SOLVED. Sci-Fi book about airplane pilot falling asleep, and wakes up to utopian world [s]

[Janez]

Hi there. This is perhaps 50 or more years old book about utopian society on the other planet. I read it about 30 years ago, so I might have details spoiled, or mixed from other books, but let me try to summarize what I remember.

I think there was a airplane pilot cropping the fields, or something like that. While flying, he felt asleep. Then he waked up on another planet. There was this utopian society, where children at age 7 or something, went to trip around their world.

They were having conveyors there, something like mag-lev trains.

I think that each individual on that planet had at least 2 jobs, working each for 2 hours. One was physical work (like growing fruits or vegetables), the other more artistic (playing piano, painting,...).

This pilots plane is broken, I think, and he must repair it to return back to Earth. He stays on that planet (or is it Earth in the future?) for a longer period (like a year or two).

Society on that planet is also very ecologically oriented.

That's what I can remember. Thanks everyone for reading, and helping if you can.

[Daphne]

This sounds a little like Venus Plus X, by Theodore Sturgeon -- the main character is a pilot (although I think military?) who wakes up in utopia and they do have these antigrav surfaces. It also reminds me of Marge Piercy's Woman On the Edge of Time, which I think has the "kids go walkabout".

[Andy]

Dapne: Yeah, I was thinking of Venus Plus X too. There's also a bit of similarity to Walden Two in the way that work is handled.

[Andy]

Just checked some online summaries - the main character of "Venus Plus X" is a pilot.

[Janez]

Thank you both for helping. I got some help from local librarian, and am almost positive it's "The other side of the Universe" by Kurt Dreifuss. Will update if it is, after I read more than 10 pages.

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Janez, was "The other side of the Universe" by Kurt Dreifuss your book?

[Michele]

The Other Side Of The Universe for the click.

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Lobstergirl wrote: "Janez, was "The other side of the Universe" by Kurt Dreifuss your book?"

"Utopia. Little government, no cities, free association, and equal income. Everyone is expected to be productive." is one online description.

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Janez confirmed to me that was his book.