Help in finding an old book.

[Chocks Wahey]

The book was called (I think) 'Ready for takeoff' and was one mans account of gaining his PPL.

I remember picking this book up in the library purely by chance (it was in the wrong section) and sitting down and reading it. Soon after the uni assignment was forgotten and I took the book home to read. I finished it the following day and from that moment I decided that flying was for me and I would do my PPL.

I have looked everywhere for this book but to no avail. Surely another pruner has knowledge of it?

I can't remember the authors name but he was a journalist. His instructor I believe was former RAF wing commander Jock Dalgleish. I can't remember where he flew from either but I'm pretty sure he did fly over the Humber and out by the Wash.

[Monocock]

Ready For Take Off - by Leif Hamre.
Hardback, 1962.
ISBN 034009043X

That's all I could find out.....:8 :8

If you like his writing you could always buy his other books too........

Otter Three Two calling
Operation Arctic
Blue Two - Bale Out
Contact Lost
Til Borgen! Til Borgen!

I think I need to go and check my stamp collection now with a nice hot mug of Ovaltine and a plain chocolate digestive...:8

[Genghis the Engineer]

If you go to http://www.abebooks.com/ and do a search, as I just did, you should find 185 books listed by the gentleman (in either English or Norwegian), including 6 copies of that book starting at about US$10 + p&p from the US.

Just don't ask me one on sport, can't do those.

G

[wet wet wet]

I borrowed the book from a library myself from a library when I was a student and found it inspirational. The flying was done at Turnhouse (Edinburgh).

[Chilli Monster]

Genghis and Monocock

The Leif Hamre books are all novels based around the Norwegian Air Force in the 60's - nothing to do with learning to fly I'm afraid.

Read them all as a kid however (we had a great school library) - I thought they were good.

[Skinny Runt]

Try
www.bookfinder.com (http://www.bookfinder.com)

There is also a very good specialist aviation book seller in the UK called Soldridge Books. I chucked out their last catalogue, otherwise I would have all the details but I'm surer a quick search will turn them up :O

Just found it :D
http://soldridgebooks.biblion.com/

[Monocock]

Oops

Sorry 'bout that. I shall also apologise for G too...

:O

[macky42]

This post reminded me of an old library book I found about 20 years ago, sounds very similar:

"I learned to fly" by Pearson Phillips. He was flying an AA5 from Elstree. Large format book with lots of photos and diagrams. It's still listed by Amazon.

mike