Cockpit confidential everything you need to know about air travel : questions, answers & reflections

Smith, an airline pilot and author of the web's popular Ask the Pilot feature, separates the fact from fallacy and tells you everything you need to know about air travel From how planes fly, to the real story on congestion and delays, to a provocative look at terrorism and security. It's a...

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Main Author: Smith, Patrick, 1966-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks, [2013]
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Summary: Smith, an airline pilot and author of the web's popular Ask the Pilot feature, separates the fact from fallacy and tells you everything you need to know about air travel From how planes fly, to the real story on congestion and delays, to a provocative look at terrorism and security. It's a thoughtful, funny, at times deeply personal look into the strange and misunderstood world of commercial flying. --Excerpted from publisher's website.
Physical Description: xv, 303 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781402280917
1402280912
Author Notes: Patrick Smith is a New York Times bestselling author, airline pilot, air travel writer, and the host of www.askthepilot.com. He has visited more than seventy countries and always asks for a window seat. He lives in Somerville, Massachusetts.