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  1. Ernest K. Gann's Flying Circus

    Author: Ernest K. Gann

    A treasure of stories about these adventurous men and their planes in an age of flight infinitely more exciting than the supersonic era.

    in Other

    • Published on 1976
    • 224 pages

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  2. Fate is the Hunter

    Author: Ernest K. Gann

    Ernest K. Gann’s classic memoir is an up-close and thrilling account of the treacherous early days of commercial aviation. In his inimitable style, Gann brings you right into the cockpit, recounting both the triumphs and terrors of pilots who flew when flying was anything but routine.

    in Biographies

    • Published on 1986
    • 390 pages

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  3. Flying Ultralights

    Author: Doug Chipman

    Flying Ultralights contains a series of 19 exercises, laid out in 31 lessons, from ab-initio to formation flying & navigation.

    in Educational

    • Published on 1991
    • 103 pages

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  4. GA Airfoils

    Author: Harry C. Riblett

    A technical work initially compiled in 1986 and updated.  Performance charts, graphs, analysis, formulas

    in Aircraft

    • Published on 1996
    • 136 pages

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  5. Handling In-flight Emergencies

    Author: Jerry A. Eichenberger

    Most in-flight emergencies can be safely resolved if the pilot has the proper training and mental attitude. This information-packed manual for private and recreational pilots, flight instructors, and students describes a variety of procedures you can use to pre-empt or successfully cope with almost any emergency situation. Emphasizing the importance of preflight preparation and awareness of changing flight conditions, author Jerry A. Eichenberger, a commercial pilot and flight instructor, explai

    in Educational

    • Published on 1995
    • 201 pages

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  6. High Corridors

    Author: John Gunn

    The history of QANTAS - Vol 3 of 3 - Vol 1 Defeat of Distance 1919 - 1939, Vol 2 Challenging Horizons 1939 - 1954, Vol 3 High Corridors 1954 - 1970.  Includes photos, index, bibliography & notes.  A good read.

    in Historical

    • Published on 1988
    • 468 pages

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  7. Lawrence James Wackett Aircraft Pioneer

    Author: Lawrence James Wackett

    Autobiography - WWI pilot, aircraft designer (including the Wackett Trainer) - the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation at Fishermen's Bend grew under Wackett's direction to reach a peak employment of 10,000 during the war.

    in Biographies

    • Published on 1972
    • 241 pages

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  8. Life and Death in the Battle of Britain

    Author: Carl Warner

    This book offers an intimate account of the Battle of Britain, related by young pilots in their most unguarded moments, talking with their chaplain. Guy Mayfield was the Station Chaplain at the Royal Air Force's Duxford base in the summer of 1940, and his diary is full of stories told by the pilots in his charge during that period of heroism and danger. Mayfield's notes on his conversations deliver unique insights into the mindset of these young men as they took to the skies night after night, r

    in Historical

    • Published on 2018
    • 176 pages

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  9. Lindbergh

    Author: A. Scott Berg

    Biography of Charles A. Lindbergh (1902-1974), An aviation record breaker, idolised by Americans, his personal life was as challenging as his flying, from the kidnapping of his child, to his support for the Nazis during WWII, to his death from cancer.

    in Biographies

    • Published on 1998
    • 628 pages

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  10. Manifesto

    Author: Mike Busch

    “There's a dirty little secret about aviation maintenance: it often breaks aircraft instead of fixing them.” “Manifesto” is the much-anticipated first book from renowned aviation columnist and speaker Mike Busch. Written in typical no-nonsense style, it lays out the basis of Mike's “minimalist” maintenance philosophy for owner-flown general aviation aircraft. An owner who follows the book's guidance can save a small fortune on maintenance costs and end up with a safer, more reliable aircraft. Ow

    in Aircraft

    • Published on 2014
    • 112 pages

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  11. Men of Vision

    Author: Glenn Stewart Cousins

    Aviation history written by the son of one of Queensland's pioneer aviators. Presents many colourful stories about the adventures of Australian pioneer aviators, including experiences during both world wars, as well as documenting the development of domestic airports. Includes references, a bibliography and an index.  Concentrates on the area of Queensland around Rockhampton and Central Queensland

    in Historical

    • Published on 1994
    • 370 pages

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  12. Mike Becker's Helicopter Handbook

    Author: Michael Becker

    This handbook will take you through every manoeuvre and flight sequence required in your helicopter training, and used in your ongoing career.  Written in a very easy to understand language coupled with over 500 illustrations, diagrams and photographs.  Mike is a CFI on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland Australia.

