This book chronicles how a passion for flying shaped my life. Flying gave me a foucus and a skill set that opened many doors, provided frequent opportunities to meet legends of aviation, famous celebrities and world leaders. At the height of my career and in the prime time of my life, I experienced a horrific crash in a jet plane with a miraculous survival in the ocean and an extended rehabilitation and recovery, with the determination to fly again. Then, in my later years, the reall fun began.