02424cam a22003373u 4500 75566 UtSlPG 20260610134740.0 m cr n 260607r20251929utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Stearns, Myron M. (Myron Morris), 1884-1963 Visibility—Zero Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2025 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Produced from the Second August Number, 1929 issue of The Popular Magazine. Release date is 2025-03-08 Roger Frank and Sue Clark "Visibility—Zero" by John Amid is a dramatic piece centered around aviation, likely written in the late 1920s, a time when commercial air transport was becoming more established but still posed great risks due to unpredictable weather and technology limitations. This work portrays the challenges faced by early pilots in their quest to deliver mail, highlighting the struggle between personal ambition, duty, and the inherent dangers of flight. The narrative follows pilot Slip Crager as he grapples with both external weather conditions and internal conflict. He encounters a desperate passenger, Webber, who is anxious to reach his ailing wife. Although initially reluctant to take the passenger due to hazardous flying conditions, Crager ultimately decides to defy the company’s cautionary protocols in an attempt to prove his bravery and worth as a pilot. As a storm rolls in, visibility decreases, plunging him into a battle with his own limits of skill and responsibility. The story culminates in a tense and risky landing after numerous trials, leading to revelations about the identities of the characters involved and the connections that bind them. Ultimately, it raises questions about the nature of courage and the drive to succeed against all odds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: New York: Street & Smith Corporation, 1929 Short stories Air pilots -- Fiction Produced from the Second August Number, 1929 issue of The Popular Magazine. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75566 116291 116291