About this Event
Local author and pilot, Captain Fred Robinson will be joining us on Wednesday, June 17th at 5:30 PM at our Aspen Grove location to share about his memoir: The Renaissance Aviator: An Odyssey of Dedication, Cultivation, and Opportunity.
Registration includes the following options:
- A signed Paperback copy of the book … OR
- A $5 Gift Card to Tattered Cover Book Store
This event includes an opportunity to meet the author, participate in an audience Q&A after the book talk, and get your book signed and personalized. Photos with the author are welcome!
We will have a limited supply of additional books for guests to purchase in store. Only a book ticket guarantees you a copy of the book.
If you are unable to attend the event after purchasing a ticket, you are required to pick up your copy of the book (with proof of purchase from your event registration) within 7 days after the event date. If the book is not picked up by that date, you relinquish your copy to Tattered Cover Book Store.
ABOUT THE BOOK
From the streets of Detroit to the cockpit of a major airline, Captain Frederick Robinson’s journey is a testament to grit, vision, and the power of positive thinking. Raised as a young black man in the 1950s and ’60s by parents who believed deeply in education, young Frederick grew up hearing his father’s mantra: “Knowledge is power—and no one can ever take it from you.” He embraced those words, refusing excuses and rejecting the idea of “can’t.”
His love for flight began at ten, when an impromptu five-dollar airplane ride from his aunt lit a lifelong spark. As a teenager, he went on to spend every spare moment at a local airport, offering to wash planes and pump gas—not for pay, but for the chance to be around pilots. Soon he began trading his work for lessons, earning his first pilot’s license at seventeen and his commercial license at eighteen. There he met his mentor, Gilbert Cargill, who guided him for decades into the world as the pilot he’d always dreamed of.
Against the odds, Frederick built a distinguished career with United Airlines—becoming part of the fewer than one percent of minority pilots. This is the story of a boy who dared to dream and the captain he became.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Frederick Robinson is a retired captain from United Airlines. He worked at United Airlines as a standards captain, a designated examiner, and a pilot interviewer. He also worked a number of other managerial roles at United’s training centers and domiciles. He has worked at NASA as a consultant on various next-generation initiative projects that will be integrated into our airspace system in the near future. He continues to fan the flames of his passion for aviation by guiding young men and women in their ambitions to become aviators.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Tattered Cover Aspen Grove, 7301 South Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, United States
USD 7.25 to USD 19.09
