Interest Reading

Pilots are inherently drawn to puzzles; all types of problem-solving, and flying along playing the “what-if” game are characteristics in their nature. They share a fascination for anything and everything about airplanes and flying. The over 6,000 clues used in 101 Crosswords for Pil...

Captain Bill Anderson, Qantas Pilot 1967-2007, Was a member of the Qantas Cadet Pilot Training Scheme. He and Twelve Colleagues from the course recall their challenges both on the ground and in the air after 'A Lifetime in Longhaul'.

Famous for leading the Tokyo Raid, America's first strike against Japan in World War II, Jimmy Doolittle led a remarkable life as an American pilot. This firsthand account by his granddaughter reveals an extraordinary individual--a scientist with a doctorate in aeronautical engineering from MIT,...

The Development of Unmanned Aerial Conflict will examine the development and use of aerial drones, a topical subject that has not been written on to date. An unmanned aerial vehicle, commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft without a human pilot on board. Its flight is either controlled autonomousl...

Escape With a Silent Roar is the heroic trilogy of three World War II Pilots. Each story is different. Each story telling a tale of bravery in the heat of air combat. It is filled with emotion and intrigue. It is told straight from the men who lived it. As they tell their stories you will feel every...

Robin Olds was a larger-than-life hero with a towering personality. A graduate of West Point and an inductee in the National College Football Hall of Fame for his All-American performance for Army, Olds was one of the toughest college football players at the time. In WWII, Olds quickly became a to...

Mac Tucker, or 'Serge' to use his callsign name, is one of an elite group of men trained to fly F-18 jets. Now, for the first time, Serge takes you behind the scenes of the fighter pilot world to reveal what it's really like. Find out how it feels to be shot at by SAS snipers, to be l...

Fifty years of high flying adventures told by a living legend

Quadcopters, Quads, Personal Drones, Multirotors and UAV's are amazing flying machines which contain advanced technology. They are about to transform our world and our lives in many ways. Updated for 2015/2016 - Hobbyists, photographers, pilots or others with interest in this new technology can ...

The world knows of Jimmy Stewart as an actor, but few of us know of his WW 2 service in the 8th Airforce. This is a great read about a genuine, quiet and modest hero who achieved greatly in his life as, not only a famous actor, but a courageous airman.

Southern England. Late summer 1940. The nation is fighting for its very survival. All that lies between invasion and salvation is the 'thin blue line' of RAF Fighter Command and its pilots. Discover what it was like to fly a fighter plane in the Battle of Britain. Who were the Spitfire and H...

Are you a drone or quadcopter owner who craves new perspective? Have you contemplated turning your passion for flying and your love of photography into a lucrative business? If you apply the principles in author Eric Hall's bestselling Quadcopters and Drones: How to Bring Your Photography or Vid...

Range and Endurance has been written mainly with the student, Private Pilot and new Commercial Pilot in mind, flying light single and twin-engine aircraft. However, pilots with greater experience may also enjoy reading this book as a refresher on range and endurance flying. Starting with a brief ...

In April 1982 Harry Benson was a 21-year-old Royal Navy commando helicopter pilot, fresh out of training and one of the youngest helicopter pilots to serve in the Falklands War. These pilots, nicknamed 'junglies', flew most of the land-based missions in the Falklands in their Sea King and We...

With bullets flying, wounded soldiers scream out in pain as the Chinook comes in to land in one of the most dangerous parts of Afghanistan. At the machine's controls is one man and if he doesn't stay calm then everyone could die. That man is Flt Lt Alex 'Frenchie' Duncan and he's...

Presents a history of aeronautics that covers balloons, airships, propeller driven planes, jet planes, helicopters, hang gliders, and ultralight aircraft, as well as information about the airports that are created for their use.

The Human Factor in Aircraft Accidents

This new Second Edition of The Pilot's Guide to the Airline Cockpit (previously titled, The Pilot's Guide to the Modern Airline Cockpit), introduces you to the fundamentals of today's airline cockpit before you enter training at an airline company. Whether it is a turbopro...

The three volumes in this series are a deep mine of aviation information and lore, a recommended addition to every library.

The three volumes in this series are a deep mine of aviation information and lore, a recommended addition to every library.

The three volumes in this series are a deep mine of aviation information and lore, a recommended addition to every library.

In a provocative and sometimes controversial style, this guide starts where standard-issue flight training manuals leave off. The Thinking Pilot guides you deeply into topics that weren't taught in flight training-everything from how to really do a preflight, through keeping your passengers ha...

Volume 2 of The Thinking Pilot's Flight Manual carries on the widely praise, penetrating, and clear-headed approach of Volume I, addressing matters of importance to pilots that ordinary flight training manuals never tough. It delves into everything from the realities of making the go/no-go dec...

151 combat missions21 hard kills on surface -to -air missile sites4 Distinguished Flying Crosses with Valor1 Purple HeartFirst into a war zone, flying behind enemy lines to purposely draw fire, the wild weasels are elite fighter squadrons with the most dangerous job in the Air ForceOne of the greate...