A new ebook, “Learning to Fly an Airplane: Insider information from a student’s perspective,” seeks to open up the flight training process and help people interested in becoming a pilot get the most value for their time, money, and effort. The ebook is not about how to fly, according to the author, Ted Seastrom. Instead, […]
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Pilot writes thriller
“Flat Spin,” a new thriller by pilot David Freed, is set to be released in May by Permanent Press. Freed’s first mystery features Cordell Logan, a flight instructor and aspiring Buddhist with a shadowy past. When his ex-wife, Savannah, shows up out of the blue to tell him that her husband has been murdered in […]
Lifelong aviator publishes ‘Memories’
Just published is “Memories” by Weston H. Ament, which offers a personal history of life as an American pilot through most of the 20th century. Born in California in 1921, Ament was already drawn to airplanes and flight by the time he was in high school. A boyhood dream soon became reality with aviation studies […]
‘Flying the Tail Wheel Airplane’ published
“Flying the Tail Wheel Airplane” by Master CFI Jim Alsip offers a detailed course on piloting tail dragger aircraft. According to Alsip, there has been a resurgence in pilots flying tail wheel airplanes in recent years. In part that is due to the growing popularity and production of new light sport airplanes. Another factor in […]
New book captures the history of Louisiana aviation
With more than 20 years of experience in the aviation industry, pilot and freelance writer Vincent P. Caire chronicles Louisiana’s history of flight in nearly 200 vintage and contemporary photographs, many never-before published. Photos of early aviation pioneer John Moisant, air racing champion General James Doolittle, barnstormer Roscoe Turner, aircraft designer James Wedell, and founder […]
‘Flight of a Lifetime’ published
A new book, “Flight of a Lifetime”, a memoir by William Randolph, tells of the author’s quest — at the age of 76 — to build his own general aviation aircraft and circumnavigate the globe on his own. Rather than choosing a life of quiet retirement interspersed with trips to the golf course, Randolph decided […]
Sporty’s publishes ‘Then and Now: How Airplanes Got This Way’
Sporty’s has published aviation historian Phil Scott’s latest book, “Then and Now: How Airplanes Got This Way,” which explores how airplanes evolved into the form and silhouette we see today. It is a light-hearted look at the people and events that shaped today’s general aviation airplane, company officials said. “Ever wonder why an airplane can […]
Bahamas & Caribbean Pilot’s Guide now available on iPad
The 2012 Bahamas & Caribbean Pilot’s Guide is now available on the iPad. The Bahamas & Caribbean Pilot’s Guide has been updated and published every year since 1979. The guide has airport information for the entire Bahamas & Caribbean region, as well as island and travel information. Sections include General Information and procedures, Islands of […]
WASP honored in new novel
In 2010 Congress awarded the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) of World War II with the Congressional Gold Medal. KJ Tillinghast combined this recent event and his parents’ activity in the war to write a new aviation-themed novel “Kittyhawks.” United States Army special investigator Captain John Cutter meets 90-year-old Kirby Stevens, a WASP, after she […]