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Ask The Pilot
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Author : Patrick Smith
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2004
Ask The Pilot written by Patrick Smith and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Aeronautics categories.
Though we routinely take to the air, for many of us flying remains a mystery. Few of us understand the how and why of jetting from New York to London in six hours. 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.com'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. He offers: A nuts and bolts explanation of how planes fly Insights into safety and security Straight talk about turbulence, air traffic control, windshear, and crashes The history, color, and controversy of the world's airlines The awe and oddity of being a pilot The poetry and drama of airplanes, airports, and traveling abroad In a series of frank, often funny explanations and essays, Smith speaks eloquently to our fears and curiosities, incorporating anecdotes, memoir, and a life's passion for flight. He tackles our toughest concerns, debunks conspiracy theories and myths, and in a rarely heard voice dares to return a dash of romance and glamour to air travel.
Ask The Pilot
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Author : Patrick Smith
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2004-06-01
Ask The Pilot written by Patrick Smith and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-06-01 with Travel categories.
Though we routinely take to the air, for many of us flying remains a mystery. Few of us understand the how and why of jetting from New York to London in six hours. 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.com'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. He offers: A nuts and bolts explanation of how planes fly Insights into safety and security Straight talk about turbulence, air traffic control, windshear, and crashes The history, color, and controversy of the world's airlines The awe and oddity of being a pilot The poetry and drama of airplanes, airports, and traveling abroad In a series of frank, often funny explanations and essays, Smith speaks eloquently to our fears and curiosities, incorporating anecdotes, memoir, and a life's passion for flight. He tackles our toughest concerns, debunks conspiracy theories and myths, and in a rarely heard voice dares to return a dash of romance and glamour to air travel.
Cockpit Confidential
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Author : Patrick Smith
language : en
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Release Date : 2018-06-05
Cockpit Confidential written by Patrick Smith and has been published by Sourcebooks, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-05 with Travel categories.
A New York Times bestseller 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. "Patrick Smith is extraordinarily knowledgeable about modern aviation...the ideal seatmate, a companion, writer and explorer." —Boston Globe "Anyone remotely afraid of flying should read this book, as should anyone who appreciates good writing and great information." —The New York Times, on ASK THE PILOT.
Skyfaring
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Author : Mark Vanhoenacker
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2015-04-02
Skyfaring written by Mark Vanhoenacker and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-02 with Travel categories.
**Sunday Times Bestseller** **Book of the Week on Radio 4** 'A beautiful book about a part of the modern world which remains genuinely magical’ Mark Haddon 'One of the most constantly fascinating, but consistently under-appreciated aspects of modern life is the business of flying. Mark Vanhoenacker has written the ideal book on the subject: a description of what it’s like to fly by a commercial pilot who is also a master prose stylist and a deeply sensitive human being. This is a man who is at once a technical expert – he flies 747s across continents – and a poet of the skies. This couldn’t be more highly recommended.' Alain de Botton Think back to when you first flew. When you first left the Earth, and travelled high and fast above its turning arc. When you looked down on a new world, captured simply and perfectly through a window fringed with ice. When you descended towards a city, and arrived from the sky as effortlessly as daybreak. In Skyfaring, airline pilot and flight romantic Mark Vanhoenacker shares his irrepressible love of flying, on a journey from day to night, from new ways of mapmaking and the poetry of physics to the names of winds and the nature of clouds. Here, anew, is the simple wonder that remains at the heart of an experience which modern travellers, armchair and otherwise, all too easily take for granted: the transcendent joy of motion, and the remarkable new perspectives that height and distance bestow on everything we love. ‘A beautiful, contemplative book... What Skyfaring gives is something we need: elevation; another perspective... Normally when I find a volume where prose style and subject matter fuse so pleasingly, I tear through it in a day. Here, I found myself pausing on almost every page, as I absorbed its detail or phrasing.’ Nicholas Lezard, Guardian **A 2015 Book of the Year – The Economist, The New York Times, GQ and more**
Behind The Flight Deck Door
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Author : Brett Manders
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2018-06-02
Behind The Flight Deck Door written by Brett Manders and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-02 with categories.
Ever wondered what goes on inside the cockpit of a passenger plane? Ever wanted to know how a jet engine works or what happens if a plane is struck by lightning? Behind the Flight Deck Door provides insider knowledge about everything you have ever wanted to ask a pilot! Since 9/11, flight decks of modern airliners have become off-limits to the flying public. This is despite the fact every year more people take to the skies than ever before. Pilot Brett Manders wants to help you become a savvy traveller by providing insider tips, expert knowledge, and an understanding of what goes on behind the scenes to get you up in the air. All told with a dash of humor, this book will demystify the art of airline travel, address those urban legends, and settle the nerves of any anxious flyers. Simple, concise explanations cover a multitude of things passengers have asked Brett and his colleagues over the years. -What is a small technical delay? -Can the cabin door be opened mid-flight? -How much do pilots really earn and do they get free flights? -Can you get stuck to the toilet? -Is it still possible to view the flight deck? Praise for Behind the Flight Deck Door Brett's uncomplicated, honest, and easy to understand book is a welcome addition on any flight. It offers an enlightening point of view of the all-important necessity of air travel with rare glimpses of the secret world airline pilots inhabit. Julie Postance Author, Breaking the Sound Barriers As a nervous flyer myself it was quite interesting and reassuring to read all the different things that go on behind the scenes and learn about the ins and outs of flying. Sarah Emerson. Nervous Flyer Brett Manders is a pilot with an Australian Airline. He has over 10,000 hours flying experience on Airbus A320, A321, A330 and Boeing B787 Dreamliner aircraft.
