Forced by federal regulations to retire at age 60, Jerry Sorlucco
had served as an airline captain for nearly forty years and was
probably the senior pilot on the planet. During that long career,
he flew everything from Dos to Boeing 767s. His memoir documents
that experience professionally, personally and to some extent
technically. Anyone with any curiosity about the life, work, gear
and training of an airline pilot will find something engaging in
this book. The story begins with an Italian kid from Brooklyn''s
early love of flying and ends with his final flight from Frankfurt
in 1997. Photographs of the aircraft Sorlucco flew, crewmembers,
and his friends and family enhance the lively narrative. Given the
sorry state of the airline industry, this story is especially
timely. Sorlucco discusses some of the reasons for the industry''s
collapse and offers some possible solutions. In fact, the entire
narrative is framed in its historical context, so the reader will
be constantly reminded of the wider world surrounding a personal
journey. A Good Stick is a must read for the thousands of fellow
pilots who shared an era with Jerry Sorlucco, for young pilots
trying to keep afloat in a sea of airline red ink, and for anyone
wondering what on Earth happened to America''s airline industry.
For the aficionado, the historical and technical data in the
narrative is not merely anecdotal; it is thoroughly researched and
accurate.
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