Karlene Petitt is a retired airline captain, who is currently working as an aviation expert who is active in promoting aviation safety within the airline industry. You can find her speaking on mental health, aviation safety, or testifying in court. She is type-rated and has flown and/or Instructed on the A350, A330, B777, B747-400, B747-200, B757, B767, B737, and B727. Petitt has worked for Coastal Airways, Evergreen, Braniff, Premair, America West, Guyana, Tower Air, Northwest Airlines and Delta. She is the mother of three daughters, grandmother of eight, and holds a PHD, MBA and MHS degrees. Karlene lives on Hood Canal and snowbirds to Palm Desert with her husband, and working on her golf game.Her writing career began with designing and authoring training programs for major airlines. Her education and life experiences have taken her into a multi-dimensional author writing fiction: Thrillers that read like mysteries. Non-fiction: Motivation with a touch of a memoir; and another work based upon her doctoral dissertation. She also writes books for small children. Karlene's mission is to entertain through fiction while educating the world on aviation industry challenges. Karlene's Flight For Series is based on actual events and aviation industry exposing the real life industry issues, filled with actual catastrophic events, that expose the secrets behind industry. Her airline experience brings realism to the work. Read more about this authorRead less about this author