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- A Satirical Aviation Comedy
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- Length: 3 hrs and 22 mins
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Mira Slovak was born in Czechoslovakia and endured both the Nazi occupation and the brutal Russian liberation. He joined the Czech Air Force, rising to captain by the age of 21. When he could no longer tolerate life under the Communists, he hijacked an airliner and flew across the Iron Curtain to freedom. He outlasted communism, and when it collapsed in 1990, he returned to his home, only to realize his true home was and always would be the US.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Free to live as an American.
- By cosmitron on 06-08-18
By: David Williams
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The Devil Dragon Pilot
- Ford Stevens Military-Aviation Thrillers, Book 1
- By: Lawrence Colby
- Narrated by: Christopher Raab
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- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 86
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 80
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Story4 out of 5 stars 79
Concealed deep within China's inland borders is one of the most secret airplanes ever flown, known as Devil Dragon. She's sleek, unbelievably fast, and mysterious - her test pilots have one mission in mind: make her test flights successful for operational use as soon as possible. Or sooner. But when strange transmissions of pilots are recorded without an aircraft appearing on radar and bizarre cell phone signals are detected at towers hundreds of miles apart, Ford Stevens is asked to take on the most dangerous assignment of his life.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Book seems written by an amateur writer.
- By Kelly on 04-18-18
By: Lawrence Colby
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The Shadows of Power
- By: James W. Huston
- Narrated by: Tom Weiner
- Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 102
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 75
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 74
A small nation that bolsters the terrorist cause is flexing its military muscle in a far corner of the world. On a mission to the now-volatile Mediterranean, F/A-18 pilot Lieutenant Ed Stovic shoots down an Algerian MiG at the climax of a dramatic, high-stakes dogfight and becomes an overnight hero in the eyes of his countrymen - and the target of a zealot's revenge.
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4 out of 5 stars
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interesting insight
- By steven on 01-18-11
By: James W. Huston
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Sully
- My Search for What Really Matters
- By: Chesley B. Sullenberger, Jeffrey Zaslow
- Narrated by: Michael McConnohie, Chesley B. Sullenberger
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 763
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On January 15, 2009, the world witnessed a remarkable emergency landing when Captain "Sully" Sullenberger skillfully glided US Airways flight 1549 onto the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 passengers and crew. His cool actions not only averted tragedy but made him a hero and an inspiration worldwide. His story is now a major motion picture from director/producer Clint Eastwood and starring Tom Hanks, Laura Linney, and Aaron Eckhart.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Really Dull.
- By Nick on 09-14-16
By: Chesley B. Sullenberger, and others
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Guts 'N Gunships
- What It Was Really Like to Fly Combat Helicopters in Vietnam
- By: Mark Garrison
- Narrated by: Eric Martin
- Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,107
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 999
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 996
In the summer of 1967, Mark Garrison had dropped out of college at Southern Illinois University just before entering his third year. He had run out of money and had to work for a while. These were the days before the lottery and the draft soon came calling. In order to somewhat control his own future, he enlisted in the US Army's helicopter flight school program. Little did he know that this adventure would be the most profound experience of his life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating
- By Jean on 04-25-16
By: Mark Garrison
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Come Up and Get Me
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- Narrated by: Christian Rummel
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A few years after his release from a North Vietnamese prisoner-of-war camp, in 1973, Colonel Joseph Kittinger retired from the Air Force. Restless and unchallenged, he turned to ballooning, a lifelong passion as well as a constant diversion for his imagination during his imprisonment. His primary goal was a solitary circumnavigation of the globe, and in its pursuit he set several ballooning distance records, including the first solo crossing of the Atlantic in 1984. But the aeronautical feats that first made him an American hero had occurred a quarter of a century earlier....
