The Tale of Tango
A delightful tale about the life, fears and adventures of a small plane, (Tango, of course!). Everybody is nervous doing something for the first time and Tango is no exception. As shiny new airplane on the showroom floor Tango is hesitant about his new life, unsure what tomorrow will bring. In a series of adventures with different pilots, each with their own characteristics and lessons to teach, Tango learns that a rich and...
Dragons of Thin Air – Fear of Flying book
After a long time in the making our Fear of Flying self-help book has finally been released! It’s called Dragons of Thin Air – A Most Unusual Fear of Flying Course, a long but accurate title. Some of the material in this book is based on stuff that started it’s life right here on Junior Flyer! Some of the clear, illustrated explanations we put up about how planes work, etc. are exactly what people need to learn. The...
Claire Bear Flies To Oshkosh
This book is for 3-8 year olds and parents or grandparents who love bringing the world of flying into the hearts and minds of the little people. In Claire Bear Flies To Oshkosh Claire (the Bear) visits EAA’s AirVenture, “The World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration,” held every summer in Oshkosh, Wisconsin (USA). With her ryhming style Claire flies to the event and performs in the world’s greatest airshow. Anyone who has used the...
Flying Without Fear – 101 Questions Answered
Gramma Trixie’s Review Some people just do not like getting on a plane, and may do anything to avoid it. All well and good, but eventually many people get sick and tired of fear controlling their lives. My old flying instructor told me that there is no such thing as a stupid question… only a stupid answer. Some of the questions in this book might seem strange, but then everybody has their own fears. Richard and Paul answer...
Full Power Ding Duck
Gramma Trixie’s Review Poor Ding! He’s a duck who just wants to fly, but can’t seem to get it. All aviators can relate to Ding’s misadventures… we’ve all made mistakes, done it tough, had our pitfalls. What Ding teaches us is: never give up. Should we feel sorry for Ding? I rather feel sorry for his flying instructor! Ding Duck is just one character in Gary Clark’s “Swamp” cartoon...
China Clipper
Book 2 in the Nick Grant adventure series following on from Flying Boats and Spies Gramma Trixie’s Review Another terrific read from author Jamie Dodson. Nick continues to get in all manner of strife, protecting the flying boats from destruction and becoming a junior Flight Engineer. Ok, Flight Engineer is not a job with a great future these days, but back then the FE had an important role: do the dirty work so the pilots could...
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