Download or read book Cold War Fighter Pilot written by Harold Wade and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2004-07-08 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cold War Fighter Pilot covers experiences leading up to USAF pilot training for the author and then describes in considerable detail the flight training and a variety of experiences that are intended to explain what military pilots do as well as how and why they do it. Technical terminology is minimized or explained, yet enough of it is included to give the reader an idea of the complexity of the job. The author logged over 3,000 hours as a USAF fighter pilot, instructor pilot and maintenance fight test pilot, much of it in supersonic aircraft.