“Why do you fly?”
caroline paul
c. 2026, Bloomsbury
$27.99/256 pages
Tray table folded.
check. The seat is in an upright position, the overhead airflow is just the way you like it, and you’re ready to go. The flight crew is making final preparations. The lights go out and the plane is backing up. What we need now is “Why do you fly?” Written by Caroline Paul And buckle up.
As a child, Paul was “obsessed” with adventure stories and devoured records of derailments written by men. The only female adventurer she knew at the time was Amelia Earhart. Then she learned about other adventurous women, including aviator Bessie Coleman, and Paul was transfixed.
Time has passed. Paul grew up and created his own life of adventure.
And in the year when her marriage began to crack, she switched her obsession to running away from common accomplishments.
Specifically, Paul loves experimental airplanes, some of which can be built from kits at home, like her “trike.” Others, like Woodstock, her beloved yellow gyrocopter, are major purchases that operate under different FAA regulations. Even though it seems like it should be as free-spirited as imitating a bird, there are rules to all flight, she says.
She loves pre-flight checklists. This is a genuine expectation and set of safety precautions. If there is the same ritual in the relationship. Paul loves her hangar as a place for solace and flight in every sense of the word. She likes to think about historical stories about flight, dating back to before the Wright brothers, such as the man who took to the skies in a lawn chair in a helium-filled weather balloon.
Just the idea that she could fly anytime is like a gift to Paul.
She knows many people are scared of flying, but flying is almost completely safe. Generally speaking, the odds of dying in a commercial airline accident are approximately 1 in 14 million. However, to Paul’s bewilderment and dismay, both the smallest plane and the grandest plane of love can crash.
If you’re a fan of airplanes, you’ll know what to do here. If that’s scary, peel your nails off the armrest, take a deep breath, and head to the shelf. “Why Fly” may help you change your mind.
Author Caroline Paul says flying isn’t just fun. She doesn’t honestly explain that she’s in love or high. What makes this book so appealing is the meditative aura you get while reading it, despite the technical information that may veer on the edge of Zen at times. It’s not overwhelming. Paul’s blend of history, biography, science, heartbreak, and exciting tales of adventure and danger is… There. Readers and romantics who love the outdoors, can’t resist a good mountain, and crave activity won’t mind at all.
If you own an airplane or want to own one, you’ll want this book too. It’s the perfect story to keep while waiting at the airport or in your suitcase to read later. When you find “Why Fly,” you know it’s the right kind of book.
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