If you eat, sleep and breathe aviation — especially its history — then you will enjoy “50 Aircraft That Changed the World,” a coffee-table book from Ron Dick and Dan Patterson. Please share: Continue Reading →
Take a guided tour through GA’s most popular high-performance planes
Posted on October 19th, 2007 by Meg Godlewski
There comes a time in every pilot’s life when he or she has the urge to fly — and later buys — an aircraft with retractable landing gear. The pilot who is serious about the experience would do well to... Continue Reading →
‘A Legacy of Letters’: Book chronicles World War II hero’s hopes, dreams, fears
Posted on December 1st, 2006 by Steve Bill Hanshew
In 2002, Clinton Frederick returned to his grandparents’ house for a family wedding. Remembering from his childhood that the attic contained Japanese swords, a parachute and other World War II memorabilia, he decided to look around up there. Continue Reading →
‘The Few’: The tale of American pilots in the Battle of Britain
Posted on December 1st, 2006 by Meg Godlewski
“The Few, The American Knights of the Air Who Risked Everything to Fight in the Battle of Britain,” by Alex Kershaw, details the exploits of American pilots who risked criminal prosecution, not to mention their lives, to fight in the... Continue Reading →
“Wings of Paradise”
Posted on July 21st, 2006 by Tom Norton
“Wings of Paradise, Hawaii’s Incomparable Airlines,” by Peter N. Forman is a fascinating tale of the human courage, underhanded plots, dirty politics, brilliant imagination, chicanery and other intriguing elements that went into the formation and operation of the airlines serving... Continue Reading →
A Field Guide to Airplanes
Posted on July 21st, 2006 by Meg Godlewski
You are on the grounds at AirVenture — or any other air show — and trying to impress your traveling companion with your aircraft knowledge. Your companion points to a particular aircraft and asks what it is. You have no... Continue Reading →
The Story of the Boeing Company
Posted on July 21st, 2006 by Tom Norton
“The Story of the Boeing Company,” by Bill Yenne, is a massive book, nearly a foot square and weighing an impressive four pounds, which tells the story not only of Boeing itself, but of the many other firms that have... Continue Reading →
Need to know info
Posted on February 25th, 2005 by Tom Norton
“Things My Flight Instructor Never Told Me” is filled with excellent advice, delivered with humor. Continue Reading →
‘Success on the Step’ chronicles the history of Kenmore Air
Posted on February 25th, 2005 by Tom Norton
“Success on the Step” tells the history of Kenmore Air, started in 1946 by a pilot and two mechanics who wanted to “be our own bosses and be involved in aviation.” Continue Reading →
From farm boy to bomber pilot
Posted on February 25th, 2005 by Meg Godlewski
During World War II, bomber pilots called the easier missions “milk runs,” but did you know there were also ice cream missions? Continue Reading →
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