Ask the Pilot: Everything You Need to Know
About Air Travel
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More than ever, air travel is a focus of curiosity,
intrigue and anxiety. This year, some half a billion passengers will ride
aboard the ten largest US airlines alone. Fair to say each one has a question,
a doubt, and a lingering fear in the back of his or her mind. We take to
the air routinely, yet few of us understand the how and why of jetting from
New York to London in six hours. Patrick Smith, an airline pilot and author
of Salon.com's popular air travel column, unravels the secrets and tells
you all there is to know about the strange and fascinating world of commercial
flight.
* Insights into safety, security, and the nuts and bolts of how planes fly
* Straight talk on turbulence, air traffic control, windshear and accidents
* 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 travelling abroad
Patrick speaks eloquently to our fears and curiosities, incorporating
anecdotes, memoir, and a life's passion for flight. He tackles your toughest
concerns, debunks conspiracies and urban myths, and in a rarely heard
voice dares to return a dash of romance and glamour to air travel.
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| Category: |
Books and Software: Travel |
| Title: |
Ask the Pilot: Everything You Need to Know About Air Travel |
| Link: |
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| Released Date: |
June 1, 2004 |
| Cost: |
$11.20 |
| List Price: |
$14.00 |
| Pages: |
269 pages |
| Edition: |
1st |
| ISBN: |
1594480044 |
| Publisher: |
Riverhead Books |
| Author: |
Patrick Smith |
| Keywords: |
travel software, travel books, travel software books |
| Summary: |
Patrick Smith, an airline pilot and author of Salon.com's popular air
travel column, unravels the secrets and tells you all there is to know about
the strange and fascinating world of commercial flight. |
| Description: |
More than ever, air travel is a focus of curiosity, intrigue
and anxiety. This year, some half a billion passengers will ride aboard
the ten largest US airlines alone. Fair to say each one has a question,
a doubt, and a lingering fear in the back of his or her mind. We take to
the air routinely, yet few of us understand the how and why of jetting from
New York to London in six hours. Patrick Smith, an airline pilot and author
of Salon.com's popular air travel column, unravels the secrets and tells
you all there is to know about the strange and fascinating world of commercial
flight.
* Insights into safety, security, and the nuts and bolts of how planes fly
* Straight talk on turbulence, air traffic control, windshear and accidents
* 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 travelling abroad
Patrick speaks eloquently to our fears and curiosities, incorporating
anecdotes, memoir, and a life's passion for flight. He tackles your toughest
concerns, debunks conspiracies and urban myths, and in a rarely heard
voice dares to return a dash of romance and glamour to air travel.
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