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4 out of 5 stars
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A rewarding read
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By: Joe Kittinger, and others
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Tail-End Charley
- Stories from an American Fighter Pilot in World War II
- By: James E. Brown
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 11 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 233
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 205
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 205
On his 19th birthday, James E. Brown tries to fake to his flight instructor that he has flown before. On his 21st birthday, Brown is on his way home after logging 85 missions in a P-47 fighter over Italy, France, and Germany. Brown's stories surrounding his training and combat experiences in World War II reveal brushes with death, continuous peril and, ultimately, a coming of age for a young man whose freshman year in college becomes instead a heroic engagement with one of the fiercest enemies his country has ever encountered.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good read !
- By kevin on 06-19-18
By: James E. Brown
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Flight 232
- A Story of Disaster and Survival
- By: Laurence Gonzales
- Narrated by: Victor Bevine
- Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 485
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 430
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 427
As hundreds of rescue workers waited on the ground, United Airlines Flight 232 wallowed drunkenly over the bluffs northwest of Sioux City. The plane slammed onto the runway and burst into a vast fireball. The rescuers didn't move at first: nobody could possibly survive that crash. And then people began emerging from the summer corn that lined the runways. Miraculously, 184 of 296 passengers lived. No one has ever attempted the complete reconstruction of a crash of this magnitude.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Therapeutic
- By Quiltedwings on 05-07-15
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Bogeys and Bandits
- The Making of a Fighter Pilot
- By: Robert Gandt
- Narrated by: Thomas Block
- Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 69
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 62
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 58
Americans are fascinated by the undeniable mystique of the elite world of Navy fighter pilots. In Bogeys and Bandits, Robert Gandt takes listeners on a thrilling ride in the FA-18 Hornet, one of the fastest, sleekest, and deadliest aircraft in the world. Gandt lived and worked with several pilots learning to fly the Hornet: the identical twins from Middle America; the computer nerd with a penchant for speed; the grandson of a Tuskegee Airman, trying to live up to a proud legacy; and two women dealing with the post-Tailhook world of the Navy.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great book but the narrator...
- By AshliDF on 08-03-17
By: Robert Gandt
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The Wrong Stuff
- The Adventures and Misadventures of an 8th Air Force Aviator
- By: Truman Smith
- Narrated by: James Killavey
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,101
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 980
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 989
Between April and July 1944, Truman Smith flew 35 bombing missions over France and Germany. He was only 20 years old. Although barely adults, Smith and his peers worried about cramming a lifetime's worth of experience into every free night, each knowing he probably would not survive the next bombing mission. Written with blunt honesty, wry humor, and insight, The Wrong Stuff is Smith's gripping memoir of that time.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Why I got it...and glad I did.
- By Marie on 11-27-14
By: Truman Smith
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Making a Night Stalker
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- Narrated by: Matthew Moyer
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 252
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 228
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 228
David Burnett takes listeners into a unique world of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment. His journey starts in a conventional army unit where he feels unfulfilled. This lack of fulfillment drives David to pursue his dream of becoming an MH-47G Chinook helicopter crew chief in the best and most secretive aviation unit in the world. David faces hurdles and set backs trying to achieve, but he is more determined than ever. He is trained and ready to deploy with the 160th, and it is nothing short of intense.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Random lines from other chapters would play
- By Robert Stefan on 04-06-19
By: David Burnett
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The Merchant of Death
- Pendragon, Book 1
- By: D. J. MacHale
- Narrated by: William Dufris
- Length: 12 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,516
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,255
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,256
Bobby Pendragon is a seemingly normal 14-year-old boy. He has a family, a home, and even Marley, his beloved dog. But there is something very special about Bobby: he is going to save the world.
