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Flying: My Way

BRIAN BIGG

Publisher: Brian Bigg

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Summary

Journalist, writer, TV and movie producer Brian Bigg, brings his irreverent humour to his great passion - aviation. His career as a magazine editor may have begun accidentally, but it proved to be wildly successful over nearly a decade.Brian built a light aeroplane in his own backyard and flew it all over Australia, meeting all sorts of characters and getting himself into, and out of, all sorts of scrapes. This collection of his popular columns will entertain even the non-flyers among you.
Available since: 08/21/2025.
Print length: 339 pages.

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