Nerves of Steel
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Nerves of Steel

How I Followed My Dreams, Earned My Wings, and Faced My Greatest Challenge

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Nerves of Steel

How I Followed My Dreams, Earned My Wings, and Faced My Greatest Challenge

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Nerves of Steel is the captivating true story of Tammie Jo Shults's remarkable lifeā€”from growing up the daughter of a humble rancher, to breaking through gender barriers as one of the Navy's first female F/A-18 Hornet pilots, to safely landing the severely crippled Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 and helping save the lives of 148 people.

Tammie Jo Shults has spent her entire life loving the skies. Though the odds were against her, she became one of the few female fighter pilots in the Navy. In 1994, after serving her country honorably for eight years, Tammie Jo left the Navy and joined Southwest Airlines in the early 1990's.

On April 17, 2018, Tammie Jo was called to service once again. Twenty minutes into a routine domestic flight, Captain Shults was faced with the unthinkableā€”a catastrophic engine failure in the Boeing 737 caused an explosion that severed hydraulic and fuel lines, tearing away sections of the plane, puncturing a window, and taking a woman's life. Captain Shults and her first officer, Darren Ellisor, struggled to stabilize the aircraft.

Drawing deeply from her well of experience, Tammie Jo was able to wrestle the severely damaged 737 safely to the ground. Not originally scheduled for that flight, there is no doubt God had prepared her and placed her right where she needed to be that day.

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Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Year
2019
ISBN
9780785228417
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Social Science Biographies
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Prologue: April 17, 2018
  3. 1. Under Endless Blue Skies
  4. 2. Girls Donā€™t Fly for a Living
  5. 3. Help Me Move On
  6. 4. Youā€™re in the Navy Now
  7. 5. Woman in a Manā€™s World
  8. 6. Dogfights
  9. 7. A Face for Mr. Wonderful
  10. 8. Open Hostility
  11. 9. The Ferrari of the Skies
  12. 10. I Am Not Your Friend
  13. 11. The Truth Will Outlive a Lie
  14. 12. Family Joys, Family Turbulence
  15. 13. The Crew of Flight 1380
  16. 14. Crisis in the Cabin
  17. 15. Relief and Grief
  18. 16. Habits, Hope, and Heroes
  19. Quick Reference Guide for Military Terminology
  20. Acknowledgments
  21. About the Author