    in Educational

    • Published on 1999
    • 420 pages

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  13. Mike Busch on Engines

    Author: Mike Busch

    "The risk of engine failure is greatest when your engine is young, NOT when it's old. You should worry more about pediatrics than geriatrics." -Mike Busch A&P/IA Mike Busch on Engines expands the iconoclastic philosophy of his groundbreaking first book Manifesto to the design, operation, condition monitoring, maintenance and troubleshooting of piston aircraft engines. Busch begins with the history and theory of four-stroke spark-ignition engines. He describes the construction of both the "to

    in Aircraft

    • Published on 2018
    • 508 pages

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  14. Monash's Masterpiece

    Author: Peter FitzSimons

    Peter FitzSimons brings to life the story of the battle of Le Hamel - the Allied triumph masterminded by Australian commander Sir John Monash, whose strategies became the blueprint for modern warfare The Battle of Le Hamel on 4 July 1918 was an Allied triumph, and strategically very important in the closing stages of WWI. A largely Australian force, commanded by the brilliant Sir John Monash, fought what has been described as the first modern battle - where infantry, tanks, artillery and planes

    in Historical

    • Published on 2018
    • 384 pages

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  15. My God! It's a Woman

    Author: Nancy Bird and Nancy Bird Walton

    Foreword by Gaby Kennard.  The autobiography of Nancy Bird who obtained her commercial pilot's licence at 19, barnstormed with other pilots, flew the Outback, travelled to Europe and American and founded the Australian Women Pilots' Association.

    in Biographies

    • Published on 1990
    • 216 pages

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  16. Naked Pilot

    Author: David Beaty

    Discusses human errors which impact the safety of air travel, including fatigue, communication, education, stress, boredom, conformity, and illusion

    in Educational

    • Published on 1995
    • 310 pages

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  17. Outback Airman

    Author: Harry Purvis and Joan Priest

    Biography of Harry Purvis.  Born in Australia 1909, he met Charles Kingsford Smith and began a flying career that spanned almost 50 years and 25,000 hours as a barnstormer, member of a flying circus and Airline pilot.  During WWII he served in the RAAF rising through the ranks.  1951 with P.G. Taylor he made the first crossing of the lower Pacific to South America.

    in Historical

    • Published on 1979
    • 228 pages

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  18. Queensland Airfields WW2-- 50 Years on

    Author: Roger R. Marks

    A collection of photos, maps and drawings of over 100 historic sites prepared and generally used by the air forces as the war moved north. The text and illustrations show where they were, what they became, when they were there and how long they remained there. Includes recollections by veterans and witnesses. Includes a list of runways and their location (latitude and longitude), magnetic bearing, length, width, slopes and surface. Provides a list of abbreviations, a bibliography, index, and fol

    in Historical

    • Published on 1994
    • 276 pages

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  19. RAAF Black Cats

    Author: Robert Cleworth and John Suter Linton

    The secret and dangerous operations of Australia's Pacific War Catalina crews told for the first time.

    in Historical

    • Published on 2019
    • 288 pages

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  20. Redefining Airmanship

    Author: Tony Kern

    Here, for the first time, is a systematic model of professional airmanship, for all pockets of the aviation community. With this book as a guide, you too will develop the "right stuff" for today's complex world of flight. Step by step, system by system, the book shows you how to: Use history's greatest flyers as role models--and follow in their footsteps Define standards and measurements for success Understand specific aspects of airmanship, using case studies and lessons learned Handle peer pre

    in Educational

    • Published on 1997
    • 463 pages

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  21. Taking to the Skies

    Author: Jim Eames

    So how do you test drive a Jumbo? And why did a future civil aviation director once taxi a plane down Perth's main street to attend a ball? From the ridiculous to the downright dangerous, the story of Australian aviation is full of tales of adventure and nation building. It is also a story about tragedy and eccentric characters with wild larrikin spirits. In this surprising, fascinating and sometimes very funny collection, Jim Eames brings together the great forgotten and untold tales of Austral

    in Historical

    • Published on 2014
    • 352 pages

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  22. The Air Racers

    Author: Terry Gwynn-Jones

    Men & women and their machines in the various races and challenges they competed in.  Covers 19 events in detail with coloured photos

    in Historical

    • Published on 1983
    • 224 pages

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  23. The Defeat of Distance

    Author: John Gunn

    Vol 1 of 3 in the history of QANTAS.  Vol 1 Defeat of Distance 1919-1939, Vol.2 Challenging Horizons 1939 - 1954, Vol 3 High Corridors 1954 - 1970. From the formation to the start of WW2, a comprehensive history with black & white photos, index, bibliography, notes & table of accidents.  A good read.

    in Historical

    • Published on 1985
    • 400 pages

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  24. The Diary of Jack Flyer

    Author: Tim Heylbut

    The story of Jack Flyer, a young man who taught himself to fly the early ultralights in the 1980's and made the mistakes we are all familiar with.  A gripping, candid tale in the form of a diary, set in rural Victoria, Australia.

    in Fiction

    • Published on 2015
    • 120 pages

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  25. The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft

    Author: Paul Eden & Soph Moeng Eds.

    Comprehensive listing of aircraft A-Z with photos, drawings and specs of over 3,000 aircraft.  Index

    in Aircraft

    • Published on 2002
    • 1,152 pages

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