Aviation books - Any recommendations?

[BoDEAN]

My father asked me today if there were any aviation books I wanted for XMAS. Any suggestions on here on what to get? Aspiring airline pilot, currently a CFI. Looking for a "non-fiction" book that is informational.

I know a lot of guys have free time and read on layovers here, so hit me with what you recommend.

 

[ShawnC]

Well not quite as informational as the rest, but inspirational,

Yeager, and I Could Never be so Lucky Again (Doolittle's Auto-Biography), are two that I enjoyed alot.

 

[FurloughedAgain]

Moondogs Academy of the Air and Other Aviation Disasters.

Fantastic reading. And you thought YOU had a rough aviation career!

 

[Flyingtoohigh]

"Hard Landings" is great, if you like reading about death and destruction among airlines.

Stephen Coonts wrote a book about flying around the US in an open-cockpit by plane. I can't remember the title, but that was a fun read.

 

[BoDEAN]

Thanks.

I recall that someone posted a book on here in the past, and the response that I got from the posts was "This is a MUST READ for anyone in or going into the aviation career." Still can't locate nor find the name of the book they were making that comment about

 

[FurloughedAgain]

A must read for people in an aviation career?

Geez... must have been:

"What Color is Your Parachute?"

or

"Who Moved My Cheese?"

or

"Unemployment Compensation for Dummies"

 

[DCitrus9]

Furloughed again's picks sound crucial, but the true must read for aspiring airline pilots would be Flying the line.

 

[Timebuilder]

Rod Machado keeps the fun in learning, and he recently published a compendium of his articles from AOPA Pilot and Flight Training magazines.

The Trevor Thom book on IFR is good, as is Richard Taylor's IFR book.

Then there is Fate is the Hunter.

...and the Bible.

 

[Stifler's Mom]

Bible Comment

I've been waiting for this thread to deteriorate at some point.

 

[Timebuilder]

Ah, a man with a sense of humor.