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Black Wings: Courageous Stories of African-Americans in Aviation and Space History by Von Hardesty (HarperCollins Publishers, 2008, ISBN: 0061261386). Beginning with Bessie “The Barnstormer” Coleman—the first female African-American pilot to achieve national fame for her aerial aerobatics—this book continues with inspiring stories from the Golden Age of Flight. Chronicling the famed Tuskegee Airmen and astronaut […]

Artful Flying by Michael Maya Charles (Artful Publishing, 2006, ISBN: 0976827409). Michael Maya Charles’ book is intended to raise your flying to an artform. It’s the only aviation book that shows you new ways to approach your hours in the cockpit, resulting in more awareness, increased levels of safety and more enjoyment from flying. Bomber […]

Using portable gadgets to fly safer

Fly Now: The Poster Collection Of The Smithsonian National Air And Space Museum by Joanne Gerstein London (National Geographic, 2007, ISBN: 9781426200885). This is the companion book to the Smithsonian National Air And Space Museum’s Fly Now! exhibition. Spanning a century and a half, the prints reflect the fascinating visual history of flight as it […]

A Mighty Fortress by Chuck Alling (Casemate, 2006, ISBN: 1932033599). This is a personal account of the captain and crew of a lead bomber in the enormous formation raids made by the 8th Airforce during the last 10 months of World War II. The narrative demonstrates the courage and bravery of the crew of one […]

VFR Communications DVD (Sporty’s, 2006, ID# D993A). Designed to help pilots converse competently with radio control, this DVD allows viewers to “ride along” on three flight scenarios (in a Piper Pacer, a glass-panel Cirrus and a Cessna 210) to experience the full range of communication skills required for every type of flight in VFR airspace. […]

Wingmen: Two Friends, Four Wars, Flying And Fighting Through The 20th Century by Peter J. Wurtz & William R. Yoakley (BookSurge, 2006, ISBN: 1419649329). Two wingmen, or military flyers who watch out for each other in combat, document a friendship that spans more than 60 years and through four wars—World War II, the Korean War, […]

Flying The Garmin G1000 DVD (Sporty’s, 2006, ID# D554A). Updated to highlight recent enhancements to Garmin’s popular avionics program—such as the optional traffic advisory system—Sporty’s DVD demonstrates the best ways to use the G1000 on the ground and in the air. Join Richard Collins as he instructs you from a G1000-equipped Cessna 182 and a […]

Glass-cockpit functionality in a carry-on package

The Few: The American “Knights Of The Air” Who Risked Everything To Fight In the Battle Of Britain by Alex Kershaw (De Capo Press, 2006, ISBN: 0-306-81303-3). The summer of 1940 marked the second year of World War II. Hitler planned to invade England, but the United States hadn’t entered the war. Several Americans joined […]