11 Best aviation books like Cleared for Takeoff: Memoirs of an Air Traffic Controller by John R. "Rusty" Potter

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Cleared for Takeoff: Memoirs of an Air Traffic Controller

By: John R. "Rusty" Potter

4.18

Format: 546 pages, Kindle Edition

Cleared for Memoirs of an Air Traffic Controller If you are intrigued by the fast-paced field of a…

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1. QF32

By: Richard de Crespigny

4.19

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

On 4 November 2010, a flight from Singapore to Sydney came within a knife edge of being one of the … read more

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"My helicopter conversion was eye-opening, a case of learning '101 ways to kill yourself without trying'."

-Richard de Crespigny, QF32

"There is one potential problem with automation: that it will be accompanied by complacency and ignorance."

-Richard de Crespigny, QF32

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2. Sully: My Search for What Really Matters

By: Jeffrey Zaslow , Chesley B. Sullenberger III

4.33

Format: None pages, Paperback

Now a major motion picture from Clint Eastwood, starring Tom Hanks--the inspirational autobiography… read more

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3. Cruise Ship SOS: The Life-Saving Adventures of a Doctor at Sea

By: Ben MacFarlane

4.42

Format: 324 pages, Kindle Edition

What happens to patients when it all goes wrong at sea? Say hello to Dr Ben MacFarlane. After spen… read more

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4. Walker, R.N.: The Greatest U-Boat Hunter of the Battle of the Atlantic (Submarine Warfare in World War Two)

By: Terence Robertson

4.61

Format: 262 pages, Kindle Edition

The astounding biography of the most successful anti-submarine commander of the Second World War.Pe… read more

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5. Concorde: The thrilling account of history’s most extraordinary airliner

By: Mike Bannister

4.54

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

October 24th 2023 will mark 20 years since Concorde disappeared from our skies. Yet still Mike Bann… read more

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6. Dangerous Flights: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

By: Kerry McCauley

4.53

Format: 308 pages, Kindle Edition

Kerry McCauley takes readers inside the perilous business of international aircraft delivery. It’s … read more

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7. Ferry Pilot: Nine Lives Over the North Atlantic.

By: Kerry McCauley

4.52

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

What could possibly go wrong? A LOT, if you spend 30 years flying small airplanes over the North At… read more

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8. What It's Really Like: Flying the Alaska Bush

By: Mort Mason

4.51

Format: 307 pages, Kindle Edition

In What It’s Really Flying the Alaska Bush, Mort Mason has assembled a wide-ranging collection of … read more

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9. Cleared for Takeoff: Memoirs of an Air Traffic Controller

By: John R. "Rusty" Potter

4.18

Format: 546 pages, Kindle Edition

Cleared for Memoirs of an Air Traffic Controller If you are intrigued by the fast-paced field of a… read more

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10. Goodbye, My Darling; Hello, Vietnam!

By: MICHAEL Lazares

4.32

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

This is the true story of a young kid who became a man while serving two tours of duty as a combat … read more

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11. Air Crashes and Miracle Landings: 85 CASES - How and Why

By: Christopher Bartlett

4.29

Format: 632 pages, Kindle Edition

"Congratulation Christopher. Air Crashes and Miracle landings is a great resource for every pilot w… read more

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12. Tumbletite: The Misadventures of a Mississippi Flyboy

By: Johnny Gressett

4.50

Format: 377 pages, Kindle Edition

Tumbletite chronicles the 31-year flying career of a country boy from Mississippi. The author takes… read more

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13. Land With No Sun: A Year in Vietnam with the 173rd Airborne

By: Ted G. Arthurs

4.34

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

A no-holds-barred, straight-in-your-face account of combat in VietnamYou know it's going to be hot … read more

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14. Of Helicopters and Heroes

By: Gary Bowman

4.53

Format: 200 pages, Kindle Edition

Of Helicopters and Heroes follows a young Tim Burroughs as he navigates life during a tour as a hel… read more

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15. Jet: The Story of a Pioneer (Pioneers of Aviation)

By: Frank Whittle

4.07

Format: 374 pages, Kindle Edition

The remarkable story of the early days of jet development as told by the ‘father of the jet engine’… read more

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16. I Lived To Fly Another Day: Confessions from an extraordinary varied flying career

