{"product_id":"tales-of-the-cessna-195","title":"Tales of the Cessna 195","description":"\"You know this is a love story.\"\n— Larry Nelson, President of the International Cessna 190\/195 Club, at the annual convention banquet\nIt is. But it's also the story of fifty years in the air.\nMike Larson fell in love with the Cessna 195 at age twelve, on a factory test flight he never forgot. He went on to build one of the most varied flying careers imaginable — shuttling skydivers in a Twin Beech 18, crop-spraying cotton fields in Arizona at treetop level, hauling freight around the world in a DC-8, and flying the Boeing 737 over the US, Canada, and South and Central America for a major airline. He logged over fifty years and tens of thousands of hours before mandatory retirement grounded him at sixty.\nBut the real story is Charmian.\nShe came from England as an au pair, took up skydiving to meet people, and became one of the most accomplished female skydivers of the 1970s — setting world records and jumping from planes Mike was flying. A drunk driver nearly took her life. They both walked away from skydiving after that. They never walked away from each other.\nTales of the Cessna 195 — as featured in Flying Magazine — is the book Mike's friends call a love story. They're not wrong.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0692281460\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0692281460.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Larson, Michael D.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43333549654077,"sku":"BVV.0692281460.G","price":6.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0692281460-0.jpg?v=1783634427","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/tales-of-the-cessna-195","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}