'Syd's Last Pirate' is the astonishing tale of one aviator's experiences as a central player in the dramatic development of Civil Aviation in the Far East. 'Chic' Eather is a pilot, distinguished historian, and a natural storyteller whose gift to the 21st century has been to expand and digitise his highly successful 1983 publication 'Syd's Pirates'. This CD book format offers a totally new way for readers to access a fascinating and vanishing era.

Now the whole story can be told! The new medium has allowed the inclusion of a huge quantity of photographic material that has never been published before, while the whole story has been totally rewritten to include a wealth of previously untold and hilarious anecdotes - the extraordinary experiences of a man who flew in extraordinary times. This sprawling tale is a must for anyone with a love of the history and romance of aviation - when flying was still a great adventure for passengers and crew alike - and starting an airline was largely a matter of having a reasonably operational aircraft and an excellent sense of humour! " More than just a story of the growth of Cathay Pacific...it is also an account of the growth of civil aviation in much of Southeast Asia and the development of modern Hong Kong" -South China Morning Post.