Dedicated to the 50th anniversary of domestic research in Antarctica This book is about courage and heroism, about loyalty to duty and the highest professionalism, about victories and defeats won by the pilots of the domestic Polar Aviation in the skies of the Arctic and the harshest, mysterious and cruel continent of the Earth - Antarctica. There is not a single fictional character in the book, not a single fictitious story - it contains the truth and only the truth, told by one of the most outstanding polar pilots of the country E. D. Kravchenko. Each reader will find in it what he wants, if he is close such concepts as romance, love of the sky and high latitudes, honor, conscience, friendship... This book contains the wisdom of several generations of aviators who faithfully served the cause of mastering high latitudes. It contains an example of how you can and should live your life...