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1	Bush Craft: Outdoor Skills and Wilderness Survival more books like this by Mors L Kochanski add to wishlist With clear instructions, extensive use of diagrams and a color photo supplement, this comprehensive reference includes all the practical skills and knowledge essential to survive and enjoy the wilderness. see all copies from $12.69! new only from $12.69! \| SVS
2	Aerobatics more books like this by Neil Williams add to wishlist A comprehensive look at the subject of aerobatics. The author, Neil Williams has been British Aerobatics Champion 12 times. The book takes the novice from the first tentative experiments, step by step, up to the level of knowledge needed for a pilot to reach World Championship standard. see all copies from $5.00! new only from $23.45! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	The Cannibal Queen: An Aerial Odyssey Across America more books like this by Stephen Coonts add to wishlist This is an account of three months of flight in a vintage 1942 Stearman bi-plane. Travelling across 48 continental United States, Coonts flies like the legendary barnstormers, painting a picture of the astonishing panorama of landscapes beneath him, from the Painted Desert to the Grand Canyon and Mount Rushmore. He swoops under storms and over ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Basic Aerobatics more books like this by Geza Szurovy add to wishlist Enjoy the aerobatics experience with this complete guide from national champions who tell you not only how to perform the maneuvers, but also why the airplane behaves as it does. see all copies from $13.79! new only from $19.72! \| SVS
5	No Visible Horizon: Surviving the World's Most Dangerous Sport more books like this by Joshua Cooper Ramo add to wishlist Aerobatic flying--piloting a plane through a series of preset loops and dives--isn't the sport for everyone. With no other sport boasting such a fatality rate, competitive aerobatic flying, in the opinion of Time editor Cooper, becomes the latest signifier of society's dance along the brink, showing what literal heights people will go to in order ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.99! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Parachuting: The Skydiver's Handbook, 10th Edition more books like this by Dan Poynter, Mike Turoff add to wishlist Parachuting, The Skydiver's handbook is directed to those looking into the sport for the first time as well as the advance jumper. Every phase of skydiving, canopy flying, safety and equipment is covered. An appendix of skydiving terminology is included. see all copies from $6.86! new only from $12.08! \| SVS
7	SAS Survival Handbook more books like this by John Wiseman add to wishlist Based on the training techniques of the Special Air Service, the famous elite fighting force, this book shows how to survive outdoors, on land or at sea, in any weather, in any part of the world. From making a pocket survival kit to knowing how to obtain safe drinking water, the SAS's Chief Survival Instructor progresses through a whole range of ... see all copies from $4.83! new only from $21.85! \| first editions
8	Gliding: A Handbook on Soaring Flight more books like this by Derek Piggott add to wishlist Since its first publication in 1958, this textbook has become the standard instruction manual for gliding. It covers basic techniques, safe first flights, cross-country soaring, thermals and clouds, motor gliders and self-launching sailplanes. see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
9	Barnstormers & speed kings more books like this by Paul O'Neil add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Race with the Wind: How Air Racing Advanced Aviation more books like this by Birch Matthews add to wishlist In the decades leading up to World War II, air races were often the proving grounds for radical new aviation principles and designs. The people and machines of air racing during this period made tremendous strides and contributed incredible new technologies, aerodynamics, powerplants, and airframes. This unique look at the key players and aircraft ... see all copies from $11.00! new only from $11.00! \| first editions
11	Paragliding: Revised and Updated; The Complete Guide more books like this by Noel Whittall add to wishlist The leading handbook on the exciting sport of paragliding, now revised and updated. see all copies from $5.39! new only from $5.39!
12 view cover	Paragliding: From Beginner to Cross-Country more books like this by David Sollom, Matthew Cook, John Pendry (Foreword by) add to wishlist An introduction to paragliding, providing tuition on thermalling, instrumentation and tandem flying. Other topics include: the theory of gliding; practical instruction of basic, intermediate and advanced techniques; instruction on flying cross-country in the UK; and advice on equipment and air law. see all copies from $15.52! new only from $20.44! \| SVS
13 view cover	Parachuting: The Skydivers' Handbook more books like this by Dan Poynter add to wishlist Covers parachuting methods in great detail, from static line, accelerated freefall, and tandem. Also traces the history of parachuting up to modern skydiving, and includes a chapter on emergency situations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.60! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Full of Hot Air more books like this by Gary Paulsen add to wishlist Gary Paulsen knows a lot about hot air ballooning, and he shares the information in witty high style. Illustrated with glorious color photographs taken by an internatioanlly known balloonist, Full of Hot Air is as informative and exhilarating as it is amusing. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.95! \| first editions
15	Summer Thunder more books like this by Brian Shul add to wishlist see all copies from $10.84! new only from $195.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
16	Once upon a thermal more books like this by Richard A. Wolters add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
17	Groundrush more books like this by Simon Jakeman add to wishlist Working on a building site in London is not an easy way to make a living. For one thing you need a head for heights, but that didn't present a problem for Simon Jakeman who spent most of his spare time falling through the sky at speeds of up to 120mph with a parachute for safety. When, together with two friends, he leapt at dawn from the static ... see all copies from $47.55! first editions
18	The great Atlantic air race; the adventure and its lessons. more books like this by Peter Bostock add to wishlist see all copies from $3.00! first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The $500 Round of Golf: A Guide to Pilot-Friendly Golf Courses more books like this by John F Purner, Purner John add to wishlist Organized by state, Purner offers pilot-recommended best places to land for a round of golf. Courses are rated (winged-golf ball icons positioned by course name) and descriptions include technical runway and FBO info, transportation options if required, and the skinny on course details, costs, accommodations, etc. Running throughout book are ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $17.84! \| SVS
20	The Yorkshire birdman : memoirs of a pioneer parachutist more books like this by Harry Ward, Peter Hearn add to wishlist see all copies from $3.23! new only from $20.00! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Falconry at the United States Air Force Academy: The Story of the Cadets' Unique Performing Mascot more books like this by A P Clark, Harold M Webster (Foreword by) add to wishlist At the base of the Rocky Mountains, a new military academy was being planned, and the United States Air Force Academy needed a mascot. Not just any mascot, but one that embodied the U.S. Air Force's primary mission to fly and to fight. The first class to graduate from the academy, the Class of 1959, felt that the speed, courage and powerful flight ... see all copies from $4.45! new only from $10.39! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	Paragliding: The Complete Guide more books like this by Noel Whittall add to wishlist see all copies from $2.97! first editions
23 view cover	Blue Angels: Portrait of Gold more books like this by Brian Shul add to wishlist see all copies from $31.18! new only from $47.03! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	The Complete Idiot's Guide to Sport Flying more books like this by Dan Ramsey, Earl Downs, Tom Poberezny (Foreword by) add to wishlist "Sport flying is about to take off." This summer, the Federal Aviation Administration will approve a new sport flying license that will let people earn their wings for a fraction of the time and cost of a traditional license. "The Complete Idiotas Guidea to Sport Flying" introduces this new field of flying to consumers, and shows you how to fly ... see all copies from $5.95! new only from $70.32! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	Kites for Everyone: How to Make and Fly Them more books like this by Margaret Greger, Del Greger (Illustrator) add to wishlist Thorough, expert guide with easy-to-follow illustrated instructions for creating more than 50 awesome, airborne objects -- everything from simple bag kites to Vietnamese, Snake, Dutch, Dragon, Bullet, Delta, and Flowform flyers. The author also covers windsocks and toy parachutes. "It's like having a veteran kitemaker in the classroom." --" ... see all copies from $6.39! new only from $7.02! \| SVS

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