Frank Kingston Smith Sr. is a criminal lawyer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but best known as the author of several books and articles on aviation. His first book, Pilot Week-end , helped bring the joy of flying into the attention of the general public. His eldest son, Frank Kingston Smith is a famous radio personality and is a fan of his flight.
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After serving in World War II in naval intelligence, Smith graduated from law school and became a criminal trial lawyer and, later, a partner at Philadelphia law firm. Smith uses the joy of flying as a way to relax from the pressures of his work. Although Smith gave up the law in 1965 to become executive director of the National Aviation Trades Association (NATA), he returned to law ten years later specializing in airline affairs for the Washington, D.C. law firm.
Pilot
The first plane lesson was on June 2, 1955 at Wings Field, located in the suburbs of Northeast Philadelphia. Smith is an instrument as well as a pilot rated multi-engine with more than 10,000 hours of flight time. He finally gave up flying in 1995.
Author
Smith is author of several books and articles on public flights. His first book, Weekend Pilot , was published in 1957. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Smith wrote columns for Flying Magazine and articles for AOPA Pilot and Sports Flights .
As an author, the output is very productive, writing a total of 16 books and over 1,000 articles.
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Personal life and Death
Smith survived by three sons, Frank, Doug and Greg, all pilots. She married Marianne (nÃÆ' Â © e Hiller) until her death in 2003 due to Alzheimer's disease. Upon his request, Smith's ashes scattered at Wings Field exactly 50 years into the day after he got his first airplane lesson.
Bar Association-Bar Pilot
In 1959, Smith was one of nine lawyers to sign the merger article to create Bar Association Lawyer-Bar Barger, a non-profit New Jersey company dedicated to bringing together lawyers who are also pilots. This association still survives to this day.
Selected works
Book (optional)
- Weekly pilot . Random House, 1957
- Fancy Flight . Random House, 1960
- I'd rather Fly! . Random House, 1962
- Computer Guide (Modern Aircraft Series) . Sport Press Cars, 1962
- The pilot's personal survival guide . TAB Books, 1979
- How to Take Extraordinary Photos from the Aircraft . McGraw-Hill, 1979
- Flight and Pennsylvania (with James P Harrington). Franklin Institute Press, 1981
- Wings Weekend . Random House, 1982
- Wings Legacy: The Story of Harold F. Pitcairn . Jason Aronson/T.D. Associates, 1982
- Fly to Bahamas: Weekly pilot guide . TAB Books, 1983
Awards
- Lifetime Achievement Award Max, AOPA (1997)
- Elder Statesman of Aviation Award, National Aviation Association (1999)
References
External links
- Bar Association-Pilot Bar Flight
- Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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