Kerry McCauley takes readers inside the perilous
business of international aircraft delivery. It’s an
occupation so dangerous and exciting that the
Discovery Channel filmed a series about it. This
behind the scenes look at the making of a reality TV
show about ferry pilots will have you both on the
edge of your seat and laughing out loud. Join Kerry
and his co-pilots as they struggle to meet the
demands of filming and acting on a television show
while at the same time flying over some of the most
vast and dangerous areas of the planet. Their
amazing trips take them across the frozen Siberian
Arctic to the blistering Arabian Desert, and the dense
Amazon Jungle to the deadly North Atlantic. Flying
planes that were never meant to cover such long and
desolate routes, Kerry and his fellow pilots push their
luck and their endurance to the limits. Each trip is an
epic adventure filled with non-stop challenges, such
as unexpected weather emergencies, major aircraft
malfunctions, bureaucratic nightmares and killer
storms. Along the way the pilots of Dangerous Flights
survive dozens of close calls, celebrate amazing
victories and suffer a tragic loss. Ride along in the
cockpit as Kerry and his crew circle the globe, land on
every continent except Antarctica, and have some of
the most amazing adventures imaginable.
Nine Lives Over the North Atlantic
Kerry McCauley has the job most pilots can only
dream of: delivering small used aircraft to locations
around the world. In his 30 years as an international
ferry pilot, Kerry has delivered almost every kind of
airplane you can name to almost every location you
can think of. In his long career Kerry battled fuel
system malfunctions over the Atlantic, a total
electrical failure at night over the Sahara, getting lost
over Africa and getting struck by lightning off the
coast of Portugal. Not to mention losing his engine
and having to fly dead stick in a thunderstorm.
Kerry's almost insatiable, reckless quest for danger
and adventure also led to putting international
smuggler and bank robber on his resume. Kerry
found the answer to the question "What could
possibly go wrong?" time and time again. But his skill,
ingenuity and a heavy dose of luck were what allowed
him to survive the countless mishaps, catastrophes,
close calls and a nearly fatal plane crash. While ‘Ferry
Pilot’ is a riveting account of one man's crazy thirst for
thrills and adventure, it's also a portrait of a brave
and devoted family man who lost many close friends,
including his first wife, to the dangerous skies.
Kerry McCauley takes readers inside the perilous
business of international aircraft delivery. It’s an
occupation so dangerous and exciting that the
Discovery Channel filmed a series about it. This
behind the scenes look at the making of a reality
TV show about ferry pilots will have you both on
the edge of your seat and laughing out loud. Join
Kerry and his co-pilots as they struggle to meet
the demands of filming and acting on a television
show while at the same time flying over some of
the most vast and dangerous areas of the planet.
Their amazing trips take them across the frozen
Siberian Arctic to the blistering Arabian Desert,
and the dense Amazon Jungle to the deadly
North Atlantic. Flying planes that were never
meant to cover such long and desolate routes,
Kerry and his fellow pilots push their luck and
their endurance to the limits. Each trip is an epic
adventure filled with non-stop challenges, such
as unexpected weather emergencies, major
aircraft malfunctions, bureaucratic nightmares
and killer storms. Along the way the pilots of
Dangerous Flights survive dozens of close calls,
celebrate amazing victories and suffer a tragic
loss. Ride along in the cockpit as Kerry and his
crew circle the globe, land on every continent
except Antarctica, and have some of the most
amazing adventures imaginable.
Nine Lives Over the North Atlantic
Kerry McCauley has the job most pilots can only
dream of: delivering small used aircraft to
locations around the world. In his 30 years as an
international ferry pilot, Kerry has delivered
almost every kind of airplane you can name to
almost every location you can think of. In his
long career Kerry battled fuel system
malfunctions over the Atlantic, a total electrical
failure at night over the Sahara, getting lost over
Africa and getting struck by lightning off the
coast of Portugal. Not to mention losing his
engine and having to fly dead stick in a
thunderstorm. Kerry's almost insatiable, reckless
quest for danger and adventure also led to
putting international smuggler and bank robber
on his resume. Kerry found the answer to the
question "What could possibly go wrong?" time
and time again. But his skill, ingenuity and a
heavy dose of luck were what allowed him to
survive the countless mishaps, catastrophes,
close calls and a nearly fatal plane crash. While
‘Ferry Pilot’ is a riveting account of one man's
crazy thirst for thrills and adventure, it's also a
portrait of a brave and devoted family man who
lost many close friends, including his first wife, to
the dangerous skies.
