[OT] Books!

[SkyAirWorld]

Whats good?

[Joeflyer]

You mean aviation related or just anything?

[SkyAirWorld]

Anything

Need some new books to read in cruise

[Valoran]

I just read "1776" by David McCullough. Good US history. I learned some interesting tidbits.

Really like the "Song of Ice and Fire" series if you are into Fantasy.

"Uncle John's Bathroom readers" are sweet. Lots of useless facts. Something like 20+ books all with different stuff. Very entertaining.

[fruitfly]

Go for http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Bryson ; his travels (Down Under and Notes from a Small Island) and especially "A Short History of
Nearly Everything" are humorous, witty, amusing and informative.

[SkyAirWorld]

Cheers guys, keep them comming

[Joeflyer]

Well, I already gave you a good suggestin in another thread

[SkyAirWorld]

I have that on a list

and have asked angus and robertson to have a copy held for me

I tend not to go to book stores often... something like once every 6 months, so I buy a few when i'm there

Will need more if I go with a cargo job, speaking of Joe you flew cargo didnt you? (rl)

[Joeflyer]

Still do Unfortunately many of the contract companies that fly our aircraft for us are parking airplanes and not hiring pilots. As a matter of
fact,2 of the routes in my region closed down this month. We already have 10 Caravans ready to be parked in a large hangar at a former
Airforce base in Arkansas. More will be parked later on. This means I'll be flying with fewer contract pilots to ensure they are all flying safe.

[airmiles]

George Orwell!

I think a great read

[SkyAirWorld]

So you flew jet cargo?

I applied to SIAC and its looking very good at the moment.... just keen on another persons view on Jet cargo

[ameval]

"When do you know your wife is cheating on you?" Great book you need to buy it, it will explain quite a lot of stuff about weird manners of women.



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[AeroJim]

Joeflyer wrote:
Still do Unfortunately many of the contract companies that fly our aircraft for us are parking airplanes and not hiring pilots. As a matter of
fact,2 of the routes in my region closed down this month. We already have 10 Caravans ready to be parked in a large hangar at a former
Airforce base in Arkansas. More will be parked later on. This means I'll be flying with fewer contract pilots to ensure they are all flying safe.

I'm totally going to hijack this thread but. . .
I have a communication intern opportunity in Madison, WI this summer with a company that is constantly hiring new pilots to fly their corporate jets
between MSN and CID. Hoping to be able to do both after college.

[Joeflyer]

Now, Jim...that wouldn't be out of character for you to hijack a thread
We are starting an ATR-42 route from MSN to CID next month

[marineman227]

If you come to madison let me know. I live about an hour away. We'll have lunch and talk FS. /hijack

Good books, pretty much all I read are non-fiction war books mostly Vietnam and newer but a few WWII. If anyone's into that my favorite book of all
time is "Marine Sniper 93 confirmed kills" written by Charles Henderson about the Vietnam sniper Carlos Hathcock. Anyone into war or history or both
or neither I highly recommend you read that book. Linky to amazon so you can see it
http://www.amazon.com/Marine-Sniper-93-C...0425103552

Some others I have enjoyed are the march up (real accounts of US marines entering Iraq), Jarhead (not a whole lot better than the movie but worth it
if you're bored), Blackhawk down (movie doesn't come close to the book and the movie is great), and my most recent read is Delta Force written by Col.
Charlie A. Beckwith who was the founder and original C.O. of Delta Force. If I think of more I'll add to the list and if anyone knows any good ones
that I missed please let me know.