The Platypus Papers

For over forty years the pages of Sailplane and Gliding magazine have been enlivened by the adventures and observations of the gliding world’s favourite amphibian, Platypus – aka Mike Bird. Now over 50 years of gliding anecdotes are encapsulated in this entertaining and highly irreverent anthology of observations, tall stories, recollections and legendary close shaves. Irresistible, unputdownable and in many places laugh-out-loud funny, this is the perfect read for those who glide and those who wonder about these strange people! “In the whole canon of aviation humour, this book is a classic” Bob Rodwell, Pilot magazine