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Old 13th Oct 2009, 10:01
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The sad thing is that Dick destroyed fish stocks in the Tasmania region and they are yet to recover (if indeed they will)_....
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cficare, I believe it says in the book that the CSIRO monitored their catch rate in the mid 1960's and again in the mid 1990's and found that the catch rate remained constant yet the fish landed were larger. This led them to believe it was probably the best managed fishery in Australia.
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Blythe Star

It should be a good read. I remember Bill Vincent describe Dick Richey rescue (really 'rescue') one [or was it two??] of the Blythe Star survivors. Flying his Super Cub in foul weather, Dick took off from an impossibly short sand bar, through a wall of foam & spray to save the ship wrecked sailor. But that was only part of the story. Dick & Billy had to battle an incompetent bureaucracy that was reluctant to start or continue the search and who even sent the Tasmanian Police to physically stop these two pilots entering the search.

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pithblot, you are so right!
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Good aircraft books- what are you reading?

Have been reading a few books lately about the development of specific aircraft.
Am reading "The Tiger Moth story" by Alan Bramson.
Chimbu Chuckles might appreciate this comment from 1932 as detailed in the book, about the early impressions of the Tiger:
"The shaking and the juddering whilst ticking over, the dreadful aileron control, the effort required to put an inverted formation show at Hendon, the difficulty of operating in any sort of wind; no breaks and the tail skid tearing up great chunks of grass field!! Points for: NO trouble; very cheap to run and had a nice locker for instructor's suitcase when on weekends"

Any other good books out there? Suggestions?

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Fate is the Hunter, is a must!
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Chuck Yeager, "The right stuff" (Then you can make you're own mind up about him?
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Old 10th Jul 2011, 00:38
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Flying Through Midnight - John T Halliday
Vulcan 607 - Rowland White
Fly - Michael Veitch
A View From The Hover - John Farley
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Tiger Moths - "Dreadful things" according to my Grandfather who was a fitter and turner on them among other machines during the war. After they had been used in flying training and done the obligatory heavy landings they couldn't rig them according to the book. The final rigging adjustments were done in flight. Can you imagine that today? He would sit in one seat while another bloke flew and after getting the pilot's feedback he would bend down and adjust the control cable turnbuckles in flight! He had much nicer things to say about other aeroplanes however...

Another few:
Yeager - the autobiography
Forever Flying - Bob Hoover's autobiography
Any of Bill Swampy Marsh's RFDS stories (there are at least three books)
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Fate is the Hunter, is a must!


Ernest K. Gann is such a great writer.

I did read a book called "my god its a woman" or something like that written by Nancy bird walton.Not terribly well written, but Interesting stories of early aviation(particularly outback flying) around Aus.

Will have a look at some of the other books noted here.
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Buffalo Airways by Darrel Knight Flying the SR 71 Blackbird by Richard H Graham Squark 7700 Pete Buffington Hauling Checks Alex Stone North Star over my Shoulder by Bob Buck
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Normally I'd step in and defend my beloved Tigers. As I'm only checking pprune due to wind killing today's flying I'd best keep my mouth shut!
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Sigh for a Merlin - Alex Henshaw
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'The Rogue Pilot.' Forgotten the author tho
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"Skunkworks" by Ben Rich and Leo Janos. "Reach for the sky" - pretty amazing story of Douglas Bader
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"Letting Fly" by Elaine McKenna and Deborah Wardley (formerly Lawrie).

The story of the first female pilot who tried to join Ansett. Sir Reg Ansett told his management pilots he did not want any women pilots in the cockpit of Ansett aircraft. Despite her being an already experienced general aviation pilot, every dirty trick was pulled by Ansett to stop her from being accepted as a pilot.
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The story is about her career and subsequent various court appearances where she fought against blatant discrimination. Her case hit the headlines of that era and she finally won. Today she is one of Australia's most experienced airline captains. The book is available in some libraries. I have read it and found it hard to put down.
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must read

Chicken Hawk
if you like helicopters yjen this is a must read...!!
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'The big show'-Pierre Closterman, up there with the best ive read re WW2
'Think like a bird'
'Skunkworks'
'Chickenhawk'
'Typhoon Pilot' Desmond Scott
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"Tiny office,Great Views" autobiography of Ross Isaacson. Australian GA pilot's career. Excellent stories & Photos.
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JET - the story of a Pioneer
Sir Frank Whittle K.B.E., C.B., F.R.S.

by Frederick Muller

Very good so far. Helps you to gain an understanding in the development of the jet engine.
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"Weather Flying" and "North Star over my Shoulder" by Robert Buck.
Flying the SR71 Blckbird Richard Graham
Flying Carpet Greg Brown
Unforgetable - my 10 best flights - Lane Wallace
Aerobatics - Neil Williams
Flight Unlimited - Eric Muller & Annette Carson
A History of Aerodynamics - John Anderson
Night Flight - Antoine de St Exupery
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