Richard Bach's first book, *Stranger to the Ground* is above all else an insight into the character of a man whose great compulsion is to measure himself against storm and night and fear. On the surface it is the tale of a memorable mission of a young fighter pilot utilizing his skills in a lonely duel with death. Yet between the lines emerges the portrait of the airman as a breed, probing outward, but even more significantly, inward.
ONE
THE BRIDGE ACROSS FOREVER: A LOVE STORY
A GIFT OF WINGS
ILLUSIONS: THE ADVENTURES OF A RELUCTANT MESSIAH
BIPLANE
NOTHING BY CHANCE
STRANGER TO THE GROUND
JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL
THERE’S NO SUCH PLACE AS FAR AWAY
ONE
THE BRIDGE ACROSS FOREVER: A LOVE STORY
A GIFT OF WINGS
ILLUSIONS: THE ADVENTURES OF A RELUCTANT MESSIAH
BIPLANE
NOTHING BY CHANCE
STRANGER TO THE GROUND
JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL
THERE’S NO SUCH PLACE AS FAR AWAY
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ISBN: 978-1-4516-9745-2 (ebook)
MAIN INSTRUMENT PANEL
1. Landing Lights Switch
2. Air Refueling Controls
3. Radio Magnetic Indicator
4. Airspeed and Mach Number Indicator
5. Heading Indicator
6. Engine Fire and Overheat Warning
7. Canopy Open Indicator Light
8. Oxygen Warning Light
9. Attitude Indicator
10. Accelerometer
11. Dive and Roll Indicator
12. Tachometer
13. Oil Pressure Gage
14. Mechanical Advantage Indicator Light
15. Exhaust Gas Temperature Indicator
16. Fuel System Warning Lights
17. Fuel Quantity Indicator and Selector
18. Vertical Velocity Indicator
19. Fuel Flow Indicator
20. Turn and Slip Indicator
21. Course Indicator
22. Clock
23. Rudder Pedal Adjusting Knob
24. Drag Chute Handle
25. Remote Channel Indicator
26. Utility Power Hydraulic Pressure Gage
27. Altimeter
28. Tacan Range Indicator
29. Directional Indicator Control Panel
LEFT CONSOLE
1. Anti-G Valve
2. Canopy Squib Test Panel
3. Circuit Breaker Panel
4. ATO Ready Switch
5. Pilot Heat Switch
6. Camera Control Panel
7. Flight Control Panel
8. Canopy Lock Lever
9. Throttle Quadrant
10. Rudder & Aileron Neutral Trim Indicator Lights
11. Special Pylon Manual Release
12. Console Lights Rheostat
13. Fuel Shutoff Valves Switches
14. Air Refueling Controls
15. Fuel System Control
16. Engine Screen Switch
17. Canopy Manual Jettison Switch
18. Spoilers Shutoff Switch
19. Pneumatic Compressor Switch
20. Pylon Jettison Switches
RIGHT CONSOLE
1. Interior & Exterior Lights Control Panel
2. Batori Computer
3. Cabin Temperature and Pressure Control
4. Windshield Defroster Switch
5. Defroster Control
6. Canopy Dry Air Switch
7. Side Air Outlet Shut-Off
8. AC Fuse Box
9. Cockpit Light
10. Map Case
11. Spare Fuses
12. IFF SIF Control Panels
13. Command Radio
14. Standby Canopy Jettison Battery
15. Tacan Control Panel
16. Automatic Direction Finder Control Panel
17. Circuit Breaker Panel
18. Oxygen Regulator
AUXILIARY INSTRUMENT PANELS
1. Landing Gear Selector Handle
2. Landing Gear Position Indicator Lights
3. Emergency Landing Gear Release Switch
4. ATO Ready Indicator Light
5. ATO Ignition Button
6. ATO Jettison Button
7. Wing Flap Position Indicator
8. Landing Gear Warning Test Button
9. Air Start Switch
10. Emergency Fuel Switch
11. External Stores Jettison Button
12. Generator Out Indicator Light
13. Loadmeter
14. Cabin Altimeter
15. Engine Crank Switch
16. Engine Rotor Test Switch
17. Generator Switch
18. Voltmeter
19. Inverter Failure Warning Light
20. Generator Switch
21. Engine Starter Switch
22. Instrument Power Switch
Introduction
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Glossary of Terms Used in this Book
