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A commercial airline pilot with more than 20 years experience, reports through the author of this book, on the state of the airline industry in the wake of deregulation. He takes the reader behind the scenes and into the cockpit to show the truth about what is really going on in the skies. He discloses information on the records of the best and worse safety records, the world's most dangerous airports, the thousands of near-misses since deregulation and details of the hundreds of disasters over the last decade. He reveals that there have been mechanics who have been threatened for reporting mechanical failures and pilots who have been censured by their superiors for having dared to suggest that their planes might not be airworthy. The inevitable result is that pilots have leaned to protect themselves by keeping quiet about suspected trouble even if it means endangering the flying public.
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Choosing anonymity for fear of retaliation from the airline industry, Captain "X" tells of his years as a pilot for a major U.S. air carrier (also unnamed). As the book jacket promises, there is no shortage of alarming stories--pilots dozing off during final approach, manipulation of safety statistics, etc. However, the most compelling sections are the reconstructions of disasters (via flight recorder data) that show flight crews' frustrations and the futility of even their best efforts to combat extreme weather conditions like wind sheer and microburst. Also of interest are chapters on air traffic controllers, hijackings, the worst airlines and airports, and the dangers that small, privately owned aircraft present to airline travelers. Recommended.
- Mark Annichiarico, "Library Journal"
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Mark Annichiarico, "Library Journal"
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherDoubleday
- Publication date1989
- ISBN 10 0385248245
- ISBN 13 9780385248242
- BindingHardcover
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