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Title: Ask the Pilot
ISBN: 1594480044
Author:
Patrick Smith
Publicate Date: 2004-06-01
Publish: 2004-06-01
List Price: $14.00
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Format: Paperback
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1: Takes the heat off
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!!
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2: A Good Balance
When dealing with an area of expertise that is particularly technical or complicated, it is often difficult to know where to draw the lines of communication, as it were: how much jargon to use, how deep to go. Mr. Smith has done an excellent job of conveying to the nonprofessional a wealth of information about a highly complex subject in a manner that is easily understood. While I don't necessarily agree with his every point (particularly where it leans toward the political), and this is not a resource for the professional seeking to advance his technical education, it is very well written and worth the read for anybody. This is Your Captain Speaking: A Common Sense Manual for Keeping Your Wings Level
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3: FELT SAFER AT ONCE
This is a detailed but very understandable treatise on passenger aviation and aircraft used. I especially enjoyed the section on all the duplicate systems. Although aircraft wrecks make headlines, they are very rare. Having just read this book, I consented to fly 60 miles on an aircraft with only 1 out of 2 engines and felt perfectly content.
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4: If you are the least bit nervous about flying, do not read this book
Though this is an informative book on air travel, it is not for those with a fear of flying. Mr. Brown illustrates almost every example of safety equipment on an airplane as the result of such and such crash. He details at least 10 seperate crashes in painstaiking detail. He obviously can't relate well to those nervous about flying as he even mocks the idea of being fearful a couple of times. After reading his book, I have very hesitant about getting back on a plane as all I can think about is all of the different ways a plane can crash.
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5: A great clarifier for all the mysteries of airlines and flight
I will be passing this book on to a friend of mine who is a tad squeamish about flying. The author provides straight talk about anything you would ever want to know about traveling by air. He debunks a great deal of misinformation, too, which is perhaps the most valuable aspect of the book.
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