Ask A Pilot
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Author : Justin Kelly
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-11-02
Ask A Pilot written by Justin Kelly and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-02 with categories.
Why don't planes hit each other in the sky? Do you start a plane with a key? Why do my ears feel funny? Flying is fascinating, and kids have questions! In Ask a Pilot, author, pilot, and dad Justin Kelly puts kids at ease by answering twenty of their most pressing questions. With friendly language, simple explanations, and colorful illustrations, Ask a Pilot is the perfect handbook for aviation lovers and nervous flyers alike!
Skyfaring
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Author : Mark Vanhoenacker
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2015-06-02
Skyfaring written by Mark Vanhoenacker and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-02 with Transportation categories.
A poetic and nuanced exploration of the human experience of flight that reminds us of the full imaginative weight of our most ordinary journeys—and reawakens our capacity to be amazed. The twenty-first century has relegated airplane flight—a once remarkable feat of human ingenuity—to the realm of the mundane. Mark Vanhoenacker, a 747 pilot who left academia and a career in the business world to pursue his childhood dream of flight, asks us to reimagine what we—both as pilots and as passengers—are actually doing when we enter the world between departure and discovery. In a seamless fusion of history, politics, geography, meteorology, ecology, family, and physics, Vanhoenacker vaults across geographical and cultural boundaries; above mountains, oceans, and deserts; through snow, wind, and rain, renewing a simultaneously humbling and almost superhuman activity that affords us unparalleled perspectives on the planet we inhabit and the communities we form.
The Right Seat
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Author : Avram Goldstein
language : en
Publisher: Avva
Release Date : 1986
The Right Seat written by Avram Goldstein and has been published by Avva this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Aeronautical Information Manual Study Guide For The Private Pilot
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Author : Elite Aviation Solutions
language : en
Publisher: Elite Aviation Solutions
Release Date : 2013-12-02
Aeronautical Information Manual Study Guide For The Private Pilot written by Elite Aviation Solutions and has been published by Elite Aviation Solutions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-02 with Transportation categories.
Every year thousands of private pilots buy an Aeronautical Information Manual with the intention of studying it. Studying the AIM is difficult because of the layout of the book. Elite Aviation Solutions professional pilot staff has created an easy to use AIM study guide with only the private pilot in mind. Private pilots no longer have to waste time going through the AIM trying to determine what to study. This study guide was created to make a private pilots study time much more productive. Apply Elite Aviation Solutions Aviation Study Made Easy System and understand the AIM better than you ever have. The study guide contains over 1,500 questions with answers and over 150 images to assist private pilots in taking their pilot knowledge to an elite level. Be the most knowledgeable pilot at the airport.
Papa Kilo Part 1 A True Story From A Susi Air Pilot In Indonesia
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Author : Dan Richworth
language : en
Publisher: Dan Richworth
Release Date : 2019-11-24
Papa Kilo Part 1 A True Story From A Susi Air Pilot In Indonesia written by Dan Richworth and has been published by Dan Richworth this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-24 with Fiction categories.
HOW DID I BECOME A PILOT FOR ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST INFAMOUS AIRLINES? "This book is the first of a three part trilogy based on my experience as a bush pilot flying for Susi Air in Indonesia. For 4 years I’ve flown Cessna Grand Caravans in one of the most challenging environments for aviation in the world. This book features the good stories, the bad stories, and the down right unbelievable stories. I must confess, I’ve spent a very long time deciding whether or not to publish this book. Here’s the thing…I’m now a Boeing 737 Captain for a major European airline, and unsurprisingly, I value my career very much. So publishing a book about these bush flying adventures (and occasional mishaps), isn’t necessarily going to impress my current employers...or future employers for that matter. You could perhaps describe publishing this book as “career suicide”. This somewhat undesirable situation of losing one’s career, might just explain why I’m the first Susi Air pilot to publish a book like this. Yes, the sensible thing to do would be to keep my mouth shut. Just stay under the radar and avoid any adverse consequences to the career that I have worked so hard to get. But how could I keep the greatest adventure of my life to myself? I needed to write this book. This isn’t just my story. This is the story of every pilot who was f*cking nuts enough to come fly for Susi Air. Needless to say, the real identities of both myself and my colleagues at Susi Air will remain anonymous in this book. I have no doubt that some Susi Air pilots, both past and present, will know exactly who I really am. However to any of those pilots reading this book, I do ask that you keep my real identity private, much in the same way that I have kept your real identities private in this book. All of the stories in this book are real. Only the names have been changed."