Ask the Pilot: Everything You Need to Know About Air Travel
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (874 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1594480044 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-12 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Though we routinely take to the air, for many of us flying remains a mystery. How does a plane stay in the air? Can turbulence bring it down? What is windshear? How good are the security checks? Patrick Smith, an airline pilot and author of Salon's popular column, "Ask the Pilot," unravels the secrets and tells you all there is to know about the strange and fascinating world of commercial flight. Few of us understand the how and why of jetting from New York to London in six hours. He tackles our toughest concerns, debunks conspiracy theories and myths, and in a rarely hea
"Just what was missing" according to Ari Katz. As a frequent traveller, there are many questions I've had about planes and air travel that I never knew who to ask. This book addresses that need perfectly. There are few books available about the human side of air travel and this book fills that gap. Smith explains all those things you wondered about - how is the cabin pressurized? why are some landings bumpier than others? can planes really glide? are there ever water landings?As other reviewers have noted, Smith's writing style is intelligent yet accessible and eloquent. His passion for his trade seeps through and catches the reader. It is difficult to put thi. "Great book to answer all your hidden questions." according to Carol A. Akers. This was an interesting read. All the questions you have wondered about but were afraid to ask anyone for fear of sounding dumb. This was an eye opener. Great book.. "Takes the heat off" according to F. Rush. As an airline pilot, this book saves me explaining every detail of flying repeatedly to, what are often, the same people. Very accurate information presented in a simple manner. A real voice saver!!
Theoretically, yes. From Publishers Weekly As an airline pilot and Salon’s air travel columnist, Smith has both aviation expertise and the ability to write with sassy intelligence, which turns out to be a winning combination for this book on the weird and fascinating world of commercial flying. While Smith has no special love for tiny seats or half-ounce bags of snack mix, he is nonetheless awed by the concept of flight: "Okay, flying sucks, but if you can’t value the idea of zipping to Hong Kong in twelve hours in a million-pound machine, there’s a problem." Having revised and organized his columns, Smith sets this book up in a loose Q&A format, and answers questions on the physics of flying, the wonder of autopilot, the treatment of pets below deck, air-ground communications a