What would you do with a multi million-dollar aircraft 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 Beechcraft 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.

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• Graphics illustrating each of the 38 flights of the two-year journey, with real-world clouds and weather from satellite photos
• Extensive detail of places visited, including historic, economic, social, geological and other information
• Close calls in the air!
• Adventures on land!
• 150+ footnotes explaining aviation-related concepts, acronyms and the science of flight
• 400+ pages