![]() The book
offers a foreword by Harrison Ford with a picture of Ford in his
Kenmore
rebuilt Beaver. Authored by Marin Faure, Success on the Step is
the incredible and beautifully written story of Kenmore Air, the
company
founded 55 years ago by Bob Munro. "Only now, instead of a one-plane
operation
based in a mud hole, they [are] running the most successful seaplane
airline
in the world."
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Flying with Kenmore Air by C. Marin Faure Success on the Step is the story
of Kenmore
Air, a floatplane operation located in the Pacific Northwest. It's the
story of a unique group of people. They happen to be people who've done
amazing things with seaplanes. Success on the Step is about glacier
landings
and mountain rescues and threading a fascinating variety of seaplanes
through
the mistshrouded
This well-written and often
humorous
account will keep you on the edge of your chair. It's a great adventure
story and a great way to learn how a start-up company founded on a
shoestring
budget has become the well-respected leader in the seaplane industry.
Excerpt from the Foreword by Harrison Ford: "When I started asking who did the best job of restoring old Beavers, I kept getting the same answer. Kenmore Air. So that's where I went, and that's where they showed me this beat up, worn out, war veteran of an airplane they'd hauled out of the salvage yard. I asked them if they could turn it into the best example of a Beaver anyone had ever seen, and they said, 'Just watch us.' "It didn't take me long to realize I was dealing with a very special company. My plane was doing the phoenix thing out in the shop, rising from the ashes of years of mistreatment and neglect to become a stunning example of the breed. But there's a lot more to Kenmore than resurrecting de Havilland Beavers." |