Flying the Lifeline: Volume 2 Scene Call

From War Zones to Life Lines, This Time, Every Second Counts
Paul Stone thought he had left the intensity of military life behind. Now a civilian in Los Angeles, the former Marine helicopter pilot is searching for something simple: freedom, peace, and a life without rigid structure. Flying for a free-spirited employer with an unexpected past, Paul begins to rediscover what it means to live on his own terms.

But some callings don’t fade.

When an old protégé reenters his life with an opportunity Paul once dreamed of, everything changes. Soon, he’s back in the cockpit—this time as an air ambulance pilot, where every mission is a race against time and every decision can mean the difference between life and death.

• Aviation fiction
This compelling work of aviation fiction takes readers inside the high-stakes world of emergency medical flights, where skill, instinct, and courage are tested in real time.
• Aviation action adventure
Packed with tension and urgency, this aviation action adventure puts you directly in the pilot’s seat—flying through darkness, storms, and unpredictable conditions to reach those in critical need.
• Fiction about flying
More than just fiction about flying, this story captures the emotional and psychological weight carried by pilots who operate under constant pressure, where there is no room for error.
• Military adventure fiction
Blending the discipline of Paul’s past with the unpredictability of civilian rescue work, this is military adventure fiction with a powerful human core, where experience meets purpose in the most demanding conditions.

What You’ll Experience Inside:

• High-intensity air ambulance missions from dispatch to rescue.
• Realistic flight challenges in extreme weather and terrain.
• The emotional stakes behind every “scene call”.
• A pilot’s transition from war to lifesaving missions.
• The bond between crew members under pressure.

Strap into Lifeline One and experience the world from above—where the clock is always ticking, the risks are real, and the mission is clear.

Because this time, he’s not flying into danger.
He’s flying to pull others out of it.

Patrick Shaub is an FAA rated airline transport helicopter pilot and flight instructor. The "Flying the Lifeline" series is drawn from Pat's lifelong flying career. Besides being a US Marine and US Army helicopter pilot, Pat has flown commercially in the United States, in Africa and in East and West Asia. He has worked supporting the oil and gas and aircraft sales industries and in support of drug enforcement missions with the US Drug Enforcement Administration. Pat has started and directed three air ambulance services and has over 2500 air ambulance flights in his pilot logs.