Hobnobs Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Apart from exercising the rights of my PPL when possible and simming when I can't, I enjoy reading the odd book on flying. I thought I would share a few recommendations of some that I particularly enjoyed Maybe you'll like them too. Also I'm looking for other recommendations of where to go next. So if you have any, please share them here. Anyway here goes: The Killing Zone: How and Why Pilots Die by Paul A.Craig - an analysis of the common mistakes pilots make and why it kills them. My instructor said every budding pilot should read this book. He was right. Propellerhead by Antony Woodward. A book by a bloke that said he wasn't interested in flying, he just wanted his licence to show off and get the girls. But in his journey he learns what it means to fly, even if it does almost kill him. Goin' Up And Lookin' Down by Lynn Pinson. A humourous book about learning to fly, the flying community and the sometimes funny, sometimes serious stuff that happens therein. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bermuda425 Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Thank you Dean! I already heard about The Killing Zone and had a good impression of it. Your recommendation confirms this to be a future read. Greetings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingsub Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 The Killing Zone is good, also recommend Fate is the Hunter by Ernest Gann & Wings on My Sleeve by Eric "Winkle" Brown. Both are fabulous books covering the earlier years of Aviation and certainly made me sweat with fear a few times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeH Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 I can recommend 'Bush Pilot with a Briefecase' and 'Catalina by Air' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeH Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 I forgot 'The Beaver Bush Plane at home in Ontario' that one has a lot of Pictures and covers not only the Beaver but also a few other ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickel Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 At the other end of the spectrum, I enjoyed Widebody, the story behind Boeing betting the farm on the 747. QF32 and Fly By Wire for averted (or almost) disasters. Sled Driver, if you can find it. I've only seen extracts around the interweb. Yeager was a good read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobnobs Posted March 9, 2016 Author Share Posted March 9, 2016 21 hours ago, Bermuda425 said: Thank you Dean! I already heard about The Killing Zone and had a good impression of it. Your recommendation confirms this to be a future read. Greetings! It gives a fantastic insight into accidents and the chain of events that lead up to it. It infuriates me the amount of armchair analysts there are out there that comment on things like the Shoreham accident when they don't have a clue what they are talking about. Aviation accidents aren't just freak occurrence, they are usually a series of minor things that culminate ultimately in a major accidents. This book explains that really well and uses real world accidents as examples. It is a very good book even just to understand the human perception of risk, if nothing else. You won't regret it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bermuda425 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 This will help a lot in becoming more careful and confident by understanding which errors to avoid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olderndirt Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Every "would be/already is" pilot would benefit by reading "Stick and Rudder" by Wolfgang Langewiesche. IMHO no one describes the art of flying better than this man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 1 hour ago, olderndirt said: Every "would be/already is" pilot would benefit by reading "Stick and Rudder" by Wolfgang Langewiesche. IMHO no one describes the art of flying better than this man. Absolutely a "must" read for anyone interested in flying, even though it was written in 1944, everything is still so relevant. This is also a good read http://www.ehfc.net/Flying-and-Learning-Basics-for-Every-Pilot.pdf endorsed by Mr.Langewiesche, he wrote the foreword. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobnobs Posted March 9, 2016 Author Share Posted March 9, 2016 3 hours ago, olderndirt said: Every "would be/already is" pilot would benefit by reading "Stick and Rudder" by Wolfgang Langewiesche. IMHO no one describes the art of flying better than this man. Yes, I do have a copy of this one and it does describe the art of flying like no other. The only thing I would say is that you can tell how old it is by the somewhat quirky writing style. But I suppose that also gives it its charm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Harris Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 If anyone wants a book about real-life flying around the Goilalas in PNG then 'Flying the knife edge' is the book, very interesting read and also a good laugh in places, I enjoyed the writing style, its on Amazon in ebook format We gleaned a lot of info from this book to help create TAP Tapini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLA1836 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Check out "Bert Hinkler" or "Hustling Hinkler" - both available on Amazon A real aviation pioneer. Bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobnobs Posted March 15, 2016 Author Share Posted March 15, 2016 Fate is the Hunter is my next one, thanks for the recommendations all. I'll look some of the others up at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deacon Blue Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 If I may add a couple of more to this excellent thread: Flight of Passage: A Memoir - Rinker Buck - Nice memoir of two brothers who piloted a J-3 cub cross-country across America in '66. North star over My Shoulder - Bob Buck (no relation) - The life of an airline pilot who retired from TWA. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobnobs Posted March 16, 2016 Author Share Posted March 16, 2016 8 hours ago, Deacon Blue said: If I may add a couple of more to this excellent thread: Flight of Passage: A Memoir - Rinker Buck - Nice memoir of two brothers who piloted a J-3 cub cross-country across America in '66. North star over My Shoulder - Bob Buck (no relation) - The life of an airline pilot who retired from TWA. Enjoy! Thanks, I've added these to my Amazon wishlist also. I'll get to them at some point! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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