Flying South: A Pilot’s Inner Journey
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 1580084710
Manufacturer: Ten Speed Press
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Editorial Reviews
Book Description:
Flying South A Pilot’s Inner Journey by Barbara Cushman Rowell Photographs by Barbara and Galen Rowell
Call it love at first flight. Barbara Cushman Rowell was already a powerhouse by anyone’s measure, but it wasn’t until she tried flying that she found the inner fulfillment and sense of self she’d longed for all her life. As the driving force behind husband Galen Rowell’s business success, Barbara’s adventures and accomplishments had always been the byproduct of her husband’s career. Until, that is, she took off and sailed into a strata all her own. FLYING SOUTH is the hair-raising, reflective, and ultimately inspiring story of
Barbara’s trip of a lifetime—a 25,000-mile, 57-leg journey through Latin America and the recesses of her soul, discovering unrealized self-confidence, irrepressible resourcefulness, and vast reserves of emotional and physical strength she never knew she had. And what a journey it was. She recounts landing in the middle of a coup in Panama, narrowly escaping disaster when key flight instruments failed over Peru, flying herself to an oral surgeon after a mouth-smashing rafting accident on the Bio Bio River in Chile, fighting plane-shredding winds over the Andes, and surviving a life-threatening and disorienting tropical storm off the coast of Brazil—all while navigating the pervasive and demoralizing chauvinism of the aviation world. But much more than a harrowing page-turner, Barbara’s tale of finding herself through flight inspires us all to go after the experiences we long for, and to live the lives we only wish for.
Customer Reviews
Beyond Flying, Insight and Travel by K. Marlow
This book revealed what Barbara was living, not editing out what was politically correct, not covering up the flying mistakes that would be embarrassing to most, not holding back on insights of strong dominate individuals in her life who can make decisions difficult in and out of the cockpit. In this book, Barbara was true to herself and her readers, in her decision-making, her skills and her growth as a person.
As a pilot I learned from this book, good pilots are always learning, as a woman I learned from this book, trust your instincts and as a person I learned from this book, live your dream.
Well written and difficult to put down.
stunning photos - fair writing by Sandor Karacsony
This book is illustrated by a collection of high-end aerial photography that makes it probably the most colorful travel/aviation nonfiction available. The text offers just a tad more of the author’s private affairs (career, marriage) than you might expect (definitely too much for my taste: maybe I should have taken the subtitle - ‘A Pilot’s Inner Journey’ - more seriously). That said, you get a fair overview of the challenges of a really long cross country flight as well as an explanation why you want to prepare well for your own flying adventure to South America.
Great book… by Budster
This was a good, easy read. A little frustrating for this more experienced pilot, but for lesser-experienced pilots, and especially women pilots, you will really enjoy it.
Keep in mind that this isn’t just a normal hardcover book. It’s printed on glossy 60-lb. paper and has dozens of incredible photos taken by her husband, renowned photographer Galen Rowell.
Moving story, beautiful images by M. Yeaton
There are a lot of things wrong with this book, as noted by other reviewers, including:
- An inexperienced private pilot repeatedly in over her head
- No great insights into the places or people she visits
- A level of jealousy for her famous husband
And yet, I found myself truly drawn in to the story, due to the combination of adventure, beautiful images, and the author’s relentless desire to prove herself. Knowing how she met her fate added a level of poignancy for me. I coudn’t put it down.
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