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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.
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Cockpit confidential: everything you need to know about air travel : questions, answers & reflections
2018
in English
- Revised and expanded second edition.
1492663964 9781492663966
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Cockpit confidential: everything you need to know about air travel : questions, answers & reflections
2013, Sourcebooks
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1402280912 9781402280917
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For millions of people, travel by air is a confounding, uncomfortable, and even fearful experience. Patrick Smith, airline pilot and author of the popular website www.askthepilot.com, separates fact from fallacy and tells you everything you need to know: How planes fly, and a revealing look at the men and women who fly them -- Straight talk on turbulence, pilot training, and safety -- The real story on delays, congestion, and the dysfunction of the modern airport -- The myths and misconceptions of cabin air and cockpit automation -- Terrorism in perspective, and a provocative look at security -- Airfares, seating woes, and the pitfalls of airline customer service -- The colors and cultures of the airlines we love to hate. Cockpit confidential covers not only the nuts and bolts of flying, but the grand theater of air travel, from airport architecture to inflight service to the excitement of travel abroad. It's a thoughtful, funny, at times deeply personal look into the strange and misunderstood world of commercial flying.
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