Summary of Carol Shaben's Into the Abyss

Everest Media

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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 Erik was in over his head, and he knew it. He was a rookie pilot, and he’d been in and out of cloud for most of his outbound flight from Grande Prairie. He was running late, and he had passengers bound for the small communities of High Prairie and Fairview.
#2 The author, Erik, was the pilot on Wapiti Flight 402. He had to warn his passengers about the flight if they couldn’t land in High Prairie because the ceiling was so low. He ran out of time before he could finish his dinner.
#3 When Erik got to the plane, the fueling service hadn’t arrived yet, so he had to scramble to get the tanks filled. By the time they finished, he was behind schedule. He crammed some of the luggage into the plane’s nose compartment and then into the rear hold behind the seats.
#4 Larry had flown to Edmonton on Friday to meet with a group of people he knew well. Among them was Gordon Peever, a next-door neighbor who was director of finance at a vocational college near High Prairie.

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 28 mars 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781669368793
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Insights on Carol Shaben's Into the Abyss
Contents Insights from Chapter 1 Insights from Chapter 2 Insights from Chapter 3 Insights from Chapter 4
Insights from Chapter 1

#1

Erik was in over his head, and he knew it. He was a rookie pilot, and he’d been in and out of cloud for most of his outbound flight from Grande Prairie. He was running late, and he had passengers bound for the small communities of High Prairie and Fairview.

#2

The author, Erik, was the pilot on Wapiti Flight 402. He had to warn his passengers about the flight if they couldn’t land in High Prairie because the ceiling was so low. He ran out of time before he could finish his dinner.

#3

When Erik got to the plane, the fueling service hadn’t arrived yet, so he had to scramble to get the tanks filled. By the time they finished, he was behind schedule. He crammed some of the luggage into the plane’s nose compartment and then into the rear hold behind the seats.

#4

Larry had flown to Edmonton on Friday to meet with a group of people he knew well. Among them was Gordon Peever, a next-door neighbor who was director of finance at a vocational college near High Prairie.

#5

Scott had been transporting Paul Richard Archambault, a prisoner he’d handcuffed himself, for ten hours when their flight was delayed. They finally arrived in Grande Prairie, and Scott was exhausted. He wanted to sleep, but couldn’t because of the prisoner.

#6

Grande Prairie, Alberta, was the final urban center between Edmonton and Fairbanks. It was a provisioning stop for people traveling north, as well as a hub for the region’s two economic powerhouses: agriculture and oil and gas.

#7

Erik was late to the airport, and was worried that the government might be onto him. He needed to get into his destinations even if it meant pushing the weather, though his boss never came right out and said it.

#8

Flying on instruments is similar to flying blind outside the cockpit windows. It is a skill vital to pilots who fly at night or in bad weather, and it requires them to navigate solely by reference to cockpit instruments.

#9

When Erik passed the Whitecourt beacon, his ADF needle swung to point toward the nose of the plane, indicating that he was heading in the right direction. However, the terrain didn’t drop off after the Swan Hills beacon, but continued to rise for 30 kilometres beyond it to the 4,000-foot summit of House Mountain.

#10

Erik was to fly a bullshit approach into High Prairie, as the airport was at an altitude of 1974 feet. He was to drop down to 2800 feet to see if he could make an approach. He knew that the small snow-covered airstrip would be difficult to see in this weather, but if he could get under the clouds and spot the runway, he’d be okay.

#11

The pilot radioed the airport to get an update on the weather. Luella Wood, the airport’s sole employee, was expected to be in contact around the time Wapiti flights were due to arrive. However, he couldn’t raise her on the radio. The cloud ceiling might be higher than forecast.

#12

As the plane descended, Larry peered out the window. He saw nothing but a thick veil of cloud. He heard the pilot radio that there was traffic advisory High Prairie, Wapiti, four zero two, inbound from the southeast. He knew the airport’s elevation was just under 2,000 feet. They had to be close.

#13

Wapiti Aviation Flight 402 hit the trees 75 feet above ground at 175 nautical miles per hour. The plane shuddered violently through the trees, and the sound of ripping metal all around Paul. He was jolted forward, and an excruciating pain gripped his stomach. When the plane hit the ground, Paul was already fumbling for his seatbelt.

#14

Paul was a survivor. He’d slept on the street so often he was used to the bitter cold of night. He had also spent his ten years hitchhiking across the country. He thought about the pouch of tobacco and the rolling papers he’d had on his lap. They were gone.
Insights from Chapter 2

#1

Erik Vogel, the author, came to his passion for flying honestly. His father was a senior pilot with Air Canada, Canada’s largest commercial airline. From an early age, Erik had watched his dad fly across the country or around the world.

#2

Erik’s first solo flight was the morning of a clear fall day. He had spent forty-five minutes flying circuits around the Langley airfield with his instructor in the right-hand seat.