I love books like this. Not only do you get a peek inside one person, you get to explore another time, place,and culture in a way that history textbooks will never match.
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When I started the first few pages of this book, I thought to myself "why am I reading ANOTHER book by a male pilot about his strained relationship with his father in terms of some flight he took in an old airplane?" I wasn't sure I would like it. But then I got totally sucked in. The author's father's barnstorming blarney must have rubbed off, because even though I'm sure I was reading some fish stories, it was entertaining and captivating. The avocado story had me literally laughing out loud as I turned the pages.

Highly recommended for any aviation fans. ( )

nonfiction/travel memoir (two teen boys fly across country in a lightweight 2-seater plane in 1966) ( )

I would give this book five stars because I love it, but the language... Avoid this book if you don't like swearing and bad language, whole conversations would have to be crossed out. But if you don't mind the language and can stand the 1960's actions, this book it great.
Whether they are getting bruises from the turbulence, or throwing things out the window, the two boys are busy having the time of their lives. ( )

Youngest aviators on record to fly America coast to coast in a Piper Cub (in 1966) that they restored themselves. ( )