Dan Stratman is a # 1 bestselling author and retired major airline Captain with over 39 years of experience in the aviation industry. Before flying for the airlines, he was a decorated Air Force pilot. In addition, Captain Stratman is a highly sought-after aviation consultant, media aviation spokesperson, and NASA Astronaut applicant. He is a World traveler, having been to 43 countries so far.
In his first novel, MAYDAY, Dan takes the reader where no passenger is ever allowed to go – past the armored steel cockpit door and into the pilot seat – telling them what really goes on during an in-flight emergency. MAYDAY takes the reader through a frightening scenario that has chilling resemblances to recent actual events. Only an experienced airline pilot could bring such authenticity and frightening realism to this story.
The MAYDAY story was originally written as a screenplay. After it did well in several large screenplay competitions, Dan thought it would be well-received by a wider audience and decided to convert it into a novel. The second novel in the series, HURRICANE, continues the adventures of Mark Smith and his beautiful flight attendant ex-wife, Noelle Parker, as they battle forces determined to keep them from reconciling. BETRAYAL, the third novel was released in summer 2020 to great acclaim.
Dan has an entrepreneurial side that stretches back many years. He developed the popular air travel app, Airport Life. The app did something that was sorely needed, it made flying easier and less stressful for passengers. In addition, he created a specialty photo printing eCommerce website, ran a multi-expert aviation consulting company he founded, and has filed numerous patents for consumer products.
Dan is a volunteer pilot with the Civil Air Patrol performing search and rescue missions and disaster response flights when called on. In his spare time he enjoys mentoring budding entrepreneurs and volunteering weekly with Habitat for Humanity.
The two things he is most proud of are his long marriage to his lovely wife and his three wonderful kids.