As a young man in Kansas, Philip Donlay’s life was shaped by two distinct events. At the age of seventeen he earned his pilot’s license, and at eighteen was published in a national...view moreAs a young man in Kansas, Philip Donlay’s life was shaped by two distinct events. At the age of seventeen he earned his pilot’s license, and at eighteen was published in a national aviation magazine. The combination of these two passions, flying and writing, has led to successful careers as both a professional pilot and a novelist.
Donlay has been a flight instructor, flown a private jet for a Saudi prince, and for twenty-eight years flew a corporate jet for a Fortune 500 company. His travels have taken him to over forty countries on five continents. Donlay divides his time between Minneapolis and the Pacific Northwest. He is the author of three novels: Category Five, Code Black, and Zero Separation.view less