10,000 Hours: A Helicopter Pilot in the North

A warm, humourous, and candid account of Peter Corley-Smith's days as a veteran helicopter bush pilot. Early helicopter flying was more than a challenge: it was dangerous. 10,000 Hours provides a real insight into the early days of helicopter flying when machines were under-powered and maintenance was a constant battle. It is also a story of the people who made up the North: pilots, engineers, bush cooks, the military, native peoples, surveyors, geologists, artists, and others.