Must Read Aviation Books

[Missed Approach]

What are some must read aviation books that every line pilot should read? Don't say the FAR/AIM.

Right now, I am planning on starting with union focused books, then going to autobiographical books:

Flying the Line volume 1 and 2.

The Airline Pilots: A Study in Elite Unionization,

Hard Landing: The Epic Contest for Power and Profits That Plunged the Airlines into Chaos

Fate is the Hunter

Foverer Flyying

I am open to anything, what would you recommend?

 

[Amish RakeFight]

What are some must read aviation books that every line pilot should read?

"Personal Finance for Dummies"

 

[gangdev]

I have read FTL volume 1 and 2 and Hard Landing. IMO Hard Landing was the most interesting. I do recommend FTL, volume 1 is a more interesting read than volume 2.

 

[LearLove]

LSAT Prep

 

[Flyprdu]

What Should I Do With My Life? by Po Bronson

 

[sky-sign]

Stick & Rudder by Wolfgang

 

[Snapperhead]

'Northstar Over My Shoulder' by Bob Buck.

 

[wmuflyguy]

GMAT prep

 

[Hung Start]

Anything by Bob Buck

Hung

 

[MEL'ed]

Ernest Gann books in general are good. Not all are 'must reads', but they are good after you finish your original list and have time.

 

[norskman2]

Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupery.

 

[BobbyBiplane]

Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupery.

plus Night Flight

Bob

 

[Cardinal]

Remarkably good list to start with, I'm impressed.

Handling the Big Jets - D.P. Davies
http://www.amazon.com/Handling-Big-Jets-Explanation-Significant/dp/0903083019/ Like Langewiesche for jets. How not to end up like PCL 4701. Read the whole book to yourself with a British accent.

Flight of Passage - Rinker Buck
http://www.amazon.com/FLIGHT-PASSAGE-STORY-Rinker-Buck/dp/0786883154/ Teenagers in a J-3, makes you remember why you started n the first place.

First Light - Geoffrey Wellum
http://www.amazon.com/First-Light-Geoffrey-Wellum/dp/0141008148/ The definitive "kid in a Spitfire tale."

Terrible reading, but you'll need it anyway:

Checklist for Success - Cheryl Cage
http://www.amazon.com/Checklist-Success-Successful-Interview-Professional/dp/0964283905/ Needs updating, but conveys the basics.

Airline Pilot Technical Interviews - Ron McElroy
http://www.amazon.com/Airline-Pilot-Technical-Interviews-Professional/dp/0964283948/ A book that'll give you warm fuzzies on the flight to your life-altering interviews.

 

[Microclimates]

"weather flying" and "north star over my shoulder" both by Bob Buck. Plus all the other ones above mentioned of course.

here's my question: what's all the hype with handling the Big Jets, besides the fact that it's required reading for the Cathay interview?

 

[Cardinal]

"weather flying" and "north star over my shoulder" both by Bob Buck. Plus all the other ones above mentioned of course.

here's my question: what's all the hype with handling the Big Jets, besides the fact that it's required reading for the Cathay interview?

Alot of the why and how we got to the safe jet transports of today. The hard basics of high speed, high altitude, swept wing jets. Written from an interesting perspective.

 

[Amish RakeFight]

"Unfriendly Skies" by Captain X

....actually, this was the first aviation related book I had ever read years ago. You won't find too much technical guidance here, just some stories from an anonymous captain for an unknamed airline and what his career was like.

Really sparked my desire to become a pilot. It does speak to an non-pilot perspective, but has some amusing tales tales of glamour and disgrace before and after deregulation.

 

[Uncle Bunkle]

Fundamentals of Chapters 7, 11, and 13 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code

 

[GogglesPisano]

"Basic Economics" by Sowell.

 

[millhouse21]

Moondog's Academy of the Air and other disasters by Pete Fussco

 

[Hovernut]

Manage your dang money and stay out of debt with the help of Dave Ramsey's books, "Financial Peace," and "The Total Money Makeover." Good advice given on his daily radio show, and nightly at 8 Eastern on the new "Fox Business Network."

http://www.daveramsey.com/shop/Dave_s_NY_Times_Bestsellers_P609C31.cfm