ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi hiː wʌz ɐkwˈɪɾᵻd ʌv tʃˈɑːɹdʒᵻz ʌv ɛkstˈɔːɹʃən, wˌɛn hiː flˈuː hɪz ˈɛɹpleɪn æt lˈoʊ ˈæltɪtˌuːdz ɚɹˈaʊnd nˈuː jˈɔːɹk sˈɪɾi, tə pɹətˈɛst ɐɡˈɛnst hɪz pˈʌblɪʃɚz ˈɛdɪɾɪŋ ʌv hɪz bˈʊks ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ᵻdˈɪʃən.
In 1980 he was acquitted of charges of extortion, when he flew his airplane at low altitudes around New York City, to protest against his publisher's editing of his book's American edition.