Zero Three Bravo

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Descrição

Mariana Gosnell takes the reader along on her extraordinary voyage across the U.S. in her single-engine Luscombe Silvaire, Zero Three Bravo. Enticed by the ribbon of sky that she could see from her Manhattan office window, she took a leave of absence from her job and made a three-month solo flight, navigating by use of landmarks and landing in America's little-known, back-country airports. She traveled south from her home airport of Spring Valley, New York, down to North Carolina and Georgia, west across Texas to Los Angeles and north to San Francisco, and then east over the Rockies, the plains, and the farms of the Midwest until she was back home.

What results is a lyrical description of land, sky, and water interwoven with experiences among small-town folks, maverick crop-dusters, banner towers, mechanics, and airport loiterers. With each landing there is a story to be told: the deaf-mute pilot who grounded himself until the eggs in the bird's nest lodged in his plane's engine had hatched, the woman running an airport by herself after losing both her husband and son to flying accidents, and the pilots and "hangar bums" who tried to hide their surprise when they saw a woman pilot flying cross-country solo.

This true story -- including photos taken on the trip -- will make the confirmed urban dweller yearn for open spaces and the adventurous life.

Sobre o Livro

Ao longo de três meses de voo solo, Mariana Gosnell percorre os Estados Unidos em seu monomotor Luscombe Silvaire Zero Three Bravo, navegando por marcos terrestres e pousando em aeródromos rurais.

Em cada pouso surgem encontros com pilotos locais, mecânicos e operadores de pequenas pistas, e relatos como o do piloto que aguardou a saída dos filhotes do ninho antes de voar aparecem ao longo da narrativa; há fotografias tiradas durante a viagem que documentam paisagens, aeroportos e personagens do caminho.

Do escritório em Manhattan, a visão de uma faixa de céu levou a autora a pedir licença do trabalho e empreender a travessia do país; o relato intercalha descrições de terra, céu e água com episódios vividos em comunidades aeroportuárias do interior.