Solo Flight: One Pilot's Aviation Adventure around Australia
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (934 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0987495410 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 266 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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In 2007 his first book, Down to Earth, was published and traces the combat experiences of a WWII RAF fighter pilot. Owen Zupp is a published author with nearly 17,000 hours of varied flight experience. He holds a Masters Degree in Aviation Management and writings on aviation have been published around the world and received various accolades and awards. He has also served as both a Chief Pilot and Chief Flying
a small plane and a big adventure makes a good read. A very experienced pilot from a flying family together with a small plane and a big adventure makes a good read.. Great story Owen's done it again. He takes the reader not only on a ride around our wide brown land, but also through the planning stages and the amount of work involved in getting such a venture off the ground. Owen combines the best of both worlds for an aviation geek like me: not only can he fly and fly well, but he can also relate his experiences eloquently, putting the reader in the . "Great writing, great journey!" according to Grant Christensen. It is so refreshing to read something in general aviation from someone that genuinely loves flying, and on such an amazing journey. I bought the book and read it immediately, not stopping until I had finished.Each chapter details one leg of the journey (after the initial chapters on the planning etc), and is very well written, describing the beauty of both the flight, and the
Nearly 200 images bring this story to life, while well chosen words paint an equally vivid canvas. From the first stirring to fly around the island continent, to the moment when the propeller fell silent for the last time, the effort, experience and emotion of this very special flight is revealed. Now in 'Solo Flight' he shares every heartbeat of this magnificent adventure.. 'Solo Flight' takes the reader into the skies on the journey of a lifetime. Beyond the 7,500 miles that passed beneath his wings, the author tells a tale of remote communities, forgotten heroes and family bonds that are stronger than life and death. Alone in the cockpit of a tiny two-seat aircraft, the author gazed down upon both the raw beauty of Australia's most remote regions and the spectacular harbours and city skylines
About the Author Owen Zupp is a published author with nearly 17,000 hours of varied flight experience. With 20 years in airline operations, Owen has flown both domestically and across the globe from his Australian base. His background ranges from charter work and flight instruction to ferry flights, flight testing and the airlines. In 2007 his first book, Down to Earth, was published and traces the combat experiences of a WWII RAF fighter pilot. . He holds a Masters Degree in Aviation Management and writings on aviation have been published around the world and received various accolades and awards. He has also served as both a Chief Pilot and Chief Flying Instructor. Today, he remains a current airline pilot and passionate aviation writer with a best-selling eBook, "50 Tales of