Against The Wind: Hope Sees The Invisible

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Against The Wind: Hope Sees The InvisibleISBN13:9780228836834ISBN10:0228836832Author:Powell, Tony F. (Author)Description:Tony Powell Was Born On March 16, 1955 In Charlottetown, Labrador, Nl, On The Northeast Coast Of Canada, Son Of The Late Benjamin And Effie Powell Together They Had Nine Children - Seven Boys And Two Girls Six Boys Become Bush Pilots Tony Is Married To Ida Powell, And They Have One Child, Ramsey, Who Is A Medical Doctor Tony Will Take You On His Life's Journey His Stories Are Captivating, Inspiring, And Heart-Wrenching He Never Faltered In Achieving His Dreams And Aspirations Tony Has A Great Love For Family And History His Greatest Qualities Are His Positive Attitude And Calm Nature, Never Allowing Negative Thinking To Weaken His Strengths And Defeat His Goals Tony's Early Years Took Him To The Rich Fishing Ground Off The Shores Of Labrador At The Tender Age Of Seven He Would Accompany His Dad And The Crew To Haul The Cod Traps In An Ol' 10-Metre Motorboat At Age Fourteen He Was Fishing As A Share-Man On His Dad's Longliner In The Furry Seas Of Northern Labrador At Age Seventeen Tony Was Guiding Sports Fishermen From All Over The World, Fishing For Trout And Atlantic Salmon In Our Rich Labrador Rivers And Streams Their Excitement Became His Enjoyment Tony Begin His Career As A Commercial Pilot At The Age Of Twenty His Love Of Flight Included Seven Years With Labrador Airways, Coupled With Three Years Flying The Mission Plane Out Of North West River, Labrador Tony's Dream Was To Have His Own Flying Service Pursuing His Dream, He Became Ownerchief Pilot Of Labrador Travel Air, An Aircraft Charter Company With The Newly Constructed Trans Labrador Highway Along Our Shores, Labrador Travel Air Became History He Has 45 Years Of Flying Experience And 27,000 Hours Of Flight Time On Over 30 Different Types Of Single-And Multi-Engine Aircraft On Wheels, Skis And Floats, Including A Commercial Helicopter Licence, Often Logging 1500 Hours In A Single Year In Tony's Years Of Flight Thus Far He Is Very Proud To Have A Proven Record Of Never Having Any Injuries To His Passengers Or Himself Tony Continues To Fly Seasonally On A Legendary Beaver Seaplane For Portland Creek Aviation, And Has His Own Pa-18 Super Cub C-Gtfp I Invite You To Come Experience First Hand Captain Tony Powell Behind The Controls Of The Legendary De Havilland Pistonpowered Beaver During The Seventies Without Heaters In -50 C Temperatures Watch Him Perform Many Lifesaving Mercy Flights While Battling Some Of Nature's Most Severe Weather Conditions Anywhere On The Planet His Described Flights Will Surely Capture The Attention Of The Most Avid Flyer As We Witness Him Survive Engine Failures And Even A Crash Landing Amongst The Huge Trees In Labradore Live Out In Real Time His Heroic Shipwreck Sit On His Modified Mach Z Ski-Doo And Feel The Adrenaline Flow Through Your Veins As You Race For Dear Life Up The Big Mountain In The Race On The Rock At Marble Mountain, Nl At Age Forty-Eight, Tony Was Diagnosed With Fourth And Final Stage Cancer Learn Of His Prognosis, And His Courageous Determination To Survive Experience His Fight To Beat The Odds Throughout Tony's Recollections You Will Travel By Air, Water And Land, Experiencing Historic Events And Fatal Airplane Crash Scenes In Labrador, Including The Story Of His Grandfather Powell Sailing Onboard The Dorothy Duff While Delivering A Load Of Salt Cod Fish To The Mediterranean Sea During Wwi It Will Surely Chill You To Your Core Tony Will Welcome You To His Childhood Family Home Where You Will Find Pure Love Overcoming Many Of Life's Obstacles Find Out The True Meaning Of Perseverance, Courage And Strength Tony Has Shown Us What Life's Struggles Are All About And How He Survived Them This Book Is A True Reflection Of Living Our Lives One Day At A Time Each Day We All Journey Against The Wind And Survive The Storms Of Life Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Tellwell TalentPublication Date:2020-12-10Weight:1.17 lbsDimensions:0.82'' H x 9.02'' L x 5.98'' WNumber of Pages:400Language:English

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