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RicardoOctober 19, 2015, 10:13pm
Just finished reading "the Wright brothers" For an aviator and builder this is a "Masterpiece"
I couldn't stop reading it! the author is two time Pulitzer winner.
Other books are are waiting on line. The Yakovlev book "The meaning of my life" is extremely interesting although I have to swallow some political comments which I disagree the most.
RicardoOctober 19, 2015, 10:18pm
I forgot to mention an extraordinary documentary made by famous german director Werner Herzog "Little Dieter wants to fly"
Don't miss that movie!
lake_harleyOctober 20, 2015, 1:07am
What's the story on the book that's behind the other three..."Aircraft Inspection and Repair"? It looks like a under-construction MiniMAX sitting on a workbench on the cover!
Lynn
RicardoOctober 20, 2015, 1:21am
Quoted from lake_harley
What's the story on the book that's behind the other thu ree..."Aircraft Inspection and Repair"? It looks like a under-construction MiniMAX sitting on a workbench on the cover!
Lynn
Those are copies from FAA that I made a book out of them.
I have a small bookbinding shop at the farm. The picture is my plane under construction.
PUFFOctober 20, 2015, 11:30am
Slick......
Arthur WithyOctober 20, 2015, 1:43pm
aeronutOctober 20, 2015, 1:49pm
Thanks for the post Ricardo and thanks for the address for the review Arthur.
never surrender; never give-up
Bob DalyOctober 20, 2015, 2:18pm
McCullough's book is very good. It contains some details of which I was unaware but Tom Crouch's "The Bishop's Boys" remains the best.
LarryOctober 21, 2015, 3:06pm
"The Bishop's Boys" is a good book.....that I have not yet finished
"Stick and Rudder" is another good one also
Larry
a mile of road will take you a mile, a mile of runway can take you anywhere.
RicardoOctober 21, 2015, 11:10pm
Larry:
"Stick and Rudder" is some sort of "Bible" to me, and probably the best book a fresh sports pilot can have.
I've learned (and keep learning) so much from it and put in practice several techniques, I considered it as my permanent flight instructor.
Always read the book at different chapters to refresh many concepts.
RedBirdNovember 9, 2015, 6:17am
I'm 2/3 through it as well. Picked it up a few months back on a commercial flight; Haven't been back at it for a couple months; but still on my bed stand. Its a good read.
Why focus on proving how great you are, when you could focus on becoming better?...
cliffJanuary 14, 2016, 2:28am
"Bible" is a good label for the book Stick and Rudder,it to me has the best explanations for flight controls of any thing I have read! A book about an aviators life that I really enjoyed in my youth
is called " Fate is the Hunter" by Ernest K. Gann. regards Cliffm
