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What makes a compelling story?
Way back in 2006 I began the process of trying to find a publisher for my book 35 Miles From Shore. It was a long and arduous process. I won’t waste time going through that process now, except to say that I collected a mountain of rejection letters. “Aviation books
Flying during a pandemic part III
To close out 2020, I thought I would finish up my flying during a pandemic series. My first post was back in March just when the pandemic hit and the economy was shutting down. I did another post a month later showing empty planes, empty terminals, and deserted streets. A
Do your pilots know what they’re doing?
No one is perfect. I make mistakes all the time. Fortunately, there are many barriers that prevent little mistakes from becoming tragic mistakes. The mistakes you will witness in this animation go well beyond anything I have ever seen. Most accidents lead to changes in either training, procedures, or the
Tailspin is a quarterfinalist
My screenplay Tailspin was a quarterfinalist in the Bluecat screenplay competition. To give you some idea of how difficult it is to place in some of these screenplay competitions, this year there were 3552 entries. Of those entries, only 351 screenplays were selected as quarterfinalists. Now, if I could only
Remembering the Missing
Today is the fiftieth anniversary of the ditching of ALM Flight 980. For some, this day will be remembered for the heroism of the rescuers and for gratitude for having survived. For others, this is a day of remembrance. For the past week, I’ve been going over audio from interviews
What happened to Maragreth?
Margareth Abraham was just twenty-four years old when she lost her life aboard ALM Flight 980. No one knows exactly what happened to Margareth. Did she make it out of the plane? Was she knocked unconscious? What I can say with some degree of certainty is that Margareth was standing