Pod Me To Sleep

The Pilot of the Atlantic


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Join Helen, a transatlantic captain, through a quiet overnight flight from Montreal to London Heathrow. From dressing in her hotel room at nine in the evening and reviewing the flight plan in ops, to the long dark crossing above the North Atlantic — watching the Milky Way drift across the windscreen, logging position reports to Shanwick Oceanic, and keeping gentle watch while the ocean passes far below — until dawn touches the Irish coast and the English fields appear through the low cloud. Let the steady hum of the engines, the crackle of the HF radio, and the dark hotel room on the other side carry you gently to sleep.
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