Me and SA-227 Metroliner, 1994

This was taken on the apron in Providence, Rhode Island, of all places.

"The Metro," as we called it, was the star of a funny story I wrote for Salon....

SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT: A True Story of Danger and Hilarity. What begins as a routine flight between Boston and Prince Edward Island is plunged into weirdness after the crew smells smoke. How to deal with a possible emergency -- and a plane full of obsessed Japanese tourists.

www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2008/06/06/askthepilot280/