avcanada book club?

[CAPGEN]

Flight of Passage by Rinker Buck - YES! I'm glad I'm not the only one. Fantastic story.

Yeager: An Autobiography http://www.amazon.com/Yeager-Autobiogra ... 0553256742

Death and Deliverance by Robert Mason Lee. A very Canadian story about the Herc crash at Alert in 1991. Really highlights the work of the SARtechs. http://www.spectrumwd.com/c130/book/lee.htm

[looproll]

A terrible book: The Zombie Survival Guide - Complete Protection From The Living Dead by Max Brooks

http://www.amazon.com/Zombie-Survival-G ... 751&sr=8-1


I gave him credit because he is the son of Mel Brooks and a Saturday Night Live staff writer, but this book is pure garbage. It shouldn't even be in the Humour section.


"Starting with zombie physiology and then moving on to weapons, tactics, long-term strategy and history Brooks has produced a manual which has a thoroughness that belies the absurdity of its subject. Point by point he discusses the pros and cons of rifles, machetes and flamethrowers, then considers the optimal defensive positions for various types of outbreaks. After an extensive discussion of survival in a zombie doomsday scenario, he lays out zombie outbreaks through history, and what their implications are. Throughout, entries are extensively cross-referenced and alternative courses of action are always weighed for potential risks and benefits."

[Blue Side Down]

Just finished "A Question of Honor" by Lynn Olsen- it's about the Polski pilots flying with the RAF during and after the Battle of Britain and goes into the shady politics of the time. Bit of a downer by the end, but overall a good read with very interesting perspectives.

[stef]

There are also books that aren't about flying.

[stef]

I'd recommend Fencepost Chronicles by WP Kinsella for anyone flying in the bush. Very light short stories. F ing hilarious.

Slapstick for something a little weird. Sometimes I blame my landings on the Chinese.

[Pencil Driver]

If you want a read about the real days of frontier flying in the Red Lake area, try "Harold Farrington Pioneer Bush Pilot" by DF Parrott. The man was a quiet legend. His name appears all over the place in material related to NWO.

[hazatude]

The best reading ever is down on the avcanada wall, written by Mr Duke elegant.

Agreed

[looproll]

The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams. If you like sci-fi and British humour, check it out

[MrWings]

I picked up a copy of "Into the Wild". I found it compelling. Read it before you see the movie.

Krakauer's "Into Thin Air" is one of my favorites. I always thought I'd like to try and climb Everest. But not after reading that book.

[Blue Side Down]

There's one out there called 'The health hazards of not going nuclear' by Petr Beckmann- currently halfway through it and it's been pretty good.

[gongshowking]

Everything but the flak - Martin Caidin.... Pretty classic book about the making of the movie "the warlover" taking 3 b17s across the atlantic etc. Another gem by Caidin (although hard to find) is "ghosts of the Air" its a collection of stories submitted to flying magazine about various haunted airfields and strange ghostly type things in aviation.

[Chuck Ellsworth]

CAR's

[North Shore]

Cat, we're talking about books and reading for fun, not insomnia cures!

[seniorpumpkin]

Well winter is nearing an end, and I am happy to say I made it through without dying of boredom! Thanks to everyone for the great suggestions, and please do keep them coming. This will be a thread I come back to often I think.
I loved "Fate is the Hunter", it's easily one of my new favorites, I totally enjoyed "Bush Pilot With a Briefcase", and I also liked "When the World Came to Town" even though it was more of a people story and didn't hit too much on the aviation aspect of the disaster. "The Accidental Airline" is on the shelf ready, and I am still working on "Stick and Rudder" which is completely amazing! It has re-defined my understanding of some of the most very basic principles of flying. I think it should be required reading for any student pilot, but can also be enjoyed by someone who has been flying for many years.

There are also books that aren't about flying.

Yes there sure are! My non-flying favorites are "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance", "The Peaceful Warrior", and... well the rest are flying books

Oh wait, I just noticed it's snowing, perhaps the end of winter isn't quite here yet

[MichaelP]

I am hooked on the 'Master and Commander' series by Patrick O'Brian and have just finished "The Ionian Mission".
There are 21 books in the series if you count the unfinished final one.
Patrick researched the history of the Royal Navy during the Napoleanic wars and wrote these fascinating books.
Many of the terms we use in English these days are by and large from this period, including "by and large"!
From an aviators perspective though this was a time before aeroplanes, it was a time of adventure.

The Patrick O'Brian, Aubrey/Maturin, series takes us on a trip through a past time of discovery when communication took weeks and even months. Some of it brings forth memories of the experiences of my own youth, while giving me a renewed perspective on today.

[visual approach]

I just finished this book and highly recommend it. I'm now looking for another aviation related 'must read'. Any suggestions?

[EPR]

I highly recommend "Flightlines" by author Richard S Drury. He is the present day Ernie Gann!
Published by Airways International Inc. http://www.airwaysmag.com

[bcflyer]

If you want a light hearted easy reading series of books I would recommend a few from Garth Wallace. They are all very entertaining stories roughly based on his early aviation career. I have "Pie in the Sky" "The Flying Circus" "Blue Collar Pilots" "Derry Air" and "Fly Yellow Side Up" and read them all over and over. He has written a few more that I'm definitely looking into getting.

http://www.happylanding.com/allbooksdir ... paypal.htm

For more entertainment there is always the Ace McCool series.

http://www.spitcrazy.com/humourbooks.htm

PS Alot of the Garth Wallace books are on the last link as well.

[5x5]

I am just reading (again, after about 40 years) the story of George Beurling entitled Malta Spitfire. Beurling was an ace in WWII and this is his personal recount of his experiences. It's a good book, shouldn't have waited so long to crack it again.

[x15]

"Bush Pilot with a Briefcase". The story of Grant McConachie. A bush pilot that started out working for Canadian Pacific rail as a kid. Pioneered and opened a lot of the Canadian north with his bush operations that were constantly broke, but some how staffed and fueled. Eventually became the first president of CP Air which eventually folded into Canadian.

A great read about Canadian aviation history and aviating at its finest.

Cheers

[looproll]

check out Roald Dahl, yes the same who penned "James and the Giant Peach" and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"!

[ftp]

I enjoyed "The right stuff". If you enjoy the pioneer, military stuff. It covers the early space race and Yeager breaking the sound barrier.

The book was much better than the movie.

[canwhitewolf]

Illusions by richard bach...(the adventures of a reluctant messiah)
great story

[mashowski]

Geoffrey Wellum's First Light
This is a personal memoir of a young Battle of Britain pilot.
Very well written.

[seniorpumpkin]

http://www.avcanada.ca/forums2/viewtopi ... +book+club

Just finished reading the Accidental Airline, it is definetly a great read! Especially if you know the west coast at all.