And not just Earth as we know it. Bobby is slowly starting to realize that life in the cosmos isn't quite what he thought it was. And before he can object, he is swept off to an alternate dimension known as Denduron, a territory inhabited by strange beings, ruled by a magical tyrant, and plagued by dangerous revolution.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Merchant of Death (Unabridged
- By Bronwyn on 07-26-08
By: D. J. MacHale
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Hogs in the Sand
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- By: Buck Wyndham
- Narrated by: Jim Seybert
- Length: 15 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 497
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 437
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 435
The mighty, iconic A-10 Warthog was first thrust into battle in Operation Desert Storm. The men who took it through walls of flak and surface-to-air missiles to help defeat the world's fourth-largest army were as untested as their airplanes, so they relied on personal determination and the amazing A-10 to accomplish their missions, despite the odds.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Weak
- By KL on 12-29-22
By: Buck Wyndham
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Flying Drunk
- By: Joseph Balzer
- Narrated by: Joseph Balzer
- Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 26
Since he was a young boy, Joe Balzer dreamed of flying. He pursued his goal with passion and earned his pilot licenses, piling up hours of flight time with a wide variety of planes and jets with one overarching goal: to one day fly for a major airline. But Joe had a problem. He was an alcoholic and refused to admit to himself that he had a problem. His alcoholism caught up with him in March 1990, when Joe was arrested with two other pilots for flying a commercial airliner while under the influence of alcohol.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Surprisingly provocative...
- By William on 11-10-09
By: Joseph Balzer
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No accompanying PDF
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- By: Jason Schappert
- Narrated by: Jason Schappert
- Length: 2 hrs and 9 mins
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In the third edition of the Private Pilot Blueprint, Jason Schappert takes his 10,000+ hours of flight experience to guide you on the path to saving time and money on your aviation journey. Jason’s goal for this book is to share with others everything he wishes someone would have told him when he started his private pilot flight training so others can avoid making the same mistakes he made that cost him time and money. You’ll be able to apply the practical tools in this book to complete your Private Pilot Certificate in less time while becoming a safe, proficient pilot.
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- By Nesto on 03-15-24
By: Jason Schappert
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So You Want to Be a Private Pilot
- Everything You Need to Know to Obtain Your Private Pilot License
- By: Aviation Ally, Allison Franken
- Narrated by: Andrew Rowe
- Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Are you thinking about becoming a Private Pilot? Are you interested in general aviation but don't know where to start? This book is for you! This reference manual covers everything you need to know about obtaining a Private Pilot certificate: the requirements, the financial and time commitment, flight progressions through training, and detailed information on the final Checkride.
By: Aviation Ally, and others
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- Tim Anderson
- 05-26-19
Book was hilarious.
As a student pilot at a decent school, I can't relate. But, I can see how this "fiction" book could very true.
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- Yuriy.M.
- 12-14-21
prop wash. props washt. buckets dry..
cfis drink jet a. to be able to catch up with these students 😂😂😂 good stuff.
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- Wesley V. Harney
- 03-06-22
Who needs anti ice anyway?
This was quite the enjoyable read. I like to imagine the characters as people that I work with. I'm certainly looking into more stories by this author.
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- Kindle Customer
- 05-28-20
Hilarious and amazing story.
It was great. I, as a CFI too, can assert that these kind of things happen usually.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-28-23
Awesome and funny!
I can relate to it all, hopefully not all true tho!
I have heard of students like this .
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- Anonymous User
- 11-04-19
Finished in 3 days I was hooked right away!!
Excellent book, I'm very skeptical on purchasing books and they let me down, but not this one. From start to finish I enjoyed every moment of it and I highly recommend this to people in the industry.
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- Carol
- 02-23-21
Didn’t even finish it. Narration was annoying
Sorry, but this wasn’t a favorite. The stories were entertaining (if not a bit exaggerated), but the narration was not good. My husband is a pilot and aviation buff and after giving in an hour into it to give it chance, he asked me to find something else. Money wasted.
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- Paul
- 06-26-19
Excellent
This is a great story and the narrator is truly excellent! What a storyteller! He really did make the characters come to life!
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- Kindle Customer
- 05-11-20
so plausible it has to be a true story.
From the prospective of a wanna be private pilot, with 10 or so hours logged, this story has the ring of truth that could only come from a real CFI.
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- Edie Brodeur
- 04-20-24
I kept saying to myself, been there don't that. good times...
funny stuff, I enjoyed the read. I could relate to most of his stories, the things students do will blow your mind at times.
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