pilot disappears while ferrying plane over Africa

If you like ferry pilot adventure stories, this is a good read:

Air Vagabonds: Oceans, Airmen, and a Quest for Adventure by Vallone A

Dave

John wrote:

I hope Ms. Love makes it somehow. I once spent the afternoon with a
guy who ran a ferry service in the 1980s. He told me a story of
losing a pilot ferrying down to South Africa. The authorities of one
country called to tell him about the loss and the details of the
search. He told them not to bother. The authorities were stunned
calling him a heartless *******. He told them, "Look you are going to
search for the required time and never find him. Then one of two
things will happen. My pilot will walk out of the jungle on his own
in two or three weeks or no one will ever hear from him again". The
los pilot walked out of the jungle in two weeks.