TY - BOOK AU - Clapshaw,Guy TI - Tasman echo alpha: an accont of the NZ airline indistry in the 1960's when flying was dangerous and sex was safe SN - 9780473364083 AV - 540.5 U1 - 540.5 PY - 2016/// CY - Auckland, New Zealand PB - Guy Clapshaw Books KW - Clapshaw, Guy KW - Air pilots KW - New Zealand KW - Anecdotes N2 - Tasman Echo Alpha explores the experiences of former Air New Zealand pilot Guy Clapshaw at a time when airline flight brought magic to lives. Characters include Richard Whacker, the aircrew scheduler who managed to get all the aircraft overseas, and their crews backin New Zealand, the operations manager who only hired people with bird's names and aircrew who performed extraordinarily well in emergency situations. ER -