Orbits Over Los Angeles

Scott Collins, a Los Angeles police officer with only a few years on the job, wants to leave the LAPD. Police work is not his calling, and he quietly dreams of a more fulfilling career. His search for that right job shifts when he transfers to the LAPD Air Support Division and trains as a helicopter pilot. Told from Collins's point of view, his narrative chronicles a past period of years spent flying patrols over Los Angeles marked by boredom, danger, humor, and tragedy. Along the way, he j...