Preface; Prologue; I. The Tip of the Arrow; II. The Innocents and of the Facts of Aerial Life; III. A Novitiate …; IV. Humility Learned; V. A Captain at Work; VI. The Seasoning …; VII. Of Numbers …; VIII. Gypsies …; IX. Rule Books Are Paper …; X. Valhalla …; XI. A Lonely, Unloved Ship …; XII. The Numbers …; XIII. Cold …; XIV. Heat …; XV. Fortune …; XVI. A Hole …; XVII. A Pretender …; XVIII. A Certain Embarrassment …; XIX. Tragedy and Escape; Epilogue; Notes