Fly Over Down Under: Australian Adventures by Single-Engine Airplane
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (977 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 162787271X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 230 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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When recently sitting on an aviation conference panel in Mumbai - a celebration of 100 years of India's Civil Aviation - someone asked "After all these years, why do you still fly?" The audience of pilots and controllers became a moving sea of nodding heads at her smiling answer - "Because I still need the overview." And she still flies today - she and her husband thro
Green ants that defend their tree by attacking anyone who touches ita mysterious lava-tube cave with hikers' flashlights floating like fireflies down into its blacknessfruit bats noisily lobbing mangos onto your cabin's tin roof. You'll want to read it, re-read it, and share it with your friends. About the Author MICHELEE MORGAN CABOT has been flying for nearly fifty years, logging more than 5,000 hours of flight time, including these in Australia. Whales breed thereYou could get lucky. You don't have to be a pilot to enjoy this book. Stunning views of red landscapes, uplifted and contorted during the earth's primordial boil. The author wrote it also for non-flyers, in non-technical terms, to let you see amazing things that pilots experience
"An Engaging Journal into an Australian Adventure" according to Belle. One might expect there to be a certain amount of romance in flying a plane over an exotic land like Australia. After reading this book, I realize that is true and not. While there are beautiful and wonderous experiences, a plane trip around a continent contains discomfort too. Cabot writes in a style that makes me feel like I have insight into her diary and that we could be friends. She is a teacher, a tour guide, a pilot, and our travel companion. I love the pictures, maps, lessons, and anecdotes. She makes this an easy and enjoyable read where we get to travel with her. I hope to visit Australia some day and experience this magical land. I. "Enjoyed every page" according to Nancy Baxter. Fly Over Down Under was a very good read. As I pilot, it gave me some insight into flying Australia, plus plenty of chuckles about some of the author's experiences on the trip as she and her husband flew the circumference of the country. I am convinced that it too would be a good read for non-pilots, especially those who live there, or those considering a vacation in Australia. Great fun!(written by Capt. Baxter). "Amazing Australian Adventure" according to Serafina Mezzanotte. A “whipperoo” of an adventure that’s how the author sets the stage for this book. She and her husband were pulled by a wanderlust to air tour Australia by flying in their own small plane around the edges of that set-apart continent that’s out there floating by itself in the Pacific Ocean. It’s a place that most people won’t get to visit.The author explains some of the folklore of Aborigines and how they relate to their landscape. She even tried vegemite, which she says is nasty stuff. We get to learn along with her and her husband as she explains everything they encounter for the first time.Because this is
I vicariously enjoyed her adventure Down Under. It was perhaps only natural that she would someday embrace aviation and fall in love with the sky. Very enjoyable and enlightening."--Willis Allen, President Allen Airways Flying Museum and Crystal Pier Hotel and Cottages, Inc., San Diego. Michelee Cabot tells the tale of their trip with a great sense of humor, an astounding vocabulary, and with a wonderful study of the history of each aspect of their air-minded route. "Michelee Cabot's Fly Over Down Under, describing how she and husband Hal circumnavigated the entire continent of Australia, hit the interest jackpot. I learned a great deal about people, places, history, all the basic ingredients that comprise a typical travel book. Michelee is a gifted writer. She writes with a breezy, casual style that encourages you to read the next chapter and the one after that, with engaging descriptions of the people and places tha