Flying: Answers From Inside the Cockpit by Hans-Georg Rabacher
Flying: Answers From Inside the Cockpit
by Hans-Georg Rabacher
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My Ratings 4.4/5
Synopsis
Get in and fasten your seatbelt. Ready for take-off!
Have you ever asked yourself why airplane windows have a small hole? Why your digestive system makes itself known with particular vigor high up in the air? If turbulence is actually as dangerous as it feels?
Wouldn't it be great to have these questions answered by someone who actually sits up front in the cockpit? Impossible? Not anymore! Experienced Pilot Hans-Georg Rabacher takes you on board with him and provides exciting insights into the world of flying.
The various topics explained in an easy-to-understand manner are ideal for all those interested in aviation. No matter whether you have never set foot in an airplane or fly regularly - many interesting details are waiting to be discovered!
My Thoughts
Is it your first time flying? If you're a plane virgin looking ahead to your maiden flight, you're sure to have a few questions, some of which you may be too embarrassed to ask your jet-setter friends. If your first flight is long-haul, you'll want to read Flying: Answers From Inside the Cockpit by Hans-Georg Rabacher. Whether you fear, thrill at, or, like many, have never bothered to stop and think about the wonder of commercial flight, Flying: Answers From Inside the Cockpit will inform, surprise, reassure, and entertain. Hans-Georg Rabacher takes readers from the cockpit to the runway, the control tower, the baggage and security systems, whole plane and beyond, explaining the many factors that make airline travel possible. There are stops along the way to examine airplane maintenance, pilot training, the effects of turbulence and weather, safety statistics, tips for staying healthy, oddball aviation inventions such as the air car, and why airplane windows have a small hole? Why your digestive system makes itself known with particular vigor high up in the air? If turbulence is actually as dangerous as it feels?
Flying: Answers From Inside the Cockpit
is a treasure trove of fascinating aviation facts. A delight for travelers-business, pleasure, or armchair-or any readers who like to indulge their sense of curiosity, Flying: Answers From Inside the Cockpit captures the spirit, illuminates the science, and reveals the magic of flight. This is a well researched, well written book. It's not a book for pilots on how to fly, or one of those big glossy books on every airplane, but it is a great book for normal people with many questions.While I got this book to overcome a fear of flying, you can't help but be inspired to take flight and read about all the redundancies in place to keep people safe. After all the pilots want to go home too!
If you're a nervous flier, or a mystified flier who doesn't quite understand how heavier-than-air craft can stay aloft, this book is worth checking out.
Highly Recommended!
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