About the Author

Mike Brooke served in the Royal Air Force (RAF) on the low-level strike/attack squadron beforebecoming a flying instructor and experimental test pilot. In 1984, after twenty-two years in flying appointments, he was sent to the RAF Advanced Staff College. He took command of flying at RAF Farnborough, leaving the RAF in 1994. Brooke then became a test-flying consultant, finally retiring in 2004. He is the author of "A Bucket of Sunshine.""