Skybound: A 747 Pilot's Journey
Product code 9789083463001
Publisher/Brand Christiaan van Heijst
Author Christiaan van Heijst
Format 235 x 165 x 15 mm
No. Pages 160
Version Hard cover
Language English
Category Aviationbooks
Subcategory Aviationbooks » Civil Aviation Books
Availability Product out of stock and no longer available.
Captain Christiaan van Heijst shares his global adventures through a collection of short stories and striking photographs.
Each of the 67 short narratives, initially published on his social media channels and 5 never-before-published storiers, reveal the wonders of flying the Boeing 747 from the desolate beauty of the Alaskan wilderness to the secretive airspace over North Korea, and the adventures of flying in Africa.
Van Heijst's stories, highly popular on social media, are interwoven with thoughtful philosophical musings, offering readers an intimate look at the life of a 747 cargo pilot and the extraordinary world seen from the cockpit.
About Christiaan van Heijst
Christiaan is a Dutch 747 captain with over 10,000 flying hours and twenty years of flying experience.
Next to his career as an aviator, he is an award-winning photographer, mostly known for his aerial photography from the flight deck.
Documenting and sharing the world from above is his biggest drive for photography, convinced that every person should see and enjoy the breathtaking views and wonders he experiences when aloft.
