A story about two teenage boys that take a cross country flight in their dads J-3 Cub in 1966. As growing boys, they view their father in different ways, and share the experience of flying a small airplane from New Jersey to California.
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I'm just over three quarters way through the book and am thoroughly enjoying it. The boys relationship with their father is classic. Anyone interested in aviation will enjoy this book. There are two stories, the teenage boys growing up and getting introduced to the nation they live in and the story about an old airplane that flew them into the different lifestyles in this country. It is truly a book that is hard to put down.
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Author Rinker Buck has a newspaper man's honed skill for compact composition. A great deal happens in just a few pages of this enjoyable read. For aviation buffs, this is joyfully required reading, recalling a time when a couple of high school boys could rebuild a plane and fly from coast to coast for just a few hundred dollars. But even for those not particularly interested in flying, this is a wonderful ribald story of boy entering manhood, of learning to navigate not only an aircraft, but the intrigues of family life, and of the great American road adventure. Highly recommended for adult and young adult readers.
Rinker Buck is a great author!!!
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It's about two young brothers atempting to fly across the USA. For most readers, it's a good coming-of-age story, but might seem a bit over-involved with aviation issues. For those interested in flying, it's a two-way winner, with both an interesting family story, and lots of aviation technique and history.
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