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 favorite 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, un-put-downable 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