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Patrick Smith
Patrick Smith, 38, is a furloughed airline pilot, air travel columnist and author.
Born Patrick Santosuosso, a third-generation descendent of Neapolitan olive growers, he took flying lessons at fifteen and went on to become a C-minus student at St. John's Prep School north of Boston.
In 1990, he earned his first cockpit position, as a copilot on regional turboprops, earning $800 a month.
Patrick's self-published punk rock fanzines and poetry journals of the 1980s and 1990s are considered among the greatest works of literature ever produced by a resident of Revere, Massachusetts.
In his spare time, Patrick has visited close to 60 countries and always asks for a window seat. He lives in Somerville, Massachusetts.
