Publisher's Synopsis
Extraordinary adventure story of how Claude Spitaels- or "Marco" became a bush pilot in Zaire. With a mix of poetry and humor, he conveys the ecstasy of flight, even in perilous conditions. One gets to know the beauty of Zaire, the culture, politics, landscape and wilderness as they learn a captain's life. Marco's father was a private pilot, and his sister worked as a pilot for a major airline in the United states after also learning to fly in Africa.