title: Flying the Knife Edge: New Guinea Bush Pilot
author: Matt McLaughlin
description: "This book is absolutely great...it is a true, gripping account of the life of a bush pilot in New Guinea...it is beautifully written...and should be required reading for all who have an interest in that mysterious land." James Sinclair, author of the 'Balus' trilogy, Wings of Gold, KIAP, Sepik Pilot. "A delightful, well-written memoir. 4/5 stars" South China Morning Post "Five Star plus book...Hair raising!" Aviation Book Reviews "A great book with many historical links to the past of such an interesting country...the author's brutally honest account is definitely worth a read." The Log - The Magazine of the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA)
zlib_text: **DREAMLAND**  
  **DUTY ROSTER**  
    
    
    
  **LT. COLONEL TECUMSEH “DOG” BASTIAN**  
  Once one of the county’s elite fighter jocks, now Dog is whipping Dreamland
  into shape the only what he knows how—with blood, sweat, and tears—and proving
  that his bite is just as bad as his bark …  
    
  **CAPTAIN BREANNA BASTIAN STOCKARD**  
  Like father, like daughter, Breanna is brash, quick-witted, and one of the
  best test pilots at Dreamland. But she wasn’t prepared for the biggest test of
  her life: a crash that grounded her husband in more ways than one …  
    
  **MAJOR JEFFREY “ZEN” STOCKARD**  
  A top fighter pilot until a runway crash at Dreamland left him paraplegic.
  Now, Zen is at the helm of the ambitious Flighthawk program, piloting the
  hypersonic remote-controlled aircraft from the seat of his wheelchair—and
  watching what’s left of his marriage crash and burn …  
    
  **MAJOR MACK “THE KNIFE” SMITH**  
  A top gun with an attitude to match. Knife has a MiG kill in the Gulf War—and
  won’t let anyone 