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 thoughtfu...
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Naperville, Illinois :
Sourcebooks,
[2013]
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: The Painter's Brush
- Plane Truth: Things about Wings and Why Knots
- Elements of Unease: Turbulence, Windshear, Weather, and Worry
- What Goes Up: Takeoffs, Landings, and the Mysterious Between
- Flying for a Living: The Awe and Odd of a Life Aloft
- En Route: Life in the Cabin
- Must Come Down: Disasters, Mishaps, and Fatuous Flights of Fancy
- The Airlines We Love to Hate
- How to Speak Airline: A Glossary for Travelers.
