STARSHIP DIARIES**CONSIGNMENT**SC
What would YOU do with a multi million-dollar plane and time on your hands?
Join the adventures of a Silicon Valley salaryman whose good fortune put him in the pilot’s seat of a high-tech Beech Starship, one of a dwindling number in the world. He set out on what many only dream of: slowly meandering around the planet with no fixed route, and no fixed return date.
Discover new countries and cultures. Find out how the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001 changed aviation and the world’s perception of America. And learn about the science, art and challenges of flying a high tech business jet-class plane around the world.
Close calls in the air!
Running out of fuel over the Pacific. Shot at over Africa. Near-misses with other aircraft.
Adventures on land!
Playing music in an Indonesian bar. A month-long illness. Stories of exploration and revelation.
Reflections on travel
Extensive detail of places visited. Historic, economic, social and other info.
Grappling with 9/11
How the attacks of Sept. 2001 midway through the trip changed flight, and the world.
150+ footnotes
Insight into the science of flight for non-pilots. Acronyms defined. Mysteries explained.
Celebrating a plane
A memorial of sorts to the aircraft at the heart of the story, mothballed because of economics.
Vicariously share round-the-world adventures in this delicious flight of fancy — a travelogue that incorporates superb musings on the beauty of flight and the mystery of the world around us. The science of flight is explained in 150+ technical footnotes and the route of travel is detailed on 38 maps. A standout contribution to aviation and travel literature.
