends, wife and colleagues was entertaining and helped give insights into his character. I appreciated being introduced to aviatrixes Jacqueline Cochran and Pancho Barnes too.
Aug 22, Holly Morrow added it. If you want to read a book about an absolute rip-roaring, hell-raising badass, read this autobiography of Chuck Yeager, the best fighter pilot that has ever lived. I don't even know where to start with this book - the most fun I've had reading in a long time. Yeager grew up a poor country boy in West Virginia, where he developed a lifelong love of hunting and fishing, the outdoors, and machines. Though not educated past high school, Yeager had an engineer's mind and obsession with machinery and If you want to read a book about an absolute rip-roaring, hell-raising badass, read this autobiography of Chuck Yeager, the best fighter pilot that has ever lived.
Though not educated past high school, Yeager had an engineer's mind and obsession with machinery and how things work - that, along with his extraordinary eyesight and coordination and calm under pressure, is what made him such a great pilot.
He understood his planes the way that great equestrians understand their horses - and when things went wrong as they often did when he became a test pilot , he could figure out how to fix them, even in the midst of a spin-out, drawing on that catalogue of knowledge and experience, and his instinctive sense for how planes work. As Yeager says, he was born at exactly the right time - he graduated high school right before the US entered WWII, and despite his extraordinary accomplishments over a lifetime, he still says he never had as much fun as he did dogfighting in WWII.
He then became an Air Force test pilot at the most exciting period of the Golden Age of Aviation - when supersonic jets were being developed, and he was test-flying them all.
He was also lucky to come up through the Air Force at a less regimented time, when his hell-raising ways were tolerated. If Yeager had not joined the military, he surely would have ended up in jail - the guy is just a complete animal. And it was that aggressive, wild spirit that also made him a great pilot - he loved risk, and pushing things to the absolute limit, and that combined with his precision, and careful study of the mechanics of flying made him the absolute best.
I really liked the way this book is structured - a chapter by Yeager, and then an interlude from someone who knew him - fellow pilots, military brass, and his wife.
Though probably not a feminist he was a man of his time and place , its interesting how much space Yeager gives in the book to the important women in his life - his wife, who he discusses with real respect for her strength and the sacrifices she made to enable his career, and two female pilots - Jacqueline Cochran the WWII head of the Womens Airforce Service Pilots and later an extremely wealthy and powerful figure and Pancho Barnes the owner of an infamous bar - and maybe brothel - in the desert frequented by pilots at Edwards Air Base.
I just loved reading this book. What a legend. Sep 25, Michael Brown added it. I didn't know what I was getting into when I started reading Yeager. I expected the harrowing stories of flying experimental aircraft and breaking the sound barrier, that's certainly impressive.
But escaping from Nazi occupied France in World War II, commanding a fighter wing in the Vietnam war, staying in Pakistan when they were at war with India, those were a few of the unexpected surprises.
Oh yeah, and he was in charge of a research pilot school even though he never went to college. Chuck Yeager really did a lot in his life and there's too much to name here. You'll just have to read his autobiography. Chuck Yeager definitely tells it like it is, which is good and bad. If some bureaucratic rule is bullshit or someone is being treated unfairly, he just says it. On the other hand, in some cases I feel like there might be another side to the story.
For example, his insistence that military test pilots are better than the commercial test pilots. He presents the logic behind his view, but with how opinionated he is, I can't help but feel that it's too biased. There's a lot of good general life advice in here, especially towards the end when he describes his retirement. The main theme is that Chuck did what he enjoyed the most in life, he did it as much as possible, and he kept doing it during retirement, although not to the extremes possible in younger life.
When I finished this book and looked at his Wikipedia page, I was astonished to find out he's still alive! Leo Janos the co-author has a particular style of including sections of "other voices", writing from others involved, which really gives life to the story. I'd recommend another autobiography co-authored by Janos called Skunk Works about the development of experimental planes, which is a little more engineering focused that test-pilot focused. I enjoyed it enough to look for other works by the same author, which is why I picked up Yeager.
Jul 08, Megan Dax rated it it was amazing. When asked which five people I would invite to a dinner party, Yeager is one of them. His courage and determination to push the envelope is admirable.
His passion for service is one of the reasons I also chose to serve in the Air Force, that is after watching The Right Stuff very young. My dad wa When asked which five people I would invite to a dinner party, Yeager is one of them. My dad walked away with a memory of meeting his hero and a signed copy of this book.
This book is a must read regardless of your interest in aviation, the military lifestyle or historical events of the time. Yeager has so much to share.
For me, that was always a high priority in whatever I was doing. Thanks, Chuck! Jan 07, Steve Hostert rated it really liked it. Very good read of a well written autobiography of General Chuck Yeager.
From flying the famous P51 mustang in the European theater in World War II , through piloting the Bell X1 thru the sound barrier in on October 27th , to logging over 10, hours with different aircraft! Chuck believed in himself and lived his whole life at one speed , balls to wall full throttle. He was not only a pilot but was also an outstanding engineer who knew his safety systems before taking off on some very Very good read of a well written autobiography of General Chuck Yeager.
He was not only a pilot but was also an outstanding engineer who knew his safety systems before taking off on some very dangerous missions. He started his long career in the USAF as a mechanic and learned to fly at a very young age.
His philosophy and Love of life are summed up in a couple of final sentences from his book. Of course, the defining element is his piloting of the aircraft that was first in flying faster than the speed of sound in , but the book covers so much else besides.
Clearly he had a very eventful flying career. The book gives me the impression that Yeager and many of the First published in , 'Yeager: An Autobiography' tells the story of Charles Yeager. The book gives me the impression that Yeager and many of the people that he had dealings with had planet-sized egos, but this is often said to be a character trait of fighter pilots from that era.
The book does make very interesting reading, even if you have to read between the lines on more than a few occasions. Plus of course, it probably suffers from the bias that afflicts many autobiographies.
Very enjoyable. Dec 17, Brody added it. This book is such an interesting and entreating book, getting a direct look into General Chuck Yeagers crazy, badass and radical life completely going against the odds and surprising everyone. Though the book can move a bit slow that is intentail to show the true length of certain points in the story. This book will have you sitting on the edge of your seat scratching your head saying "there is no way that can be true".
I recommend this book to a bit older audience like middle schoolers and anyone older being that the book can be a bit graphic since a lot of it takes place during WWII.
May 07, Becky Brinkley rated it it was amazing. After seeing the "Right Stuff" on the big screen, I wondered about the man who broke the sound barrier. I instantly became a fan. It is a story of how a poor, short man from West Virginia made something special of himself by serving his country and ended up becoming a legend, being friends with the rich and famous and even POTUS. Years ago, I contacted Chuck and he autographed my copy of the book which now sits After seeing the "Right Stuff" on the big screen, I wondered about the man who broke the sound barrier.
Years ago, I contacted Chuck and he autographed my copy of the book which now sits in a special place of honor on my bookshelf. Sep 26, Bryant rated it it was amazing. Absolutely amazing autobiography! Entertaining throughout, cohesive yet each chapter tells a different aspect that was important to his life.
When I say women, I mean how all the pilots would frequent [essentially] whore houses in the dessert, or a rich pilot-wife of an industrialist. My recommendati Absolutely amazing autobiography!
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