Author Captain Bill Collier’s New Audiobook “CIA Super Pilot Spills the Beans: Flying Helicopters in Laos for Air America” Explores Tale of High-Octane Helicopter Flying – PR.com

Port
Townsend,
WA,
January
23,
2025
–(PR.com)– Captain
Bill
Collier,
a
Vietnam
veteran
who
has
flown
helicopters
for
over
three
decades,
has
completed
his
new
audiobook,
“CIA
Super
Pilot
Spills
the
Beans:
Flying
Helicopters
in
Laos
for
Air
America”:
an
exhilarating
memoir
that
offers
listeners
an
insider’s
perspective
on
the
daring
and
dangerous
world
of
helicopter
aviation
during
one
of
the
most
intense
periods
of
the
Vietnam
War.

After
surviving
the
Vietnam
War
and
Air
America,
Captain
Bill
Collier
continued
to
have
many
adventures
flying
helicopters
commercially
all
around
the
world
for
another
twenty-five
years.
He
flew
almost
every
size
and
shape
helicopter
produced
in
the
U.S.
from
the
smallest
“whirlybird”
to
the
giant
CH-53
“Jolly
Green,”
with
his
last
flying
position
was
as
senior
pilot
for
the
Orange
County
Fire
Department
in
Southern
California,
flying
the
UH-1
“Super
Huey.”
In
2008,
Captain
Bill
retired
to
the
small,
quiet,
peaceful
town
of
Sandpoint,
Idaho.
Captain
Bill
recently
moved
to
Port
Townsend,
WA
on
the
Olympic
Peninsula.
340
degrees,
60
miles
from
SeaTac
airport.

Described
by
War
Correspondent
Anne
Darling
as
one
of
the
elite
“CIA
Super
Pilots,”
Captain
Collier’s
story
is
packed
with
adventure,
high
stakes,
and
colorful
anecdotes
that
reveal
the
extraordinary
experiences
of
the
author
and
his
best
friend
and
fellow
Vietnam
helicopter
pilot,
Gary,
as
they
navigate
the
perilous
skies
over
Laos.

Through
the
stories
shared
in
“CIA
Super
Pilot
Spills
the
Beans,”
listeners
will
be
transported
to
the
secret
CIA
air
base
at
Long
Tieng,
one
of
the
busiest
airports
in
the
world
during
its
time,
where
Air
America’s
fleet
of
aircraft
supported
the
Laotian
Army
against
North
Vietnamese
forces.
Collier’s
account
brings
to
life
the
challenges
of
flying
combat
missions
in
treacherous
mountainous
terrain
and
adverse
weather
conditions.

Mark
V.
Garrison,
U.S.
Army
gunship
helicopter
pilot
in
Vietnam,
and
the
author
of
“Guts
‘N
Gunships”
writes,
“This
book
is
an
intriguing
look
into
the
daily
lives
of
the
pilots
who
flew
for
the
CIA
in
Southeast
Asia
during
the
Vietnam
War.
Collier
pulls
no
punches.
He
describes
it
so
well
that
you
can
smell
burning
fuel,
hear
the
roar
of
the
chopper’s
engines,
feel
the
bullets
passing
by,
and
taste
the
food
and
cans
of
French
Beaujolais.
Read
it!
You
will
not
be
disappointed!”

Published
by
Audiobook
Network,
author
Captain
Bill
Collier’s
new
audiobook
offers
listeners
a
rare
and
unfiltered
glimpse
into
the
life
of
a
CIA
pilot
and
the
high-stakes
world
of
covert
operations
during
a
tumultuous
era.
Expertly
paced
and
candid,
“CIA
Super
Pilot
Spills
the
Beans”
is
sure
to
captivate
audiences
from
all
walks
of
life
and
leave
a
lasting
impression
long
after
its
conclusion.

Listeners
can
purchase
the
audiobook
edition
of
“CIA
Super
Pilot
Spills
the
Beans:
Flying
Helicopters
in
Laos
for
Air
America”
by
Captain
Bill
Collier
through
Audible,
the
Apple
iTunes
store,
or
Amazon.

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