rottydaddy
En-Route
Been meaning to do this for some time...
If anyone would like to borrow a book, PM me.
Here's the list:
Richard Bach:
Nothing By Chance- a Gypsy Pilot's Adventures in Modern America... like it says. Barnstorming in the 1960s.
A Gift of Wings- collection of flying stories.
[NOTE: if you are put off by Bach's more metaphysical musings, you will still enjoy both of these books... it's pretty much just flying stories]
Rinker Buck:
Flight of Passage- Two teenage boys fly coast-to-coast in a Piper
Cub in the 1960s. Also provides an interesting glimpse into the lives of an "aviation family". Fun reading.
Alex Kershaw:
The Few- the stories of US pilots in the Battle of Britain.
Wm. Davenport:
Gyro! The Life and Times of Lawrence Sperry- a great look at the early, crazy days of aviation (and the early crazy aviators), and the development of gyro instruments and the autopilot.
Martin Caidin:
Silken Angels- the history of the parachute and more.
Test Pilots: Riding the Dragon- hair-raising test flight tales.
[NOTE:Caidin was a master of the "hangar tale"... very entertaining reading]
Robt. Merrill McLean:
Flying Cold- the adventures of Russell Merrill, pioneer Alaska aviator. Dress warmly before opening this book!
Ernest Gann:
Fate is the Hunter- collection of excellent flying stories, by a great writer who started flying fighters in WWI and retired flying jet airliners.
Phil Scott:
The Wrong Stuff? attempts at flight before and after the Wright bros. Pictorial history of some unusual (and mostly bad) aircraft.
Gregory "Pappy" Boyington:
Baa Baa Black Sheep- autobiography, mostly about his famous squadron.
Mary S. Lovell:
The Sound of Wings- The Life of Amelia Earhart... very informative biography.
Chuck Yeager:
Yeager... autobiography, and a great look at the glory days of the "X planes".
Jacqueline Auriol:
I Live to Fly... amazing autobiographical story of a French socialite and politician's wife who became a top-notch pilot and one of the first women to exceed Mach 1. She continued her training despite almost dying as a passenger in a horrific seaplane crash early on, and was a record-setting rival of Jackie Cochran for several years.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery:
Airman's Odyssey... three of his best-known works in one volume: Wind, Sand and Stars, Night Flight, and Flight to Arras. Lyrical, but also informative and inspiring to any pilot.
-I also have a bunch of TAB textbooks for those studying for the PP... a little outdated here and there, but the basics still apply:
Cross-Country Flying
Aviator's Guide to Navigation
Aviator's Guide to Flight Planning
Night Flying
ABCs of Safe Flying
Aircraft Systems
If anyone would like to borrow a book, PM me.
Here's the list:
Richard Bach:
Nothing By Chance- a Gypsy Pilot's Adventures in Modern America... like it says. Barnstorming in the 1960s.
A Gift of Wings- collection of flying stories.
[NOTE: if you are put off by Bach's more metaphysical musings, you will still enjoy both of these books... it's pretty much just flying stories]
Rinker Buck:
Flight of Passage- Two teenage boys fly coast-to-coast in a Piper
Cub in the 1960s. Also provides an interesting glimpse into the lives of an "aviation family". Fun reading.
Alex Kershaw:
The Few- the stories of US pilots in the Battle of Britain.
Wm. Davenport:
Gyro! The Life and Times of Lawrence Sperry- a great look at the early, crazy days of aviation (and the early crazy aviators), and the development of gyro instruments and the autopilot.
Martin Caidin:
Silken Angels- the history of the parachute and more.
Test Pilots: Riding the Dragon- hair-raising test flight tales.
[NOTE:Caidin was a master of the "hangar tale"... very entertaining reading]
Robt. Merrill McLean:
Flying Cold- the adventures of Russell Merrill, pioneer Alaska aviator. Dress warmly before opening this book!
Ernest Gann:
Fate is the Hunter- collection of excellent flying stories, by a great writer who started flying fighters in WWI and retired flying jet airliners.
Phil Scott:
The Wrong Stuff? attempts at flight before and after the Wright bros. Pictorial history of some unusual (and mostly bad) aircraft.
Gregory "Pappy" Boyington:
Baa Baa Black Sheep- autobiography, mostly about his famous squadron.
Mary S. Lovell:
The Sound of Wings- The Life of Amelia Earhart... very informative biography.
Chuck Yeager:
Yeager... autobiography, and a great look at the glory days of the "X planes".
Jacqueline Auriol:
I Live to Fly... amazing autobiographical story of a French socialite and politician's wife who became a top-notch pilot and one of the first women to exceed Mach 1. She continued her training despite almost dying as a passenger in a horrific seaplane crash early on, and was a record-setting rival of Jackie Cochran for several years.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery:
Airman's Odyssey... three of his best-known works in one volume: Wind, Sand and Stars, Night Flight, and Flight to Arras. Lyrical, but also informative and inspiring to any pilot.
-I also have a bunch of TAB textbooks for those studying for the PP... a little outdated here and there, but the basics still apply:
Cross-Country Flying
Aviator's Guide to Navigation
Aviator's Guide to Flight Planning
Night Flying
ABCs of Safe Flying
Aircraft Systems