Aviation Books
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An absolutely incredible [true] story of a Pan Am 314 got set west-bound to NY from Hawaii. You think you've had a rough trip? Read about their trip from hell!
http://www.amazon.com/Long-Way-Home-Ed-Dover/dp/061521472X/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1322796030&sr=8-6
http://www.amazon.com/Long-Way-Home-Ed-Dover/dp/061521472X/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1322796030&sr=8-6
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"Fait is the Hunter" By Ernst Gann - Really good read. Early days at American Airlines.
"North Star over my Shoulder" by Bob Buck - 1930s to 1970s at TWA. Really good and well written. Shows aviation's development from DC-2 to B747. Really good read.
"Air Vagabonds" by Anthony Vallone Also highly recommended....
"North Star over my Shoulder" by Bob Buck - 1930s to 1970s at TWA. Really good and well written. Shows aviation's development from DC-2 to B747. Really good read.
"Air Vagabonds" by Anthony Vallone Also highly recommended....
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I am reading a great one called "The map of my dead pilots, the dangerous game of flying in Alaska"
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Well THIS is awkward!
The Killing Zone: How and why pilots die.
This is looks at accidents involving low timers.
This is looks at accidents involving low timers.
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I 2nd '4 Day Follies' - that was a very good read, I do hope he comes out with a sequel - especially now that he is flying under different colors. Also, Fate is a Hunter. That was a good read.
And... Doorknob 52 by Fredric Arnold. I met him and read his book a few years ago and that was a good WW2 read.
And... Doorknob 52 by Fredric Arnold. I met him and read his book a few years ago and that was a good WW2 read.
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Tall Timber Pilots by Dale White, it's about one of the first pilots in the inland northwest who experimented with backcountry flying and was influential in using airplanes for delivery of US Forest Service equipment and supplies and the construction of many backcountry strips in Idaho. This can be hard to find.
I actually found it when I was ferrying my plane back from California and got forced down from scud and spent most of the day waiting in a podunk town eastern Washington and decided to walk to the library to kill some time and warm up, they had a copy in their tiny collection and I found it fascinating.
Another interesting tidbit about that day is when I saw a man sneaking around the crop duster mixing shed, then break in by busting off the padlock. I figured he was going to steal chemicals to cook meth, so I called in the cops and they came hauling in and took him down at gun point.... it definitely broke up the boredom of that day.
I actually found it when I was ferrying my plane back from California and got forced down from scud and spent most of the day waiting in a podunk town eastern Washington and decided to walk to the library to kill some time and warm up, they had a copy in their tiny collection and I found it fascinating.
Another interesting tidbit about that day is when I saw a man sneaking around the crop duster mixing shed, then break in by busting off the padlock. I figured he was going to steal chemicals to cook meth, so I called in the cops and they came hauling in and took him down at gun point.... it definitely broke up the boredom of that day.
A Life Aloft
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Besides what has been mentioned above, Calculated Risk: The Extraordinary Life of Jimmy Doolittle-Aviation Pioneer and World War II Hero by Jonna Doolittle Hoppes - excellent read.
Hijacked by Dave Hirshman about the hijacking of the FedEx DC-10.
Anything by Ernest Gann
Legend & Legacy: The Story of Boeing and Its People by Robert J. Serling.
Skystruck about an Alaskan bush pilot by Herman Lerdahl.
The Great book of WWII Airplanes- various authors - Random House.
Gift of Wings -- Richard Bach
West With the Night - Beryl Markham.
Hijacked by Dave Hirshman about the hijacking of the FedEx DC-10.
Anything by Ernest Gann
Legend & Legacy: The Story of Boeing and Its People by Robert J. Serling.
Skystruck about an Alaskan bush pilot by Herman Lerdahl.
The Great book of WWII Airplanes- various authors - Random House.
Gift of Wings -- Richard Bach
West With the Night - Beryl Markham.
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Well THIS is awkward!
I think anything that involves Jimmy Doolittle is required reading. That guy is literally a Chuck Norris of aviation.
A Life Aloft
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Thought of a couple more...
Pilots of the Line by Sky Masterson
Chosen to Live by Jerry Schemmel - it's the story of UAL Captain Al Haynes and the crash of flight 232
Hard Landing - The Epic Contest for Power and Profits That Plunged the Airlines into Chaos - Thomas Petzinger Jr
Flights of Passage -reflections of a WWII aviator, Samuel Hynes
Pilots of the Line by Sky Masterson
Chosen to Live by Jerry Schemmel - it's the story of UAL Captain Al Haynes and the crash of flight 232
Hard Landing - The Epic Contest for Power and Profits That Plunged the Airlines into Chaos - Thomas Petzinger Jr
Flights of Passage -reflections of a WWII aviator, Samuel Hynes