Essentially this is the story of the man next door aloft in his 1930s airplane who relives a part of aviation identified with days gone by. On page after page of his book, Carpenter finds himself high above the rush of today, the wind in his face. Then again, he's on the ground, wrench in hand. The author's other books include The Ryan Guidebook, The Ryan Sport Trainers and Submarines of Japan's Imperial Navy, 1904-1945 We believe this to be the last remaining new copy of the book.