Chapter 3 "Humility Learned - In Which a Master is Tolerant" Summary and Analysis

Gann is assigned to fly a route in area AM-21. His flight plan takes him from Newark to Wilkes-Barre, then to Syracuse, then to Rochester, then to Buffalo, then to Erie, and finally to Cleveland. When weather permits, the airplane—a DC-2—lands at every airport on the route. Generally, the weather is difficult and landing is often exciting and prolonged.

On the first flight, the plane lands at Wilkes-Barre. One of Gann's responsibilities as co-pilot is to deliver bags of mail to the various landing locations. He is unable to locate the mailbag for Wilkes-Barre and causes the flight to be delayed until a technician looks for the bag in the tail compartment. Embarrassed, Gann sorts out the...