For years people had been telling Sam Payne to write a book about his adventures.
My Life in Aviation, Taking Chances and Having Lots of Luck is his response.
In Taking Chances, he talks about starting to fly, going to Argentina, quitting helicopters and trying for the airlines, working overseas, and quitting TWA to work for Piedmont Airlines.
In the Lots of Luck part, he tells about getting into the ROTC flight program, being sent to Korea, avoiding near mid-air.