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Summary: The Cannibal Queen is a vegetarian
Review: "The Cannibal Queen" is an okay book, but something was missing for me. Or maybe Stephen Coonts added a little too much - too much people stuff. Stephen was a little too polite, showed a little bit too much political correctness, and definitely focused too much on the people he met. Stephen Coonts is no Richard Collins ("Flying Magazine") or Leighton Collins (Richard's father and the founder of "Air Facts Magazine"). If you want to read some good Stephen Coonts books skip "The Cannibal Queen" and read "Flight of the Intruder," and "The Intruders."
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Summary: Anyone who has read Richard Bach or good flight stories
Review: .....will sure want to avoid this one. Lift up "The gift of Wings" by Richard Bach. Then read this travelog of Coonts. He likes women with big breasts. He thinks anyone should be able to fly down the grand canyon. He thinks socialist america is going down the tubes. There are authors who can put you into the realm of the pilot and utterly inspire you. Coonts ain't one of em. You'll probably want out of his cockpit ASAP.
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Summary: Great Read!
Review: A few years ago I bought this book in Sidney as I prepared for the long flight back to the US. The book was so entertaining that it made that journey not only bearable but a pleasure. It is the story of a trip that we would all like to make in a plane we would all like to own. Get it, read it, enjoy it and pass it along to another pilot.
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Summary: great book
Review: A great book about the magic of flight. People who see flying as nothing more than transportation will probably not get much out of this book, but if flying means something more to you, you will love it.
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Summary: A book By a Pilot, For a Pilot
Review: A thoroughly enjoyable chronicle of flying. Every pilot will enjoy Coonts' travels with envy. If you are into the true flight experience this book is a must, it would however, be somewhat boring for the non pilot. My only regret is that it had to end.
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Summary: disappointing
Review: As a licensed private pilot I have often dreamed of doing just what the author did, i.e. rent a vintage airplane, take a whole summer off and fly around the entire United States. So, when I saw this book I bought it immediately and settled in for a vicarious thrill.
Unfortunaely, the author describes almost no contact with the local people and only passing mention of the scenery he flies over. His mission apperars to be simply to touch down in every State and then fly on to the next airport; mission accomplished. He lands, goes to a nearby restuarant, has a hamburger ("it was good") and flies on.
There are many writers out there who have traveled the USA by motorcycle, car or boat (see William Heat-Moon's "River Horse")and have managed to write a fascinating account of their adventures. This book is very cut and dry and left me wanting more. Maybe someone will take the same trip some summer and write a book worth reading.
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Summary: Update on Cannible Queen, the aircraft
Review: Attended an airshow in Millville, New Jersey on May 11, 2003.
Cannibal Queen, the aircraft, was there, now owned by an outfit that does flying tours around the Philadelphia.
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Summary: A great addition to the literature of flight
Review: Books about the pleasure of flight seem to strike people in one of two ways- they love them or hate them. For people who don't understand the joy of flight, Coont's book makes little sense. It's just a story about a guy flying around in a plane, fergoshsakes. I mean, what gives? But for those who hang on to the words of St. Exupery, or Ernest Gann, or Richard Bach (before that book about the bird), Coont's book about his coast to coast flight in a Stearman bipe is sheer joy. Anyone who has ever dreamed of flying across the country in a open cockpit- and there are a lot of people with this dream- will get a great deal of enjoyment from Cannibal Queen.
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Summary: The best general aviation book in print
Review: I am a pilot: general aviation and US Army. The words of Coonts in Cannibal Queen run true and deep. Mr. Coonts captures the essence of pleasure flying . . . this is a must read for anyone who has a love of aviation.
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Summary: Light Introductory Cute Read
Review: I read this book several years ago as the book was on special. It was an enjoyable light read for me as I was curious to find out
a bit about rural america and the flying experience around it. My specific interest was in terms of the actual flying and the
meeting of wonderful people around small american airports and how he paid for his flying. The book was a brief introduction
to the joy and tribulations of buying and flying an open cockpit airplane between small airports across most of america. I
wished he would of discussed a lot more the scenery and the characters he met along the way. I found that certain airports he
just mentions them without delving deeper even though I new that he had to spend a whole day flying just to get to these distant
airports. It will mainly satisfy addicts who want an introductory light read about flying across america. For better or worse, he
wets our appetite and leaves us with a growling stomach. Pilot (East coast North America, Utah, and Arizona)
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