Mark Vanhoenacker, author of the new book Skyfaring, shares a story familiar to many aviators -- as a kid growing up in the hills of western Massachusetts, he was fascinated with airplanes, but unsure how to pursue or afford an aviation career. So he got sidetracked -- until he ended up flying a 747 for British Airways. How he got from that kid flying paper planes to driving an airliner all around the world is the story he tells in Skyfaring, his first book, and along the way he aims to convince readers -- who may not be pilots, but those who fill the seats in the rear of the airplane -- that to fly above the planet on jet-driven wings is a wonder and a privilege. "The book is really my attempt to share with readers what it's like to fly a long-haul airliner," he told AVweb in an interview. "And I hope that people who might not really like flying, will enjoy the view a little more because they read the book."
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