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IntMaverick
May 13, 2003, 11:38 AM
<font color="purple"> The subject says it all..
Something general about flying and planes? :plane:
May the recommendations begin. :
Docent75
May 13, 2003, 03:24 PM
There are going to be some spelling errors here. Davies's books on some specific airlines, TWA, LH, Aeroflot, and PanAm are good. They are worth looking at. The one on Saudi is not. Steven Coots, Flight of the Intruder is good, and he has a good anthology. Len Dalton (?) wrote a series of spy stories, has a good book on the Battel of Britian. I'll get back with more.
Ryanair
May 18, 2003, 06:01 AM
Out here in the United Kingdom, I am having real difficulty in finding "poor sailors' airline" and any other books about PSA!
I really do admire, although I never flew on, PSA as one of the pioneers of cheap flying and so I'd love to read more about their history.
Docent75
May 18, 2003, 05:31 PM
Consider VISIONS OF A FLYING MACHINE, The Wright Brother and the Process of Invention, for the background of the Wright’s claim. It is now in paper back from the S.I. Press. The author is Peter L. Jakab. He is the head of NASM’s Areo Department. He shows how far their advanced aeronautics, and how they practiced good engineering. I didn’t realize how important 1901 was. That is the year of Wilber presentation to the Western Society of Engineer’s and the wind tunnel.
Bart_Eccles
July 18, 2003, 03:24 AM
My next read is going to be "Plane Insanity: A Flight Attendant's Tales of Sex, Rage, and Queasiness at 30000 Feet"
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0312310064/
Amazon.co.uk Review
It's hard to believe that the stories in Plane Insanity, the hilarious book by Elliott Hester, are true. But they are. Before you read even a single page, you know you're in for a wild ride just from the subtitle, A Flight Attendant's Tales of Sex, Rage and Queasiness at 30,000 Feet. Hester has encountered just about everything in his 15 years of flying the skies or "riding tin," and he recounts these laugh-out-loud encounters with a plenty of attitude and self-deprecating humour. Not to spoil the fun but a few juicy titbits include Hester as the hapless victim of a child's projectile vomit, chasing a sparrow around the cabin, mistakenly putting a woman on the wrong flight, and recalling the unfathomable account of an inebriated man defecating atop a drinks trolley to the horror of passengers and crew. Just when you think the stories can't get anymore outlandish he outdoes himself with the titillating antics of amorous couples who vie for membership in the infamous Mile High Club. And did our Mr Hester ever become a member of this elite club? You'll have to read the book to find that out. Believe me, you'll be glad you did--this is the one of the year's funniest reads.
CityLine
August 16, 2003, 05:55 AM
my recommendation :
Keith Lovegrove - airline (identity, design and culture)
this book (with 251 illustrations) tells you the culture of air travel... from design, fashion, food and interior....
loads of nice pictures and funny stories about the airline design through the years.... a must for every airline fan !!!
more details here ! (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/3823854607/qid=1061031248/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_1/103-8518037-5911046?v=glance&s=books&n=507846)