The Flying Explorers Series - Book 3 Never Trust a Flying Squirrel A Story About Control, Judgment, and Staying Ahead of the Airplane Flying is starting to feel familiar. The checklist flows. The controls respond. The sky begins to make sense. And that's exactly when things start to go wrong. As Tamias continues his training, he discovers a harder truth: airplanes do not forgive assumptions. What looks stable can drift. What feels correct can be slightly off.

And small errors, left alone, have a way of becoming much larger ones. Under the watchful eye of Captain Corax-and with the unpredictable presence of Esquilo, the flying squirrel-Tamias is pushed into situations where instinct alone is not enough. He must learn to verify what he thinks he knows, trust the process, and stay ahead of the airplane instead of reacting to it. Because in flight, confidence without discipline is a liability. Through training flights and moments that arrive a little faster than expected, this story introduces readers to key aviation ideas, including maintaining control in changing conditions, the role of trim and coordination, recognizing and correcting deviations early, and the difference between feeling right and being right. Rather than presenting flying as effortless, this book presents it as something earned-through attention, correction, and a willingness to be wrong before becoming right. Includes optional appendices for readers and educators, with clear explanations of core flight concepts, discussion prompts, and simple activities that reinforce the lessons from the story. Because the sky is patient.

But it does not wait for you to catch up.