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Pulling Wings From Butterflies - Tercio De Banderillas
THE TRUTH ABOUT FLYING YOU WEREN’T SUPPOSED TO KNOW.
The second book in the Pulling Wings From Butterflies trilogy blows the cockpit door wide open on an industry built on silence, fear—and deadly compromise.
⭐ “Brilliant.” – House of Cards creator Michael Dobbs
⭐ “Reads like a trial in a John Grisham novel.” – Justice George King
⭐ “Spectacular... A page-turning thrill.” – CNN Contributor & Pilot Author Karlene Petitt
What Readers Are Saying
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “The Most Important Book That The Industry Has Ever Had.” — Capt. O’Brien, British Airways Captain
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “A must read for anyone connected in the Airline Industry just to see how much corners are being cut”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Unequivocally a must read if you fly”
Every time you board a plane, you place your life in the hands of a system you think you can trust. But what if that system is broken?
Recent disasters are just symptoms of a deeper rot. As predicted in Book One, of the ‘Pulling Wings From Butterflies’ series, the cracks in aviation safety are no longer cracks—they’re fault lines. And when the pursuit of profit replaces the protection of life, something has to give.
This is the TRUE story they tried to bury.
This is the battle they never wanted you to see.
And it’s only just begun.
Inside this explosive true
✈️ Pilots bullied into flying unsafe hours
✈️ Flight time records falsified
✈️ Safety systems bypassed
✈️ Regulators and unions looking the other way
✈️ A trial that could change aviation forever
Perfect for fans
Pilot memoirsAirline industry exposésWhistleblower true storiesInvestigative nonfiction in the style of John Grisham meets cockpit dramaEdge of the seat David vs Goliath drama.Follow Captain Mike Simkins—armed with nothing but the truth—as he risks everything to expose a multibillion-dollar cover-up in a courtroom showdown against the aviation elite.
If you’ve ever stepped foot on a plane, you need to read this book.
Don’t just fly. Know what’s really going on at 35,000 feet.
👉 Buy your copy of Pulling Wings From Tercio De Banderillas today—and discover the terrifying truth before your next flight.
The second book in the Pulling Wings From Butterflies trilogy blows the cockpit door wide open on an industry built on silence, fear—and deadly compromise.
⭐ “Brilliant.” – House of Cards creator Michael Dobbs
⭐ “Reads like a trial in a John Grisham novel.” – Justice George King
⭐ “Spectacular... A page-turning thrill.” – CNN Contributor & Pilot Author Karlene Petitt
What Readers Are Saying
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “The Most Important Book That The Industry Has Ever Had.” — Capt. O’Brien, British Airways Captain
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “A must read for anyone connected in the Airline Industry just to see how much corners are being cut”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Unequivocally a must read if you fly”
Every time you board a plane, you place your life in the hands of a system you think you can trust. But what if that system is broken?
Recent disasters are just symptoms of a deeper rot. As predicted in Book One, of the ‘Pulling Wings From Butterflies’ series, the cracks in aviation safety are no longer cracks—they’re fault lines. And when the pursuit of profit replaces the protection of life, something has to give.
This is the TRUE story they tried to bury.
This is the battle they never wanted you to see.
And it’s only just begun.
Inside this explosive true
✈️ Pilots bullied into flying unsafe hours
✈️ Flight time records falsified
✈️ Safety systems bypassed
✈️ Regulators and unions looking the other way
✈️ A trial that could change aviation forever
Perfect for fans
Pilot memoirsAirline industry exposésWhistleblower true storiesInvestigative nonfiction in the style of John Grisham meets cockpit dramaEdge of the seat David vs Goliath drama.Follow Captain Mike Simkins—armed with nothing but the truth—as he risks everything to expose a multibillion-dollar cover-up in a courtroom showdown against the aviation elite.
If you’ve ever stepped foot on a plane, you need to read this book.
Don’t just fly. Know what’s really going on at 35,000 feet.
👉 Buy your copy of Pulling Wings From Tercio De Banderillas today—and discover the terrifying truth before your next flight.
402 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 31, 2025
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January 9, 2026
Five stars!!
Could not put it down and ended up reading into the wee small hours!! Already impatient for the next instalment.
Could not put it down and ended up reading into the wee small hours!! Already impatient for the next instalment.
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