Author : Dr. Sumeet Suseelan
Publisher : Notion Press
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 46,31 MB
Release : 2022-07-12
Category : Transportation
ISBN :
This book will help the readers understand aviation management from the basics to the advanced level, covering the history and future of aviation, policies by IATA, ICAO and other related regulators, airport management, operations and functioning along with recent Government schemes to boost the aviation industry. Readers can refer to this book for undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in aviation.
Author : Mike Flack
Publisher :
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 47,87 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN :
Author : Patrick Smith
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 11,5 MB
Release : 2018-06-05
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1492663972
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A fascinating fear of flying book from a commercial airline pilot and author of the popular website askthepilot.com. For millions of people, travel by air is a confounding, uncomfortable, and even frightening experience. When you go behind the scenes, however, you can see that the grand theater of air travel is actually fascinating. From the intricate design of airport architecture to the logistics of inflight service, here is everything you need to know about flying. Commercial airlines like to hide the truth from customers and do nothing to comfort nervous fliers. And what's scarier than the unknown? In this aviation book, pilot Patrick Smith breaks down that barrier and tells you everything you need to know about flying, including: 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 Airfare, seating woes, and the pitfalls of airline customer service The true colors and cultures of the airlines we love to hate Cockpit Confidential is a thoughtful, funny, and at times deeply personal look into the strange and misunderstood world of commercial flying. If you liked other books about airplanes for adults, including Soar by Tom Bunn or Skyfaring, you'll find reassurance, humor, and guidance in Cockpit Confidential. "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 "Patrick Smith is extraordinarily knowledgeable about modern aviation...the ideal seatmate, a companion, writer and explorer." —Boston Globe
Author : Maurice Nevile
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 41,97 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN :
The author here explores the place of talk, or actually 'talk-in-interaction', in pilots' execution of their duties. He also considers how pilots talk and interact with one another, as they establish what is going on around them and decide on appropriatecourses of action.
Author : Warren Crowder
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 32,63 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0595094872
The World of Flying is an anthology of stories experienced during the author’s 27 years of flying. It contains some of the most exciting incidents that happened during those years. Some of them were life threatening, others will bring you a smile. The book will take the reader through the early years of training, the Constellation years and fifteen years of the jet age with the Boeing 707. The stories will transport you to the Heavens and you will be able to envision yourself "Reaching out and touching the Angels", as they swoop and soar among the clouds.
Author : Tarak Ghosh
Publisher : BookRix
Page : 103 pages
File Size : 29,88 MB
Release : 2019-11-02
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 374871954X
Unlock the secrets of of the nine-year-old mystery - Flight MH 370 and discover the truth behind its disappearance. This book reveals the answers to the three interrogative words – 'Who', 'Why', and 'Where' – that left millions of people mystified. By reading this book, you will gain a deeper understanding of the tragic events, uncover hidden motives and potential perpetrators, and find out what could have happened to the 239 people on board. It also provides implications of this tragedy and its impact on aviation safety. This book includes: - A detailed analysis of the aircraft and its systems - Exclusive interviews with key people involved in the investigation - An exploration of possible motives behind the disappearance of Flight MH 370 - A deeper understanding of the events that unfolded on the day of the tragedy - Uncovering of hidden motives and potential perpetrators of the possible hijacking - Learning what could have possibly happened to the aircraft and the 239 people on board
Author : George Bibel
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 44,3 MB
Release : 2008-01-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 0801899893
The black box is orange—and there are actually two of them. They house the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder, instruments vital to airplane crash analyses. But accident investigators cannot rely on the black boxes alone. Beginning with the 1931 Fokker F-10A crash that killed legendary football coach Knute Rockne, this fascinating book provides a behind-the-scenes look at plane wreck investigations. Professor George Bibel shows how forensic experts, scientists, and engineers analyze factors like impact, debris, loading, fire patterns, metallurgy, fracture, crash testing, and human tolerances to determine why planes fall from the sky—and how the information gleaned from accident reconstruction is incorporated into aircraft design and operation to keep commercial aviation as safe as possible.
Author : Earl L. Wiener
Publisher : Gulf Professional Publishing
Page : 829 pages
File Size : 41,11 MB
Release : 1995-11-17
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 012750026X
Cockpit Resource Management (CRM) has gained increased attention from the airline industry in recent years due to the growing number of accidents and near misses in airline traffic. This book, authored by the first generation of CRM experts, is the first comprehensive work on CRM. Cockpit Resource Management is a far-reaching discussion of crew coordination, communication, and resources from both within and without the cockpit. A valuable resource for commercialand military airline training curriculum, the book is also a valuable reference for business professionals who are interested in effective communication among interactive personnel. Key Features * Discusses international and cultural aspects of CRM * Examines the design and implementation of Line-Oriented Flight Training (LOFT) * Explains CRM, LOFT, and cockpit automation * Provides a case history of CRM training which improved flight safety for a major airline
Author : David D. Allyn
Publisher : Sunstone Press
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 21,16 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 086534924X
David D. Allyn has led a life that others can only dream about. Adventurer, traveler, sailor, aviator, explorer, and big-hearted bon vivant, Dave came of age while sailing around the world on the last voyage of the tall Brigantine Yankee with all the accompanying tales of drudgery and heat punctuated by terrifying gales, tension amongst the crew members, and a too-close encounter with a one-thousand-pound bull shark. Then there was the time he survived emergency surgery on the ship's kitchen table. An adrenaline junky, Dave also flew planes back in the days when you needed a helmet and goggles to do it. Aviators and historians will delight in his vivid accounts of flying vintage aircraft-139 different types in all, as well as his stories of collecting a large fleet of famous old aircraft and establishing a fixed base operation-it's still there: Dolphin Aviation in Sarasota, Florida-and a museum. These stories aren't just about boats and aircraft, however, they're also about people and pristine landscapes. You'll visit Tahiti, Bimini, and the Galapagos before tourists got there. You'll meet cowboys, mechanics, skydivers, artists, deep-sea divers with a death wish, crazy drunks, and a host of other characters who knew how to live life large. A life-affirming, swaggering book, "Yardarm and Cockpit" is one wild ride without a seat belt.
Author : Alan Meyer
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 13,50 MB
Release : 2015-12-30
Category : History
ISBN : 1421418592
The inside story of the hypermasculine world of American private aviation. In 1960, 97 percent of private pilots were men. More than half a century later, this figure has barely changed. In Weekend Pilots, Alan Meyer provides an engaging account of the postWorld War II aviation community. Drawing on public records, trade association journals, newspaper accounts, and private papers and interviews, Meyer takes readers inside a white, male circle of the initiated that required exceptionally high skill levels, that celebrated facing and overcoming risk, and that encouraged fierce personal independence. The Second World War proved an important turning point in popularizing private aviation. Military flight schools and postwar GI-Bill flight training swelled the ranks of private pilots with hundreds of thousands of young, mostly middle-class men. Formal flight instruction screened and acculturated aspiring fliers to meet a masculine norm that traced its roots to prewar barnstorming and wartime combat training. After the war, the aviation community's response to aircraft designs played a significant part in the technological development of personal planes. Meyer also considers the community of pilots outside the cockpit—from the time-honored tradition of "hangar flying" at local airports to air shows to national conventions of private fliers—to argue that almost every aspect of private aviation reinforced the message that flying was by, for, and about men. The first scholarly book to examine in detail the role of masculinity in aviation, Weekend Pilots adds new dimensions to our understanding of embedded gender and its long-term effects.
