Stewart, George W.

Every Sunday out. Every Friday back. For weeks, months and years. Innumerable delays and prevarications, contemptuous treatment by terminal and airline personnel, instantaneous altitude changes, tumultuous final approaches, teeth-rattling landings, extreme baggage waits at the carousel because the bag was snatched at the door when boarding because the bins were full.

In addition to countless standards and heavies, he has flown in a 4-seater chopper without doors (summer, no A/C), ski-equipped C-130s and an Arab aircraft with a tree branch in the landing gear due to a high tree and a low tak...