Man-Killers of the Air — L. Ron Hubbard

There's not a dare Smoke Burnham won't take, and there's not a wager he won't make. Now he's betting his life that he can fly his plane, Super Comet-with his pet cheetah Patty coming along for the ride-across the mountains and jungles of South America to a prize-winning payday. All he has to do is out-race the competition, out-maneuver a saboteur, and make out with his girl-who's determined to bring him down to earth. One thing you can count on-in the air, in a fight, or in his girlfriend's arms-he's a man who likes to turn up the heat. Because where there's Smoke, there's fire. Set a course for the Andes and the Amazon as the Man-Killers of the Air takes you on a death-defying flight from heaven to hell and back again. 'Great adventure to keep you on the edge of your seat.' -Gather.com