Podcast: Mark Vanhoenacker, Author of “Skyfaring”

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Key Takeaways:

  • Mark Vanhoenacker, a British Airways 747 pilot, achieved his "impossible dream" of flying professionally.
  • He chronicles his journey and experiences as a pilot in his recently published book, "Skyfaring."
  • The article features an interview with Vanhoenacker, discussing his work as both a pilot and an author.
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When Mark Vanhoenacker was growing up in Massachusetts, being an airline pilot seemed like an impossible dream — “like wanting to be an astronaut,” he says — but today he flies all over the world in the front seat of a British Airways 747. How he made that journey, and what the experience is like, is the story he tells in his first book, Skyfaring, which was published in the U.S. just this week. AVweb’s Mary Grady talks with Vanhoenacker about his work, both as a pilot and as a writer.

Duration: 13:27

File Size: 14.2 MB download here

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