Media & Events

FlyDubai Flight FZ1073: Live Analysis on CBS News 24/7

Paco breaks down the in-flight emergency aboard FlyDubai FZ1073 on September 30, 2026, the day it happened.

Sept 30, 2026

WILD Interview with an A-6, F-5 and F-14 Aggressor Pilot

A long-form conversation on carrier aviation, flying the adversary, and life in the cockpit.

SF Fleet Week - Blue Angels Live Commentary with Kristen Sze

Paco joins ABC7's Kristen Sze for live commentary on the Blue Angels air show during San Francisco Fleet Week.

Navy Fighter Pilot Turns Harrowing Life Experiences Into New Book

ABC7 News features Paco at the launch of Lions of the Sky, exploring how his real-world cockpit experience shaped the novel.

There I Was: The X-Files Edition

The first published account of the 2004 USS Nimitz encounter, March 14, 2015.

From Fighter Pilot to Fiction Writer

Paco on learning to write fiction after two decades in the cockpit.

Last Full Measure of Devotion

A Memorial Day essay honoring Grady 'Gradymon' Hackwith, an A-6E Intruder classmate and best friend lost in a training crash, and the letter from one father to another.

Last of the Dogfighters

A Veterans Day piece on the end of the dogfighting era.