Matt Dearden
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The true story of a computer geek turned daring bush pilot, flying the most dangerous routes on earth.
"If you have any interest in travel, bush flyi
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ng and adventure, you will love this straight-talking, page-turning, nail-biting tour of Indonesia. " - FLYER
"In parts terrifying, in parts hilarious, in parts emotional - this is a proper page turner that will have you dreaming of adventure. " - Royal Aeronautical Society
“If you've ever wondered what it's like to fly in a place that UK Channel 4 once called "the worst place in the world to be a pilot," Matt takes you there—with all the awe, chaos, and courage it demands.“ - @CaptainChris
"A highly readable, unique insight." - Pilot Magazine
"Lots of genuinely gripping stories in here, all enjoyably and eloquently told, yet modestly too." - Aeroplane Magazine
“Adrenaline fuelled aviation adventure at its most visceral. A great read for anyone interested in expeditionary flying” - Scott Bateman MBE, bestselling author of "Hercules"
"Matt Dearden’s journey from computer programmer to bush pilot in Papua is the kind of story that grabs you by the collar and refuses to let go." - Indonesia Expat
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Stuck in a boring office job, Matt wasn’t happy. Suffering with debilitating anxiety issues, he could feel his life wasting away. Something had to change. One flying lesson was all it took to set him on a journey to escape the mundane and embark on an adventure to a land unknown…
Matt’s life went from answering emails to flying the most dangerous routes in one of the world’s last frontiers: Papua. Plane crashes, tropical diseases, tribal villages and jagged, jungle covered mountains were the new normal.
If you enjoyed the hit Channel 4 TV series, Worst Place to be a Pilot, then you need to read Flying from Shangri-La. Packed with hand drawn maps and QR codes linking the reader to additional photos and videos, it’s a memoir like no other. It's revealing, funny, tragic and proof that real adventure still exists.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to leave your normal life behind and risk everything to fulfil a dream?
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