Praise for The Starship Diaries
"An excellent and entertaining book that is a must read for any aviation enthusiast."
"Romance. Adventure. Near-death experiences. Cool aviation technology. Exotic cities and cultures around the world. They’re all here. All the ingredients of a great book, or a great movie ... an utterly engaging and convincing chronicle, entertaining and educational—especially when it comes to describing and relating corners of the planet most people don’t know much about."
"A first class read ... the footnotes in each chapter give fantastic insight into what goes on in the pointed end of a business jet, while the tales of remote islands and jungle communities generate a yearning to have shared the near 200 hours of flight."
"The [running out of fuel] episode is gripping. That chapter alone is worth the price of the book. A great addition to our understanding of our wonderfully diverse world. It's a book you can savour, read and reread. It's one that, for sure, belongs in your library."
"Very different from the typical books about aviation that are often too technical and boring for the general public ... a convincing celebration of the airplane and a detailed account of the special relationship that pilots form with their airplanes."
"It would be hard to live a better dream than to be able to fly solo around the world in a Starship without a schedule. Thanks, Dallas for sharing the experience with us. Like many others who will read The Starship Diaries, it made me want to drop everything, find a Starship and go tomorrow!"
-Aviation designer Burt Rutan, president of Scaled Composites and designer of SpaceShipOne
-Bob Scherer, owner and pilot of Starship NC-51, official chase plane for SpaceShipOne
-Captain Wayne Roberts, pilot of Starships NC-41, NC-42, NC-48, NC-49 & NC-53
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