This book is filled with flying adventures and also events on the ground that happened, as the Chinese say, in 'interesting times'. It chronicles Johnny Sadiq's career from his initial training to his promotion to piloting jet aircraft. This was no ordinary career -- Sadiq's baptism to airline flying was on the Northern Mountains of Pakistan, among the most dangerous routes in the world. These flights were flown on the venerable DC-3, Dakota aeroplane, and the Fokker F-27. Subsequently, after flying the Super-Constellation as co-pilot for nearly a year Sadiq qualified for command on the DC-3 and later the F-27. Sadiq flew as an airline pilot for thirty-seven years and finished his career as senior instructor and check pilot on the mighty Boeing 747. This book covers the early years when he flew propeller driven aircraft.