This month marks a new autobiography release from one of our own BCP members Jerry Jacques (JacquesAK), titled "No Sequel To Life: From the Heart of a Bush Pilot," sharing his adventures as a guide and pilot in Alaska and life in general. And how cool is that Helio on floats on the cover?

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Honorable mention from Chuck Yeager.. cool! Can't wait to give it a try.

Just ordered it !
sure sorry I missed you when you were in EMPORIA Ks a year ago

Ordered!

Very cool! Definitely will check it out.

Jerry has been a good friend for near 20 years now. I built the yellow and blue cub for him that is in the book. Great guy to know and hang out with. Has some crazy and all true story's.

--Brian

I really enjoyed Jacques book. Thanks for the recommendation ZZZ!

It’s a wonderful collection of short stories loosely strung together. I’m glad that he took the time to write down his adventures and misadventures.

From the aviation side of things there were a few things that really struck me:
- The use of a helmet. I’m not sure that my typical $100 coffee run warrants the use of a helmet but....
- The amount of wind he was flying in. Seems like the average Alaskan day is one I’d stay inside for.
- The man crashed 13 airplanes. Not to mention the number of other incidents that we would certainly classify as an accident in the lower 48. Shit happens, each time he dusted himself off and got another one. It’s cool to see that tenacity. Seems that there is this perception that if you ding up an airplane you are a bad pilot. Yet here we have this guy who is a fantastic pilot AND he has bent a shit ton of airplanes. As someone who is deeply paranoid about bending metal, I think I needed to have this revelation.

“Sometimes you need to get out of your comfort zone. Remember, eventually, we are all going to die, what is important is to truly live before you cash in your chips” – Jerry J. Jacques.

Reading this AWESOME book now. Jerry’s determination, vast Alaskan knowledge, skill as a pilot and guide—all are massively inspirational.

Thank you Jerry for relaying your many adventures in such a riveting style!

SmokeyTheBear wrote:I really enjoyed Jacques book. Thanks for the recommendation ZZZ!

It’s a wonderful collection of short stories loosely strung together. I’m glad that he took the time to write down his adventures and misadventures.

From the aviation side of things there were a few things that really struck me:
- The use of a helmet. I’m not sure that my typical $100 coffee run warrants the use of a helmet but....
- The amount of wind...
- The man crashed 13 airplanes. Not to mention the number of other incidents.... Yet here we have this guy who is a fantastic pilot AND he has bent a shit ton of airplanes...

Thanks for the book report It looks like read I need to order.

I'm just curious... how many times do we take off (or land) for a coffee run, or just pop over the hill & back to get cheap gas and exercise our engine? For me it's about the same number, maybe more! than when I make a cross country flight over the rocks to my favorite grass strips. I wear a helmet when I fly now. It hurts when I bang my noggin. And it's quieter too. I don't have much fuzz on my head so I NEVER worry about 'helmet hair'. When I did have fuzz hiding my head, I didn't worry about helmet hair then either.

Last week I visited the 2016 crash site of a Malibu misfueling accident near KSFF. If the pilot had done just five things he would have survived the crash.

==> First, he didn't tell the line guy he wanted the plane topped with 100LL (he got 52 gallons of Jet-A instead) and he chose not to supervise the refueling operation,
==> Second, when he paid for his fuel with his credit card he didn't look at his receipts. The Jet-A pumped into his plane was noted on both the fuel receipt and his credit card receipt.
==> Third, he didn't take any fuel samples, nor did he do a sniff test or dribble a few drops on a sheet of white paper to confirm only 100LL was in his tanks,
==> Fourth, when the engine quit almost immediately after takeoff he tried to stretch his glide which stalled his plane. The aircraft dove onto a raised RR track, slid down a 50' bank shedding wings and energy along the way, then hit a concrete abutment.
and...
==> Fifth, had he worn a brain bucket it's very likely he would have survived the crash.

Pretty good fun to read book. Got the kindle version since I’m traveling, maybe Jerry will sign my iPad one day.


I met Jerry two seasons ago, really nice guy, showed me around the lodge, and Beavers. I really like that area.

Great book