Indeed 'The Riddle of the Sands' rather a common name! Biggles is favourite here of course, except for lawn mower manuals.
Groundstar, I think you will find that most aeronautical engineering graduates would consider their degree more than ‘relatively’ academic! But the point is that no level of academic achievement is necessary to become a pilot. Cramming for a few multi choice questions from the CAA demands little but a spot of application, indeed many of our colleagues failed to achieve A level standard even current A level. You may also find that engineers, surveyors and lawn mower mechanics are least qualified to understand a balance sheet.
Last edited by Carruthers; 26th Aug 2003 at 16:07.