From Fiji to Honolulu to Canada to San Francisco to Sacramento, Jagir marvels at his journey from simple Fijian farmer to successful business owner and pilot. He was fifteen years old before he saw an escalator and enjoyed the privileges of electricity. But nothing compared with his infatuation, at the age of five, with Royal Air Force planes soaring over Suva, in the Fiji Islands. From that moment on, Jagir was determined to be a pilot. Money, marriage, fatherhood, and finally, American citizenship, delayed dreams. But he kept his oar in the air, riding in planes and gliders and wrangling an eighteen-dollar round-trip flight from Sacramento to San Francisco just to experience flight. Attention to detail, internal drive, and discipline show in this enthralling story of a man who never gave up.

Self-assured language inspires and collapses self-doubt and financial stumbles in the search to fly the skies. Vivid language describes close encounters and raises the hair on the neck. White knuckles grip the page while reliving the first solo, spiral spins, and an almost deadly storm. Future air journeys will never feel the same. Jagir recounts a fortunate encounter that resulted in finding an adept instructor, emphasizing the importance of gaining insights from an expert. Blow-by-blow descriptions reveal the split-second challenges of learning to fly.

Jagir's accounts make fascinating reading for the non-pilot, as well as the licensed pilot who desires to relive the thrill of learning to fly. Plane passengers will never look at flying the same way again and will hesitate to take the pilot for granted. Such is the power of this inspirational, first-person account of success on the ground and in the air in America. Jagir attests to fulfilling the balance between dreams and family obligations, while never giving up.

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