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Flying Naked 2: The Hunt for Vilcabamba's Gold (An Aviation Adventure)
A LOST PILOT. A HIDDEN TREASURE. A SQUADRON OF MISFIT FLYERS WHO WILL FIND BOTH OR DIE TRYING.
The companion volume to Flying An American Pilot in the Amazon Jungle. Together the two books conclude Michael Bleriot's fascinating Emerald World series of aviation adventures, capping the most original series of flying memoirs in years!
"A FUN READ COVER-TO-COVER..." - Jeffrey Miller, author of The Panama Affair
"The best flying stories since Ernie Gann's epics..." - Dave Schlener, ATP
When a sleep-deprived American Air Force pilot in Panama has a vision of tropical treasure, his misfit companions set out to bring the dream to reality. Thus begins a dramatic and hilarious shakedown of every country south of the Texas border, from the jungles of the Yucatan peninsula to the salt flats of Bolivia, as the well-intentioned but often overeager flyers try to collect the dream's baubles and solve the mystery behind them all.
Based on Bleriot’s own experience as a counter-drug pilot in South America, the Emerald World series of aviation adventures is a tribute to the U.S. Air Force crews and mechanics who flew and operated in the Amazon in the 1990s.
If you like books by Dale Brown and Vince Flynn, you'll love Michael Bleriot's Flying Naked!Fans of Ernest Gann, Richard Bach, and Antoine de Saint Exupery will also appreciate the flying realism and studied appreciation of the flying world.
Order today with one click for Kindle or print!
The companion volume to Flying An American Pilot in the Amazon Jungle. Together the two books conclude Michael Bleriot's fascinating Emerald World series of aviation adventures, capping the most original series of flying memoirs in years!
"A FUN READ COVER-TO-COVER..." - Jeffrey Miller, author of The Panama Affair
"The best flying stories since Ernie Gann's epics..." - Dave Schlener, ATP
When a sleep-deprived American Air Force pilot in Panama has a vision of tropical treasure, his misfit companions set out to bring the dream to reality. Thus begins a dramatic and hilarious shakedown of every country south of the Texas border, from the jungles of the Yucatan peninsula to the salt flats of Bolivia, as the well-intentioned but often overeager flyers try to collect the dream's baubles and solve the mystery behind them all.
Based on Bleriot’s own experience as a counter-drug pilot in South America, the Emerald World series of aviation adventures is a tribute to the U.S. Air Force crews and mechanics who flew and operated in the Amazon in the 1990s.
If you like books by Dale Brown and Vince Flynn, you'll love Michael Bleriot's Flying Naked!Fans of Ernest Gann, Richard Bach, and Antoine de Saint Exupery will also appreciate the flying realism and studied appreciation of the flying world.
Order today with one click for Kindle or print!
- GenresAdventure
255 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 26, 2015
About the author
Michael Bleriot
6 books2 followerslibrarian's note: this author also writes as D.M. Sears
Michael Bleriot is a pilot who flew for several years in Central and South America supporting the counter-drug effort. He flew out of the former Panama Canal Zone, where many of his stories are based. He went on to fly strat airlift and helicopters later in his career and now flies for a major airline.
Michael Bleriot is a pilot who flew for several years in Central and South America supporting the counter-drug effort. He flew out of the former Panama Canal Zone, where many of his stories are based. He went on to fly strat airlift and helicopters later in his career and now flies for a major airline.
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June 18, 2023
These are the highly entertaining stories of military pilots who flew cargo planes for the USAF in Central and South America during the closing years of the twentieth century. Even for a non-pilot like me, Bleriot's quirky and often ludicrous situations made me laugh repeatedly. The actual military missions merely provide the thread for the pilots in their off-record adventures. These adventures generally arise during scavenger hunts for items envisioned in one particular pilot's dream. Collecting items that range from a human skull to a feather from an exotic bird provide the basis for an engaging series of amusing stories.
September 6, 2021
One of my favorites in a long time!
This book as well as part 1 was great! It was fun, full of adventure, and I love the writer’s personality. I honestly couldn’t put it down. Definitely recommend it!
This book as well as part 1 was great! It was fun, full of adventure, and I love the writer’s personality. I honestly couldn’t put it down. Definitely recommend it!
September 7, 2023
Good read
This book was very fun and captivating. Very fun way to read about flying and South America. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in flying, traveling, and adventure.
This book was very fun and captivating. Very fun way to read about flying and South America. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in flying, traveling, and adventure.
June 22, 2023
Entertaining!
A fun and rollicking treasure hunt. The cast of characters are predictably unpredictable. Each adventure is bizarre and whacky. This is a fun fun read.
A fun and rollicking treasure hunt. The cast of characters are predictably unpredictable. Each adventure is bizarre and whacky. This is a fun fun read.
February 25, 2024
Light, funny and entertaining.
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