Speaking & Book Clubs
Available for keynotes, panels, book clubs, and aviation gatherings — virtual or in person.
Aviation Events
Keynotes at airshows, museums, and pilot associations.
Military Audiences
Talks for active duty, veterans, and service organizations.
Book Clubs
Lively Q&As about Lions of the Sky — virtual or in person.
Panels & Podcasts
Storytelling, naval aviation, and the craft of writing.
Talk topics
When it goes wrong in the cockpit
Airline emergencies explained by a working A-350 captain.
Landing on a carrier at night
What nearly 400 carrier landings teach you about fear and focus.
Flying the bad guy
Ten years training Navy fighter pilots as an F-5 adversary.
Top Gun vs. the real thing
What the movies get right and wrong.
From cockpit to page
Writing military fiction pilots actually believe.
Women in the fighter community
The real story behind Lions of the Sky and Speed And Angels.
In the cockpit
Real flying, not stock footage. From the F-14 to the Yak-50.
Yak-50 Aerobatic Flying
Invite Paco to your book club or event
Tell us a little about your group and we'll be in touch about scheduling Paco — virtually or in person.