{"id":655,"date":"2014-08-05T21:58:16","date_gmt":"2014-08-05T11:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foxbatpilot.com\/?p=655"},"modified":"2014-08-05T21:58:16","modified_gmt":"2014-08-05T11:58:16","slug":"top-10-tracks-for-flyers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foxbatpilot.com\/?p=655","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 tracks for flyers"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Tom<\/a>I seem to spend a lot of time driving these days – often the hour or so from home to Tyabb Airfield, and back. Listening to the radio is OK but usually I prefer some music, particularly if I’m going flying. So I have been building my ‘top tunes for flyers’ playlist on my iPod. So far, the list includes my personal top 10 as well as a whole list of others that didn’t quite make it. Whats your favourite flying music?<\/p>\n

Here’s my top 10. Many of them have been covered by other artists but these are my personal favourites. I have included YouTube links to original videos (some of which are ‘vintage’ quality) and all these recordings are no doubt available through iTunes or your favourite music store.<\/p>\n

1. Treetop Flyer – Stephen Stills. YouTube link: Treetop Flyer<\/a>
\n2. Learning to Fly – Tom Petty. YouTube link: Learning to Fly
\n<\/a>3. Fly One Time – Ben Harper. YouTube link: Fly One Time
\n<\/a>4. The Yellow Piper – Kristina Olsen. YouTube link: The Yellow Piper
\n<\/a>5. Early Morning Rain – Eva Cassidy. YouTube link: Early Morning Rain
\n<\/a>6. Wind Beneath My Wings – Bette Midler. YouTube link: Wind Beneath My Wings<\/a>
\n7. Leaving on a Jet Plane – Peter, Paul & Mary. YouTube link:\u00a0Leaving on\u00a0a Jet Plane<\/a>
\n8. Snoopy vs the Red Baron – Royal Guardsmen. YouTube link: Snoopy vs the Red Baron<\/a>
\n9. Watching Airplanes – Gary Allan. YouTube link: Watching Airplanes<\/a>
\n10. Learning to Fly – Pink Floyd (different song from Tom Petty). YouTube link: Learning to Fly<\/a><\/p>\n

Other worthy contenders but not top 10 material include: I’m a Pilot\/Dos Gringos, Higher & Higher\/Jimmy Barnes, Rocket Man\/Elton John, Space Oddity\/David Bowie, Jet Airline\/Steve Miller Band, The Immelman Turn\/Al Stewart.<\/p>\n

And last but not least, a wonderfully soothing piece of choral work:\u00a0Em dones for\u00e7a\u00a0–\u00a0feat Montserrat by Sergio Dalma (YouTube link: Em Dones Forca<\/a>).<\/p>\n

No doubt there are plenty of others I’ve missed. Happy listening!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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