'I never saw the wires.' Those opening words introduce a
potentially-deadly sailplane crash, from which, by a twist of fate,
the author escapes unharmed. From that near-death experience to the
poignant final farewell scene, Jim Richards' first-person story,
with its audacious choices, unswerving determination, and joy in
the doing is a page-turner. With vivid descriptions, optimism and
wry humor the author traces his lifelong fascination with aircraft,
taking the reader behind the scenes in radio, advertising and on
high-action commercial film shoots involving refueling tankers, jet
fighters, helicopters, Concorde and, of course, sailplanes. For the
author, learning to fly sailplanes at Narromine, New South Wales,
was at first befuddling, then a challenge, finally an exultation.
With an unrivaled eye for detail, he takes us into the cockpit with
him; we are there at the controls, rising like a bird, flying great
distances at speed, powered only by the sun. Richly textured with
anecdotes, memorable characters and pulse-quickening action, The
Road To Narromine will lift your spirits, re-awaken belief in a
glass half full and change forever the way you view a summer sky.
"Loved the descriptions of flying and the sheer joy of it comes
through beautifully. Jim Richards makes me want to get up there in
the thermals with him." Carl Hoffman-best-selling author of The
Lunatic Express and Hunting Warbirds "The Road To Narromine is a
love story-a story about a love of flying, told with infectious
enthusiasm, in brilliant, evocative prose. This is a book that
delights, surprises and enchants the reader with its subject's
flame for life." Clinton Smith-award-winning author of The God
Game, The Fourth Eye, Exit Alpha, Deep Six and Project Thunder " .
. . truly captures the beauty and mystery of silent flight. Full of
inside details, vast panoramas and human interest . . . about much
more than just the flying. I want to drive that road " Tony
Koester-author, columnist, editor, sailplane pilot, flying
instructor.
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