Books

There are some terrific new aviation books, for kids, adults and in-between. Join Gramma Trixie as she reviews some of these great reads…

Flying Boats and Spies

This book is for 3-8 year olds, and describes the most important journey any pilot ever makes… their first flight by themselves. Here’s some comments to the author from someone who read the book… I asked my 7 year old daughter to read me Claire’s First Solo this morning. It really is a delightful...

There are many strange sounds when you go flying. Sometimes when flying you might hear a noise you think is a little strange. No need to worry… there is a good reason for these sounds. We’ll talk about some of them on the next few pages.

Warning This experiment involves sticking your hand out the window of a moving car. This may be ILLEGAL in some countries, and should only ever be done where safe and with the permission of the driver of the car.