By: George Wrigley

4.05

Format: 427 pages, Kindle Edition

I have survived numerous foolhardy escapades and have had countless near misses during my 40-year f… read more

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17. An Airline Pilot's Life

By: Chris Manno

4.46

Format: 569 pages, Kindle Edition

This is Part 1 of "An Airline Pilot's Life." Part 2 will be published on May 24, 2020. Here's the s… read more

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18. In the Sky: A Retired Captain Looks Back over Fifty-Nine Years

By: Jerry L. Farquhar

4.51

Format: 299 pages, Kindle Edition

The airline world has changed dramatically in the fifty-six years since I entered it. Some changes … read more

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19. Patrolling the Heart of the Silver State: More True Tales from a Nevada State Trooper (Patrolling the Heart of the West Book 2)

By: Steve Raabe

4.56

Format: 265 pages, Kindle Edition

Back by popular demand, former Nevada State trooper Steve Raabe shares this companion collection of… read more

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20. The Electra Story: The Dramatic History of Aviation's Most Controversial Airliner

By: Robert J. Serling

4.17

Format: 163 pages, Kindle Edition

At 11:08 P.M. on the humid night of September 29, 1959, Braniff Flight 542 crashed on a farm near B… read more

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Cover of 80 Percent Luck, 20 Percent Skill: My Life as a WWII Navy Ferry Pilot by Ralph Alshouse

21. 80 Percent Luck, 20 Percent Skill: My Life as a WWII Navy Ferry Pilot

By: Ralph Alshouse

4.78

Format: 162 pages, Kindle Edition

"My favorite part was when his wingmen told him he was trailing smoke, that somewhere in his airpla… read more

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22. Three Down and Locked: Memoir of a Naval Aviator

By: Larry C. Turner

4.22

Format: 331 pages, Kindle Edition

Every year the U.S. Navy designates some 1,200 Naval Officers as Naval Aviators once they have succ… read more

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Cover of Uplift: A Pilot's Journey by Grant Corriveau

23. Uplift: A Pilot's Journey

By: Grant Corriveau

4.30

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

“I’m still a rookie second officer but even I know it’s not supposed to happen like this.” “The cap… read more

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24. Airline Pilot: A Day in the Life

By: Grant Corriveau

4.44

Format: 242 pages, Kindle Edition

“This is the captain speaking…”  You’ve heard the announcements. But, have you ever wondered what’s… read more

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25. Aircrew Confidential: The Unauthorized Airline Chronicles

By: Chris Manno

3.32

Format: 148 pages, Kindle Edition

An Amazon #1 New Release from the author of "Best Non-Fiction of 2020" "An Airline Pilot's Life," h… read more

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26. Better Lucky Than Good : From Outlaw Biker to Airline Pilot, And Beyond (From Outlaw Biker to Airline Pilot and Beyond Book 1)

By: Dale Arenson

4.63

Format: 192 pages, Kindle Edition

Jump inside the cockpit of an airplane and take an exhilarating trip across the United States. With… read more

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27. Secrets from the Cockpit: Pilots Behaving Badly and other Flying Stories

By: Robert Schapiro

4.47

Format: 275 pages, Kindle Edition

'A witty, sometimes heart-stopping, and always engrossing path from "boy pilot" to elite aviator.' … read more

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28. Tales From The Cockpit: Sometimes The Door Is Closed For A Reason!!

By: Desmon Butts

3.84

Format: 101 pages, Kindle Edition

Best selling author Captain Desmon Butts tells it like it is! From bush flying in Alaska to the Jun… read more

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29. A Cargo Pilot's Life- Tails from Corrosion Corner

By: Brett Lane

4.25

Format: 163 pages, Kindle Edition

This is a story how I got into aviation as a pilot, and the direction my career path took. I flew c… read more

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30. Shark Bait: The "Misadventures" of an Oceanic Ferry Pilot

By: James A. "JC" Creighton

4.34

Format: 679 pages, Kindle Edition

Shark The “Misadventures” of an Oceanic Ferry Pilot is the saga of the dangerous world of ferry p… read more

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31. The Lucky One (From Outlaw Biker to Airline Pilot and Beyond Book 2)

By: Dale Arenson

4.65

Format: 319 pages, Kindle Edition

Still fresh on his path to reinventing himself as a pilot and inspired by his encounters with world… read more

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Mark Garrison

3.97

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4.52

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4.18

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