Tom Casey

tomcaseynyc.com. Tom Casey, novelist, retired airline pilot, flight instructor, television commentator. His published novels received notice from such writers as Robert Stone and Norman Mailer. Casey flies privately in retirement and continues to write. In addition, he teaches an advanced course in multi-engine-sea piloting technique using the rare Grumman Albatross amphibious flying boat, an example of which he owns. An adaptation of his novel, Strangers' Gate has been optioned for film and is in process with Michael Mailer Films to be directed by Alain Desroschers, screenplay by Kristin Ellingson.

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   Tom Casey is a native of New York City. He grew up in the small Sound Shore community of Rye, NY not far from Manhattan, where sailing was an early enthusiasm. Boats soon led to planes. Tom Casey learned to fly in his teens, continued as an Air Force pilot, and made a career as an airline pilot with American Airlines.    Casey is also a novelist of note. His first novel, HUMAN ERROR, was published in 1996. STRANGERS' GATE followed in 2006, and was optioned for film.  Norman Mailer wrote of Casey, "From the brilliance of the opening chapter, one is aware of a writer with an exceptional point of view...who can write the story with his own fair share of winged prose."    Commenting on  HUMAN ERROR, novelist Robert Stone wrote  "Tom Casey evokes the personal and corporate dramas that follow in the wake of a major airline crash with tremendous power." Two other works, PERSONAL EFFECTS and UNFAITHFUL SERVANT have been published in ebook formats. Tom Casey's novels are available for download to all ebook-platforms.   In 2008, Casey retired early from American Airlines as a senior B777 captain and since devotes his time to the restoration of his Grumman HU-16C Albatross amphibious flying boat. He is nationally known as a flight instructor in that rare aircraft type. In addition, since his retirement, Casey has been a contributor on aviation matters for NBC and MSNBC television, and ABC. He lives in New York City and Connecticut with Silvia Erskine, a landscape architect.

The sorts of activities that feed my passions have changed little over the years: reading, writing, flying, sailing, travel and stimulating conversation continue to excite. Music, art and architecture, interior design, theater, and living in New York City are all fixtures of the mosaic. These interests and activities will add, I hope, to continuing efforts in fields I've been drawn to over the years where I've been able to accomplish something. WRITER: HUMAN ERROR, novel, St. Martin’s Press, New York, 1996; Starred Kirkus STRANGERS’ GATE, novel, Forge, New York, 2006, optioned for film by Michael Mailer Films. Novels PERSONAL EFFECTS and UNFAITHFUL SERVANT available to all e-platforms through www.tomcaseynyc.com TELEVISION: Guest Contributor for Aviation, NBC. Appearances: TODAY, NBC NIGHTLY NEWS, DATELINE, MSNBC BREAKING NEWS, HARDBALL AVIATION: FAA Airline Transport Pilot Captain Ratings: B727, B777, DC9, G111, G159, L300, A310 FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: Advanced instruments and Seaplane Technique -- Grumman Albatross HU-16 Amphibious Flying Boat