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Hazard Spectrum
- Life in the Danger Zone by the Fleet Air Arm’s Top Gun
- Narrated by: Nathan Gray
- Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
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Summary
On 5 December 2002, trainee pilot Nathan Gray walked away from an 'unsurvivable' crash at RAF Wittering in Cambridgeshire. His instructor, seated behind him, was killed instantly. Despite the physical pain and mental scars, he found the strength and resilience to continue his flying career. Today Commander Nathan Gray is one of the UK's elite test pilots - the best of the best.
Hazard Spectrum allows us to share Nathan's dizzying journey to the top of the Fleet Air Arm. With over 140 combat missions to his name, he is among the most decorated pilots in the British armed forces - our very own Maverick. In an exhilarating first-person narrative, Nathan takes us inside the cockpit as he holds Taliban fighters at bay in Afghanistan, and leads a top-secret mission to seek out Osama Bin Laden in the mountains of the Hindu Kush.
In 2018, Nathan was chosen to complete the first take-off and landing of the world's most advanced fighter aircraft - the F35 stealth jet - on the flight deck of the flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth. A television audience of millions held its collective breath as he geared up for the task.
This is the inspiring and unforgettable story of a man with a supreme ability to fly the most sophisticated and deadly planes ever created, who overcomes his personal demons to push the hazard spectrum to the limit - and beyond.
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- Nomad
- 15-09-23
Outstanding
Couldn’t stop listening to this book it was absolutely amazing!!.. I would recommend it to anyone
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- Sue
- 31-01-24
Drama
I loved the detail in his description of events as they happened. A very modest chap who performed at the limits of human ability in the cockpit.
Brilliant!
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- Josh Scott
- 13-06-24
True hero, incredible story
Absolutely loved this! Well written, well narrated, incredible story. If you’re wondering whether to get it, stop wondering.
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- Midlife crisis
- 07-12-23
Brilliant!
Absolutely loved this Nath!
I hope your next book goes into even more detail.
Great job and Thank you for your years of service.
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- S. Hickling
- 07-08-24
Hazard spectrum
It was amazing all in all really good storytelling. I definitely like a part two.
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- Alun Grosvenor
- 07-11-24
What an amazing career
There was nothing I didn’t like in this true story, Nathan Grey clearly had an incredible career in the Royal Navy, the story is well laid out and very much enjoyed listening and would highly recommend it
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- Gareth
- 26-07-23
Brilliant
Absolutely fantastic audio book, highly recommended for anyone with a passion for military aviation, Im so glad I bought it!
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- ambey
- 14-06-24
Lfe experience
totally engrossing life of a pilot, from start to finish. couldn't stop listening! absolutely incredible.
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- Rick Padwick
- 29-04-24
True story of the Royal Navy's Top Gun
2024 Review 044. Hazard Spectrum by Nathan Gray, narrated by Nathan Gray
Audiobook length : 8 hours 26 minutes
In 2018, Commander Nathan Gray became a household name among those people who follow the world of Carrier Aviation or are involved in it. What did he do ?
He landed the first Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II owned by the Royal Navy onto the deck of the Royal Navy's new aircraft carrier flagship, the HMS Queen Elizabeth. This event was featured on a documentary TV series.
But 16 years earlier, it was doubtful that he would become a Royal Navy pilot at all as he was involved in a terrible accident which was declared unsurvivable or barely survivable, depending on how it's looked at.
Nathan goes into amazing detail about his career which was a dream for him ever since he saw a the Space Shuttle Enterprise being flown around Europe on the back of the NASA Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft in 1979.
Nathan writes a fantastic book and this is one that I will definitely listen to again.
If you like stories about a lot of military flying, I recommend this book as one of the best I've ever read or listened to.
Originally, I was looking at buying this book in physical form and despite having the audiobook, I am considering it again physically.
Nathan performed this audio book himself and does a fantastic job especially on subjects that would have been very difficult to narrate as they directly involved him.
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- SD
- 23-12-23
A story well told
An excellent account of his career in military aviation. It was recommend by someone I served with who knows the author. The story was gripping right from the start. As good as this book was, the fact he narrated it himself to such a high standard says a lot about how multi skilled he is.
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