I am a retired airline pilot and author. My work has appeared in regional and national publications, including theChicago Tribune,Multimedia Producer, andProfessional Pilotmagazine. I have appeared as an aviation expert on the showStudio B with Shepard Smithand in the MSNBC documentaryWhy Planes Crash: Brace for Impact. I am the author of the bestselling book35 Miles From Shore: The Ditching and Rescue of ALM Flight 980,which tells the true story of an airline ditching in the Caribbean Sea and the efforts to rescue those who survived. My second book,Scapegoat: A Flight Crew's Journey from Heroes to Villains to Redemptiontells the true story of an airline crew wrongly blamed for causing a near-fatal accident and the captain's decades-long battle to clear his name. I am a graduate of St. Louis University Parks College of Aviation. I reside in Dallas, Texas, along with my wife Lynn. My upcoming book follows the arrest and conviction of airline pilot Kit Martin for the murders of three neighbors and challenges the integrity of the conviction, raising crucial questions about justice and the lengths taken to secure a guilty verdict. Coming soon from WildBlue Press!Read more on my blog.