Searching For The Summer

A Story of Injury and Resolution

Martin Lloyd

$35.95 $30.59

Hardback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

Availability Information

We source books from suppliers in Australia and overseas. For books we don't currently have in stock, the time it takes to get them from our suppliers can vary widely - from a few days to a few months - so we check each book with each supplier to determine the expected time it will take to be supplied to us.

We then advise you accordingly. If the time taken to get any book is too long for you, you can let us know and we will cancel or adjust your order, and refund as required.

To find out the anticipated arrival time for specific items prior to ordering, please contact us by phone or email:

Phone +61 2 9264 3111, or 1800 4 BOOKS (1800 4 26657) if outside Sydney:
option 1 Abbey's Bookshop (Crime, History, Science, Kids & more) • info@abbeys.com.au
option 2 Language Book Centre (ESL & Foreign Languages) • language@abbeys.com.au
option 3 Galaxy Bookshop (Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels) • sf@galaxybooks.com.au

QTY:

English

Fly Boy 1 Leg Publishing
18 March 2025

Biography: general; Coping with disability; Advice on careers & achieving success

Summary
Details

""Each year, I would seek out the approach of spring, for it would mean the onset of better weather, which promised the long days of summer. This meant more motor biking and better flying. ... My life was an ever-hopeful constantly scanning the forecast and the clouds for good conditions that meant a dry, warm ride or a smooth, trouble-free flight. I always looked for and expected the best. I had everything to live for, and all was well in my garden. And then it all went terribly, tragically wrong.""

After an accident on his motorcycle left pilot Martin Lloyd badly disfigured, he was told he would never fly again. But despite his brokenness, Martin was determined to overcome his injury and pursue his passion for flight. Join him on his journey from the depths of tragedy to the heights of triumph as he goes Searching for the Summer.

From the age of six, when he received a model airplane as a gift from his aunt Gillian, Martin Lloyd dreamed of joining the Royal Air Force. At the age of twenty, that dream came true. Martin had felt stoked within him a burning passion to become an airline pilot, so after fourteen years in the RAF, he became a commercial pilot for Manx Airlines (Isle of Man). Soon after, Martin lost his right leg and the use of his right arm in a tragic motorcycle accident. He was stripped of his pilot's license and was told he would never fly again. Defying the odds, however, he went on to become the first disabled flight instructor in Europe, then the chief flying instructor at Anglo American Aviation in El Cajon, California. Today, he is head of training at the American Aviation Academy, where he teaches flying and is a flying examiner.

www.flyboy1leg.com

By: Martin Lloyd
Imprint: Fly Boy 1 Leg Publishing
Edition: 2nd ed.
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 367g
ISBN: 9798992717815
Pages: 146
Publication Date: 18 March 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active