India Charm Offensive: An Expat Pilot Flies the South Asia Jungle, by Michael Sobotta
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In "India Charm Offensive" the author offers a lighthearted recount of time spent adventuring through exotic India, flying helicopters for a company contracted to its paramilitary forces.
Having no success avoiding disease, toxic moonshine and lava spiced curry, he also had to survive homicidal drivers, jungle dwelling rebels and, at times, rifle fire. Despite routine encounters with mayhem and death, he also found something approaching charm. Not in the culture of chaos, but in the dark eyes of a mahila, who called India home.
Beauty and Bedlam Collide in East India.
"Sir! Go up, go up, go up!" shouted Babeesh, my crew chief, with big saucer eyes and betel nut juice down his chin. "You need to go up!"
Lurching forward in the seat next to me, he thrust his filthy pointy-finger at the ground. His words quickly smothered by what sounded like we’d hit a sudden pelting hailstorm, though we flew through cloudless sky.
The rifle-toting troopers in back were shouting too. Although shouting in Hindi, it was clear they also wished for me to go up. Adding my vote made the count unanimous. But an Apollo rocket we were not; as the rotor blades clawed at the loose, humid air, we only gained altitude at a rate just better than a tethered balloon.
"Those buggers are shooting at us," I said. "We’re being shot at." Not that anyone onboard needed this illuminating observation.
There seemed to be no shooting from the south, so, banking the helicopter nearly on its side, I angled away in that direction, and the helicopter slowly—too slowly—climbed.
India Charm Offensive: An Expat Pilot Flies the South Asia Jungle, by Michael Sobotta- Amazon Sales Rank: #2802358 in Books
- Published on: 2015-11-30
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.00" h x .92" w x 5.00" l, .87 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 366 pages
Review "Five Stars. All that is required is an interest in a rollicking good read that candidly portrays a series of startling, often hilarious encounters with India's people, politics and unique world."--Midwest Book Review"Sobotta has a talent for storytelling and... to elicit a chuckle..."--San Francisco Book Review"In Sobotta's India Charm Offensive, we enjoy a triple feature: excellent writing, fascinating stories, and the rich first hand experience of an American contract helicopter pilot."--Manhattan Book Review
From the Author Amassing vast fortune may be an elusive dream for many of us. I feel privileged to have met--and continue to meet--good friends, acquaintances and characters through aviation while seeing the world, and its people. That ranks close enough for me.Michael SobottaBangkok, Thailand2015
About the Author Michael's book, India Charm Offensive, was named #1 Hot New Seller in Amazon's Kindle store and the popularity of this adventure memoir continues to grow. Born in Wisconsin, U.S.A., the author has traveled the world working as a helicopter pilot and describes his time in India--winning trust and commendations from its government--as life changing. He and his wife now balance their time between Thailand and the United States, writing, reading, aviating and raising a young family. Find out more about Michael at michaelsobotta.com.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Try this is you love humorous memoirs about traveling experiences and foreign countries! By Voracious Reader I saw this book on Fire and Ice Book Promos, and originally I thought it would just be about flying and such. However, I checked the preview and ended up reading on Kindle Unlimited, and this is such a great read! The book is about the author's experiences in India, too, and his experiences are so detailed and interesting to read, as I've never been to India. And there are some parts that are so funny I'm still chucking about it. You'll see what I mean when you get to the parts about the monkeys, and the part about the persistent bellboy that has now probably learned his lesson about knocking. Great read!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Great Primer on India! By Carl M. Andersen "India Charm Offensive" is a wonderful story full of the sights, sounds, and smells of the infamous subcontinent.As a writer myself and a pilot who has flown a fair bit in India, I enjoyed the stories and can say it's clearly written by a professional who has "been there." Mr. Sobotta's artful command of English, combined with his talent as a classic story teller makes this book a fine ride.Perfect for anyone looking for a good adventure story or who wants to learn more about India...Required reading for any non-Indian thinking about going to work and live in India...All in all, a GREAT book.cma
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Great storytelling!!! By Werner Daniel A book not only for helicopter pilots or someone considering to move to the Indian subcontinent but for everyone who likes to read an entertaining, funny and sometimes unbelievable story based on facts rather than fiction. Michael Sobotta sure knows how to make you feel part of his 'adventure' in this country so foreign to us westerners.A brilliant read from beginning to end.
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