Cockpit Confidential: Everything You Need to Know About Air Travel: Questions, Answers, and Reflections
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| Rating | : | 4.30 (563 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1452665389 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 562 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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He has garnered multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards as well as an Audie Award nomination. Visit him at drummondvoice. He has appeared frequently on television and radio, including on PBS, the Discovery Channel, CNN, the BBC, and National Public Radio. His Ask the Pilot column ran regularly on salon from 2002 until 2012. Patrick lives near Boston.David Drummond has narrated over seventy
"Patrick Smith doesn't just know everything about air travel, he possesses a rare knack for explaining it in lucid and witty prose."-- Barbara Peterson, Condé Nast Travele"Cockpit Confidential is the document that belongs in the seat-back pocket in front of you." -- David Pogue, New York Times correspondent and PBS television host"Along with the inside scoop on collisions, crashes, and terrorism in air history, Smith paints an unflinching portrait of modern air travel with several fresh and unexpected insights." ---Publishers Weekly
Provides a good understanding of the airline business. C. Turner This was fun. I am one of those who would have liked a few more details but I learned some new things.
It's a thoughtful, funny, at times deeply personal look into the strange and misunderstood world of commercial flying.. For millions of people, travel by air is a confounding, uncomfortable, and even fearful experience. Patrick Smith, airline pilot and author of the Web's popular Ask the Pilot feature, 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 congestion, delays, 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 nut