Vasily Vasilievich Ershov - pilot, author of popular books on the work of civil aviation pilots. The most famous among readers was the work "Aerophobia".
Biography
Vasily Vasilyevich Ershov was born in the Kharkov region in 1944. The parents of the future pilot were teachers. His main hobbies during his school years were reading and aircraft modeling. In addition, he studied music: he played wind instruments.
School Vasily Vasilyevich Ershov graduated with a gold medal. After receiving a certificate of maturity, he entered the Kharkov Aviation Institute. But Ershov was enrolled in the correspondence department. He combined training with work at an aircraft factory, where he performed the duties of a fitter. Here the hero of this article made up his mind about the future profession, to which he devoted his whole life.
Ershov studied far from brilliantly at the institute. Most of the time spent at the factory. In addition, the future pilot and writer was fond of skydiving in his student years.
In the second year, Vasily Ershov fell ill. I had to take an academic vacation. After recovering, he worked for some time as a pioneer leader in one of the local schools. And one fine day, Ershov made a decision that predetermined his future fate. KhAI student realized that the career of an aviation engineer does not appeal to him. And so he took the documents from the institute and entered the flight school in Kremenchug.
Pilot
At the school, Vasily Vasilyevich Ershov became not only an excellent pupil, but also was able to show creative abilities. During his studies, he was fond of amateur performances, played in a musical ensemble.
The future author of aviation books graduated from college in 1967. After graduation, he went to the Krasnoyarsk Territory. In the late sixties, Vasily Vasilyevich flew on the An-2. To transfer to heavier aircraft, a higher education diploma was required. The pilot entered the correspondence department of the Academy of Civil Aviation. During these years he was already married. In his memoirs, he gratefully speaks of his wife. In the provincial Siberian city there were not enough elementary conditions for existence. Wife - Nadezhda Yegorovna - independently made difficult domestic decisions, maintained comfort in the house at a time when her young husband mastered the heavenly sphere.
Since 1972, Vasily Ershov began to fly as a co-pilot on the IL-14. Concerning him, the authorities formed an opinion as a growing, competent pilot working hard on himself. Ershov was able to prove that he could lead a twin-engine aircraft. He soon began flying as a co-pilot on all-Union lines
At the beginning of 2000, new trends came in all areas of human activity. Aviation was no exception. Ershov devoted thirty-five years to flying. When significant changes began to occur in the domestic aviation, he left. But the hero of this article is an active, outstanding personality. He could not lead a lifestyle of an idle pensioner. First, Ershov got a job as an inspector in a small airline. Then he began writing books about aviation.
Creation
Vasily Vasilievich Ershov is a writer who began his career with publications on the Web. Users of websites and forums devoted to aviation became interested in his work. It was with their support that the first paper book was published. Soon, other works of an experienced pilot appeared on the Internet. Ershov’s books became interested in Eksmo publishing house. Mostly memoirs include works written by Vasily Ershov. Books of the literary pilot:
- "Airmania."
- "Aerophobia."
- "Airfall".
- "Fear of flight."
According to statistics, air crashes over the past ten years have become more frequent. Regarding the reasons for the crash of aircraft, Vasily Vasilyevich Ershov has repeatedly expressed his opinion. About the crash in Kazan in 2013, the pilot, whose total flight time is more than nineteen thousand hours, said as an event, one of the reasons for which was the difference between Russian practice and foreign.
Aerophobia
Ershov in this book talks about the so-called fear of heights. What is the cause of phobia? The author provides research results, various statistics. In addition, Vasily Ershov gives tips that help get rid of aerophobia. According to readers, the book of the pilot and writer is extremely informative.