91 Lessons From The Sky: Experimental Aircraft held up at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2026
Lessons From The Sky

Aviation safety & aviation books

True stories from the pilots who lived to report back — over 55,000 copies sold globally.

About the series

From the producer of the global television show FlightPathTV, Fletcher McKenzie, comes the bestselling Lessons From The Sky series.

Fletcher works in the aviation industry and is a private pilot, with two national flying competition titles behind him. An aerobatic pilot and tow pilot, the aim of Fletcher’s Lessons from the Sky series is to save lives — to help other pilots be safer pilots. Fletcher’s vision is that by sharing these stories with other pilots, they will be the pilot who flies home safely. To save the life of one pilot means he has succeeded. Seven Lessons From The Sky books were published via Squabbling Sparrows Press.

Following from this series is From The Pilot’s Seat. The first book covers 23 Kiwi pilots who love flying, and is now onto its third print edition, published by Penguin Random House. Two more books are planned — USA and Australia.

Combined sales are now over 55,000 copies globally.

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Books

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Six-book bundle

FLY, LEARN, BE INSPIRED

Six Lessons From The Sky books — 51, 61, 71, 81, 101 and TOPGUN. NZ delivery only.

NZ$109.00 NZ$210.00
Bestseller
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Penguin Random House

From The Pilot’s Seat

23 Kiwi pilots, from an original Dambuster to flying Richard Branson’s private jet.

NZ$45.00
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91 Lessons From The Sky

Experimental Aircraft

Experimental and homebuilt aircraft lessons, with an introduction by Kermit Weeks of Fantasy of Flight.

NZ$35.00
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141 Lessons From The Sky

Agricultural Pilots

141 true lessons from the world of agricultural aviation — low-level, high-workload flying where the margins are thinnest.

NZ$45.00
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101 Lessons From The Sky

Air Transport

101 true stories from commercial pilots — checklists, complacency, fatigue and more.

NZ$35.00
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72 Lessons From The Sky

Cessna 172

Seventy-two true stories from pilots of the world’s most produced aircraft.

NZ$35.00
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81 Lessons From The Sky

General Aviation

Taxiway incidents, refuelling errors, airspace infringements and dozens more.

NZ$35.00
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51 Lessons From The Sky

US Air Force

51 true stories from USAF pilots and crew, republished with USAF permission.

NZ$35.00
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Lessons From The Sky

TOPGUN — US Navy

Naval aviation stories featuring the F-14 Tomcat, A-4 Skyhawk and Super Hornet.

NZ$35.00
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61 Lessons From The Sky

Military Helicopters

Lessons from RAF, RAAF, USAF, USN, USMC and US Army helicopter crews.

NZ$35.00
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71 Lessons From The Sky

Civil Helicopters

Introduced by Claude Vuichard — vortex ring state, torque, power and wire strikes.

NZ$35.00