Sunday Book Review – To Live is to Fly – Memoirs of an Executive Pilot
by Doris Daily
September 1, 2019
Book Reviewer D.G. Kaye, multiple book- and ebook author wrote:
"My friend and author – and retired pilot, Doris Heilmann of 111 Publishing had another life before she became an author and publisher – she was a pilot. Doris flew planes, taught flying, wrote for aviation magazines and more, and if it weren’t for her eventual two eye surgeries, hindering her from continuing to fly, I have no doubts she’d still be spending half her time up in the air!
Doris wrote this book as ‘Doris Daily’, her pen name for her aviation collection of books and instructionals she’s written. To Live is to Fly is Doris’ newest memoir on her aviation days, and as a memoir writer and a friend of Doris’, I jumped at the chance to read her newest book. Note, various other books published by Doris Heilmann on marketing for self-published authors, I also highly recommend!"
Dreaming of Learning to Fly? And maybe becoming a Commercial Pilot?
Have a seat in the airplane’s cockpit and be entertained by these memoirs of an enthusiast pilot!
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Observe fascinating flight experiences, technology, and the beauty and forces of nature.
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Become captivated by the flying world of a professional aviator during the ’80s and early ’90s in Europe.
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And maybe gain also a few pieces of advice along the way for your own flying career…
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“Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.”
~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
My 5-Star Review:
Memoirs of a pilot
"This book was an easy read, written in conversational style writing, as though I was sitting down with the author (pilot) fixed on her knowledge of flying as an executive pilot and flight instructor, and wowed by some of the experiences she encountered – both good and bad."
"Doris Daily engages us with the beginnings of her desire to learn to fly airplanes, through sharing her experiences on learning to fly, the grueling hours needed to move up the ladder to private and executive airliners, and new technologies and breakthroughs in the airline industry. The author gives us an inside look into the cockpit, and a step-by-step take about what’s involved to learn how to fly, the importance of protocol, possible things that can go wrong, and going from a novice to a trained commercial/executive pilot."
"We’ll also learn the difference between ‘autopilot’ and flying, using the instrument panel. She also shares some personal stories about some of the beautiful and scenic places she’s flown to or from North America to Germany Italy, and Austria, to name a few, adding tidbits about what pilots do while they wait for the planes or ‘private’ clients for their return flights, and the perks and sightseeing notes in between – things the average person never really thinks about."
"If you love to fly and are curious to learn about what goes on behind the working scenes of the life of a pilot, you will definitely enjoy these memoirs from Doris Daily, easily explained for those of us who have no concept about what it takes to become a pilot."
https://dgkayewriter.com/sunday-book-review-to-live-is-to-fly-memoirs-of-an-executive-pilot-by-doris-daily/
TO LIVE IS TO FLY is available worldwide in print and digital format:
