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Dunge Bottom: Tales of an Unconventional Aviator
Dunge Bottom Tales of an Unconventional Aviator Author:John Clarke Bleriot, Lindbergh, Johnson. Now the name Clarke is set to join the pantheon of flying legends. — Forty years ago hang gliding and microlighting were in their infancy. They were sports dominated by adventurers, eccentrics and the occasional lunatic. Participants developed and flew their own aircraft designs, the attrition rate was high but still... more » these brave men and women were united in their passion for flying and their determination to get off the ground. One such man was John Clarke.
Bored with his life as a Quantity Surveyor and determined to be the kind of man his wife had just run off with (but lacking the physique to be a part time wrestler) he built his own craft and took to the skies. His subsequent adventures provided answers to many of life?s questions including:
Can one survive a freefall in a micro light from five hundred feet?
Do the French cheat at everything?
Can dogs hang glide?
Can you find love during intensive Physiotherapy?
John Clarke is a former hang gliding and microlight instructor who for twenty eight years owned the Peak School of Hang Gliding in Wetton, Derbyshire. Dunge Bottom is the story of his early life in amateur aviation, the triumphs, disasters and often hilarious events that he took part in and witnessed. The stories embody the best of British eccentricity and adventure, guaranteed to make you want to take to the skies.« less