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1		Ferry Pilot: Nine Lives Over the North Atlantic. by Kerry McCauley (Goodreads Author) 4.52 avg rating — 1,273 ratings score: 500, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		Fate Is the Hunter by Ernest K. Gann 4.57 avg rating — 3,378 ratings score: 293, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying by Wolfgang Langewiesche 4.43 avg rating — 1,489 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		Slide Rule by Nevil Shute 3.98 avg rating — 754 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		War Dog by Damien Lewis 4.28 avg rating — 2,177 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		Alaska Highway Flight Log: A Classic Air Journey: South Carolina to Fairbanks in a 1956 Cessna by William S. Walker it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		LEARN TO FLY AND BECOME A PILOT!: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE FOR DETERMINING YOUR CAPABILITIES OF BECOMING A PROFESSIONAL PILOT AND GETTING STARTED WITH FLIGHT TRAINING (The Pilot Career Series # 1) by Vesa Turpeinen (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 47 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		Cross Winds: Adventure and Entrepreneurship in the Russian Far East by Steven Myers (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 50 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		North Star over My Shoulder: A Flying Life by Bob Buck 4.31 avg rating — 300 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10		From the Ground Up by Sandy A.F. MacDonald 4.61 avg rating — 69 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10		Biggles Learns to Fly by W.E. Johns 4.06 avg rating — 1,043 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10		Alaska Highway Flight Log: A Classic Air Journey: South Carolina to Fairbanks in a 1956 Cessna by William S. Walker it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10		Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 4.12 avg rating — 22,060 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14		Coffee, Tea or Me? The Uninhibited Memoirs of Two Airline Stewardesses by Trudy Baker 3.29 avg rating — 1,464 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14		Tex Johnston: Jet-Age Test Pilot by A.M. Johnston 4.28 avg rating — 95 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16		Airport by Arthur Hailey 4.01 avg rating — 42,392 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16		Weather Flying by Robert N. Buck 4.26 avg rating — 215 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18		Flying Finish by Dick Francis 4.12 avg rating — 5,311 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

18 books · 14 voters · list created July 3rd, 2016 by Tom Johnston (votes) .

Tags: aviation, flying, pilots

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