kaz3g Posted January 25, 2012 Posted January 25, 2012 If you ask me, I think Biggles would have spent the half hour of fuel looking for a better place to land !!But he did land in the trees at one point in the Cruise of the Condor, as I recall. rgmwa Yes, and only a very short distane from an airfield! kaz
Tomo Posted January 25, 2012 Posted January 25, 2012 Read a couple that we had laying around, but found it a bit to fictional! Still a good read though... I'm a bit like DJH, it's more fun outside making go-carts, making things, and flying... then reading about someone else doing it!
Bryon Posted January 25, 2012 Posted January 25, 2012 I still have about 200 war comics (Commando, War, Air Ace etc) I used to have over 1000 (listed and sorted in numerical order)
winsor68 Posted January 25, 2012 Author Posted January 25, 2012 Ok... For those who prefer their fiction a bit more sophisticated... Who has read any of Neville Shutes Novels... which to my surprise when I first started reading them pretty much all contain aeroplanes and pilots as characters... Thread created here---->http://www.recreationalflying.com/threads/do-you-or-have-you-read-any-neville-shute-novels.33803/
eightyknots Posted January 25, 2012 Posted January 25, 2012 Ok... For those who prefer their fiction a bit more sophisticated...Who has read any of Neville Shutes Novels... which to my surprise when I first started reading them pretty much all contain aeroplanes and pilots as characters... Thread created here---->http://www.recreationalflying.com/threads/do-you-or-have-you-read-any-neville-shute-novels.33803/ I read in the Aviation News some time ago that Neville Shute was an aeronautical design engineer for both Vickers and De Havilland.
J170 Owner Posted January 25, 2012 Posted January 25, 2012 If anybody is interested, a great read is "Boy Phoenix" - a biography of a South Australian Aviator who may not be as well known as he should be. James Melrose (The town of Melrose, Melrose Park and a few streets are named after him) flew in the early 1920s and 1930s. He lived in a rather large house at Glenelg, on the esplanade, there is a small thingo there in his honor. Not a huge book, should keep you off the streets for a week or two. 3
winsor68 Posted January 25, 2012 Author Posted January 25, 2012 I read in the Aviation News some time ago that Neville Shute was an aeronautical design engineer for both Vickers and De Havilland. It came as a great shock to me to realize that an author of my great grandparents generation was writing aeronautical smart literature 50 years before Richard Bach*.... I had only really heard of "A Town Like Alice"... my grandmother gave me my first of his novels and it blew me away. They are a remarkable insight into the times as much as they cause us to reflect upon ourselves in the here and now. *Another brilliant IMO aviation Author... Perhaps we need an "Aviation Reading" thread???
coljones Posted January 25, 2012 Posted January 25, 2012 Read a lot of them from age 10 to about 14. Don't have the copies anymore ... maybe mum still has them.I remember when I started high school at age 12 in Form 3 (we started high school at Form 3 in NZ) when our English Master asked the whole class what books we had recently read ... no guesses the response I got when I told the whole class I had just read a whole series of Biggles Books, not to mention the condescending response from the English master. He really was an arrogant condescending old bastard (see it still affects me to this day ... ) and as a consequence you have trouble string one word together?
coljones Posted January 25, 2012 Posted January 25, 2012 Roald Dahl is more my scene - I had to wait til the kids got BFG before I hooked in and read some good stuff by him.
Neil_S Posted January 26, 2012 Posted January 26, 2012 Yup - absolutely loved the Biggles books.........Tally ho Algy, Ginger & Bertie! Watch out for that fiend Von Stalhein! Chocks away, Neil 1
Wayne T Mathews Posted January 26, 2012 Posted January 26, 2012 and as a consequence you have trouble string one word together? This one went over my head, Col. Could you explain please?
Guest davidh10 Posted January 26, 2012 Posted January 26, 2012 Watched the TV series, but never read the books, so voted No. Liked "12 O'clock High" more.
David Isaac Posted January 26, 2012 Posted January 26, 2012 and as a consequence you have trouble string one word together? Good one Col, I guess I am a little verbose at times, probably as a result of reading all those low quality Biggles books ... LOL. He has a sharp wit Wayne.
coljones Posted January 26, 2012 Posted January 26, 2012 This one went over my head, Col. Could you explain please? For one as loquacious as DI to have trouble with an English Master is rather surprising. When I read David's post I was reminded of "Seven periods with Mr Gormsby" a "first" rate NZ comedy about an english english teacher and his rebellious class. Col
IanR Posted January 27, 2012 Posted January 27, 2012 What do you mean - when a youngster - I answered "Yes" but must admit when we were clearing out some old bookshelves I found about 20 books - and read them again 2
kaz3g Posted January 27, 2012 Posted January 27, 2012 What do you mean - when a youngster - I answered "Yes" but must admit when we were clearing out some old bookshelves I found about 20 books - and read them again Golly, what were the titles. Hope you still have them??? I'd give them a good home kaz 1
spacesailor Posted January 28, 2012 Posted January 28, 2012 I've read them. And Riley if you dont hurry-up with the grandsons you'l be left behind. I'm waiting on No 5 " GREATGRAND CHILD". Bryan
RetiredRacer Posted January 29, 2012 Posted January 29, 2012 I never read the books as a kid, but I can remember listening to biggles on the radio (that was before tv). 1
rgmwa Posted January 29, 2012 Posted January 29, 2012 I never read the books as a kid, but I can remember listening to biggles on the radio (that was before tv). I'd forgotten about that. Used to listen to the Lone Ranger and Superman as well (OK, I was a bit younger then!). rgmwa 1
winsor68 Posted January 29, 2012 Author Posted January 29, 2012 I used to listen to ...... "Chuck Chunder and the space patrolllllllllllllllll!!!"........ 2
David Isaac Posted January 29, 2012 Posted January 29, 2012 Does anyone remember listening to the "FBI" on the radio late at night when they were a child??? Pretty exciting stuff to me when I was a kid in the 50s and 60s. 1
Studentbiggles Posted January 29, 2012 Posted January 29, 2012 What about "Dexter Dutton" and his family.................@ 20.00hrs, used to listen to it in bed........then we were the first in our "out post" to ge tellie, so old Dexter went by the wayside.......................Alley
David Isaac Posted January 29, 2012 Posted January 29, 2012 It is pretty intriguing when you are old enough to remember the introduction of the 'automatic' telephone from 'party line' telephony; the introduction of television and then later 'PAL' colour TV. The building of the Berlin wall and then later the pulling down of it ... And I am not even 60 years old yet ... I would only have to be a about 5 years older to have seen the Formation of the nations of Israel and the Peoples Republic of China ... What will the next 50 years be like ... the way we are going ... scary ... very scarey. 2
pudestcon Posted January 29, 2012 Posted January 29, 2012 How about "CHICKEN MAAANN, he's every where, he's everywhere!" BP Pickabox with Bob and Dolly Dyer. Kid Grayson Rides the Range And of course, Dad and Dave Pud 2
dunlopdangler Posted January 29, 2012 Posted January 29, 2012 yep, read them all as a kid but wouldn't have a clue what ever happened to those books so a few years ago my good wife went and bought em for me again, so they are in my bookcase with all my other "factual" aviation reference material
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