MICROLIGHTING BOOKS - ONLINE MICRO BOOKSHOP
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 by Brian Cosgrove
An essential text for microlight students, which will prepare them for the exams and also hopefully provide them with a body of knowledge which will ensure safe flight for themselves and passengers. Paperback
Microlighting
 by Chris Finnigan
An ideal introduction. The BMAA's Chief Executive takes us through the history of microlighting, clearly describes the two basic styles of aircraft involved, their pro's and con's and just what you would be taking on in terms of training, maintenance and equipment.
Paperback
Global Flyer
 by Brian Milton
This book is an account of one of the greatest flying adventures of all time. It is also the story of a man cast in the heroic mould yet strangely flawed, driven by a desire for the recognition he felt he was denied by his peers. It is, without a doubt, the best microlighting book yet written - go out and buy it now.
Propellorhead
 by Antony Woodward
Anthony Woodward was never remotely interested in flying- the main motivation behind his determination to get his wings was to get the girls. Propellerhead tells the story of the author's hilarious and foolhardy attempts to learn to fly a microlight. Paperback
Flying With Angels
 by Kevin Rutland
Kevin Rutland's adventures and photography combine to provide a book that is not only informative, but also provides an insight into what makes mere mortals launch themselves into the wild blue skies.
The Trike Flyer's Manual
 by Mark Phillips
This slim volume by Mark Phillips, Raven afficionado and long-time microlight instructor, is designed as a practical step by step guide to mastery of all phases of weightshift flight. Available directly from the author or from our online shop.
Pilot's Weather
 by Brian Cosgrove
This excellent guide to weather for pilots uses actual colour photographs of clouds and landscapes to explain what is happening in the atmosphere. Meteorology made comprehensible for microlighters at last. Paperback
A Wing and a Prayer
 by Colin MacKinnon
Six hours post GFT in your logbook . . . why not buy a bit of the Wright Flyer and take it across the USA in a Flash 2A? Entertaining account of an interesting jouney, and one of only a handful of microlighting stories available in book form.
Flying With Condors
 by Judy Leden
Hang gliding and paragliding world champion, microlight pilot and all-round flying daredevil Judy Leden finally got her Condor moment in the Andes. A very readable autobiography - highly recommended. Available from Amazon Market Place new or used, or from our own online shop.
A Gift of Wings
 by Richard Bach
In this early collection of short stories Richard Bach defines the perfection pilots seek and the freedom they achieve. A heady mix of philosophy and flying, with the emphasis definitely on flying - possibly still his best. Paperback
Biplane
 by Richard Bach
This account of a journey across America in an old biplane is also a journey of personal discovery and understanding, but primarily it is a book about the love of flying and what flight does for the human spirit. Paperback
Wind, Sand and Stars
 by Antoine De Sainte Exupery
Sainte-Exupery learned to fly in 1926, and these essays derive from his personal experiences in the fledgling airline industry over the next ten years. Exupery was perhaps the first writer to use the experience of flight as a tool to illuminate our lives.
Southern Mail / Night Flight
 by Antoine De Sainte Exupery
Both the books in this collection were written out of Saint-Exupery's mail flying experience in the 1920s and develop his great sense of the tragic courage and nobility of the airborne pioneers.
Piece of Cake
 by Derek Robinson
Brutal, highly realistic and entertaining novel following the fortunes of a Spifire squadron in WW2. Remove rose tinted spectacles before flight!
Airframe
 by Michael Crichton
Excellent thriller by Michael Crichton of Jurassic Park fame. A midair incident in a twin jetliner leaves 3 dead and 56 injured. An airline investigator finds her efforts thwarted as she searches for the cause. A multi-billion dollar deals hangs in the balance in this tale of detective work and corporate skullduggery.
The Right Stuff
 by Tom Wolfe
The story of the test pilots who flew the X-1 to the edge of space and then got sucked into the US 'Spam in a Can' astronaut program. As much about 1960s US values as about flying - a modern classic. Paperback.
Fly Low, Fly Fast - Inside the Reno Air Races
 by Robert L. Gandt
Fifty year old WW2 fighters with their Merlin engines tweaked to bursting point race at 500mph in tight formation 50ft above the desert floor. Get right inside this glamorous, dangerous millionaire's sport that frequently bankrupts or kills the participants. Now apparently only available from Robert Gandt's own website.
More I Learned About Flying From That
by 'Flying' Magazine
True stories from Flying Magazine's most popular column. Accounts of aviation mishaps and misdemeanours from the pilots involved, with discussion of consequences both actual and potential and the lessons to be learned. This could save you an nasty moment sometime. Paperback.
I Learned About Flying From That Vol 3
by 'Flying' Magazine
More truth and consequences stories from the 'Flying' archives. Paperback.
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