The true advantures of a mercenary pilot who plied his trade from 1980 to 1990, working for both sides of the law from the South American cartels to the CIA. "We might have played a part in the biggest political stories of the 1980s—Iran-Contra, the rise of the Mexican cartels, illegal US involvement in various conflicts—but we weren't part of it. We weren't ideologues. We didn't have a military or political agenda. Nor did we consider ourselves criminals; we were cowboy outlaws, adrenaline junkies seeking adventure and a big payday. I learned early the more cash you have the more you spend, and we religiously spread the wealth at our favorite bars and strip clubs throughout southern Florida and the Caribbean. We were young, we were flush, and we felt immortal—until we weren't.