Why THE BUNDY SECRETS?
THE BUNDY SECRETS: Hidden Files Of America’s Worst Serial Killer, is a book that every person interested in Ted Bundy should have, and here’s why: When I was researching and writing my biography of Ted Bundy, The Bundy Murders: A Comprehensive History, my primary sources were interviews I conducted with those involved with the case, […]
Les Abend: Can An Airline Pilot Really Be Creative?
Let’s be honest. Airline pilot is not a profession that screams creativity. We’re perceived more as left-brain people. And quite frankly, our passengers want a left-brain person at the pointy end of the airplane. Passengers want their airline pilots to all be Chesley Sullenberger’s. I understand. Pilots themselves want their fellow crewmember to be left-brain […]
Pilot Les Abend Discusses Why He Wrote PAPER WINGS
Except for the grey clouds that I might fly through on any given flight, as an airline pilot I deal with a world that is mostly black and white. Checklists. Procedures. Protocols. The cockpit is not an environment for a philosophical discussion. If an engine chooses to catch on fire, pilots are not apt to […]