The New York Times ran an awesome excerpt today from an aviation themed book. The book is called “Skyfaring: A Journey With a Pilot," and it's published by Mark Vanhoenacker, who is a senior first officer for British Airways on the 747. If you're a true aviation geek you'll love this excerpt. It's both educational,…
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It is indeed a great book: just got mine in the post and am already gripped. BA may not contribute much to the airline industry, but they sure produce good writers, if nothing else!
I love it. I have been a passenger on planes for 40 years and no matter how many times I fly, and no matter how annoying, delayed, cancelled, crazy, cramped, hot, loud, noisy, or pissed off I am, I get over it the minute that plane starts its roll and that magical feeling hits. To be a pilot in control of such magic would certainly be amazing.
Long before 9/11 I had the pleasure of setting in the cockpit of a BA 747 as we cruised over the Atlantic, it was an awesome experience with the view from the front. Earlier I was invited to set in the jump seat of a AA 707 landing in Reno on a charter flight. Being a private pilot enabled me to get those invitations, too bad that's forever changed.
His book is released in the U.S. on 6/2. I'm sure if you reach out to his publisher they'd love to set up an interview. That would make an awesome post.
@Mark F, I completely agree with you. It's a magical feeling. Sitting, in a chair, in the sky, 30,000 feet above the earth, hopefully having a nice drink, looking out the window and seeing nothing and everything at the same time. Simply magic!
My goodness, he has such a way with words that captivates you, he takes you into the book and makes you feel like you're in that cockpit piloting the plane.
I haven't bought it, but I think that if you are an AV Geek, it's a must.
That was cool!! ....I mean awesome 😀 I'm going to order a copy right now!
Thanks,
This was 'Book of the week' on BBC Radio 4 - still available for a short while on iPlayer Radio:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05nsxyn
(which I _think_ isn't region blocked!)