Does a rescue helicopter pilot have nine lives? David Courtney just might. He is the author of Nine Lives, his account of his time in a search and rescue helicopter.
David Courtney will read from his book at The Imperial Hotel, Eyre Square, Galway, on Thursday November 6 at 8pm.
Now a pilot with Ryanair, David flew search and rescue missions from 1988 to 2001 and has flown more than 300 emergency missions of all types and in all weathers. He joined the Defence Forces as a cadet in 1980, and with the Army Air Corps rugby team had many an encounter with the Western Command rugby team in Galway.
Nine Lives is an open and honest depiction of how it is to work with a high-powered rescue crew, in all kinds of conditions.
The reading is being organised by the Western Writers’ Centre. For more information contact 091 - 533594, 087 - 2178138, or [email protected]. Admission is free.
