Author : Brett Lane
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 46,28 MB
Release : 2018-11-07
Category :
ISBN : 9781724734891
This is a story how I got into aviation as a pilot, and the direction my career path took. I flew cargo from the 1980's to the present time. From older planes and pilots that are no longer around, to the more modern cargo jets up to today's Boeing 747 jumbo jet.
Author : Terry Tozer
Publisher : Pen & Sword Aviation
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 46,71 MB
Release : 2022-03-30
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781399012041
How do you know if the airline you are planning to fly with is safe? What should you be worried about? Is it, Turbulence, lightning or that the pilots might be asleep while the aircraft flies on, on autopilot?Does a pilot's life conform to the cliché; a life of foreign adventure with off duty hours spent by the pool in some tropical paradise surrounded by attractive members of the opposite sex?Or is it a life of commercial pressure to cut corners to keep the show on the road irrespective of the rules?Surely it can't be true that the pilots have to jack up a 70 ton aircraft themselves and change a wheel when they get a puncture.Find out what really happened with the expert investigation into the only crash that Concorde had. This and other detective stories that puzzled investigators are analysed by the author and presented in a highly readable form.Your questions are answered by providing the reader with a fly in the cockpit view of a series of real flights. Some result in accidents and incidents that demonstrate what the priorities for good safety are. Others are experiences from the author's own flying career in both passenger airline flying to long haul cargo, with its hidden world of global commerce, military operations and more. Finally, the author offers a suggestion that would offer the passenger an easy way of choosing safe airlines; it could be the answer to equate choosing a flight with choosing other life altering purchases that are already in place.
Author : Alex Stone
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 19,44 MB
Release : 2009-11-12
Category : Aeronautics, Commercial
ISBN : 9781449563332
I'm a cargo pilot. In the industry, I'm known as a "Freight Dog." I fly canceled checks and other types of high-value cargo around the country, mostly at night, in airplanes that are older than I am. Flying freight-or "work" as we call it-in small, twin-engine aircraft is a lesser known side of the aviation world. Our day starts when banker's hours end. Thousands of flights move millions of pounds of work from city to city every night while the rest of the country is asleep. We're out there in the freezing rain getting de-iced when you're laying down for bed. We're sweeping the snow off our wings with a broom at three in the morning. That horrible thunderstorm you heard last night while you were sleeping, we were flying through it. The fog you woke up to in the early morning hours, we were landing in it. Hauling Checks is a comedy about the darker side of aviation. A cast of degenerate pilots, who work for a shady night time air cargo operation, take you on a flight through the unfriendly skies. The pilots abuse every Reg in the book in their quest to make deadlines for their high value cargo. As the company falls on hard times, management resorts to questionable measures to save the failing airline.
Author : Racheal Tuft
Publisher :
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 22,71 MB
Release : 2021-03-28
Category :
ISBN :
This book is just a major eye-opener to the areas we rarely pay heed to The whole story is written from the perspective of a cargo pilot who works in a seriously debilitated aircraft company. There is a lot of dark humor in this book that's more dark than humorous. The lead establishes himself pretty clearly by describing himself right at the beginning on the book and you know that the tone is set and know in which direction the book is going, or so you think. This is a biting hilarious satirical takedown of the air freight industry, where flight crews (freight dogs) struggle under conditions the typical commercial air passenger can't imagine actually happen. It is a satire so one can't expect literal replication of real life, but some googling indicates that Stone generally hits the bull's eye. Even beyond air freight, though, a lot of the satire here is relevant and recognizable throughout the contemporary U.S. workplace; cost-cutting beyond rhyme or reason, breathtaking behind-the-scenes shoddiness, regulatory compliance as a mild suggestion rather than a way of life, anything it takes to get by in the face of "disruption" that dooms once vibrant, or at least viable, businesses. " I loved it and, with all the caveats of the previous reviewers, I recommend both books. Great read!" - Reader.
Author : Stephen K. Cusick
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 561 pages
File Size : 40,13 MB
Release : 2017-05-12
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 125964183X
Up-To-Date Coverage of Every Aspect of Commercial Aviation Safety Completely revised edition to fully align with current U.S. and international regulations, this hands-on resource clearly explains the principles and practices of commercial aviation safety—from accident investigations to Safety Management Systems. Commercial Aviation Safety, Sixth Edition, delivers authoritative information on today's risk management on the ground and in the air. The book offers the latest procedures, flight technologies, and accident statistics. You will learn about new and evolving challenges, such as lasers, drones (unmanned aerial vehicles), cyberattacks, aircraft icing, and software bugs. Chapter outlines, review questions, and real-world incident examples are featured throughout. Coverage includes: • ICAO, FAA, EPA, TSA, and OSHA regulations • NTSB and ICAO accident investigation processes • Recording and reporting of safety data • U.S. and international aviation accident statistics • Accident causation models • The Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS) • Crew Resource Management (CRM) and Threat and Error Management (TEM) • Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) and Flight Data Monitoring (FDM) • Aircraft and air traffic control technologies and safety systems • Airport safety, including runway incursions • Aviation security, including the threats of intentional harm and terrorism • International and U.S. Aviation Safety Management Systems
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. Subcommittee on Terrorism, Narcotics, and International Operations
Publisher :
Page : 1180 pages
File Size : 34,12 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Caribbean Area
ISBN :
Author : DIANE Publishing Company
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 28,81 MB
Release : 1996-06
Category :
ISBN : 0788129848
An investigation regarding the links between foreign policy, narcotics, and law enforcement in connection with drug trafficking from the Caribbean and Central and South America to the U.S. Includes a country-by-country analysis of the drug problem as it has effected U.S. foreign policy in Latin America (Bahamas, Colombia, Nicaragua, Cuba, Haiti, and Panama); a review of drug links to the Contra movement and the Nicaraguan war; of money laundering; and of issues involving conflicts between law enforcement and national security.
Author : Kerry McCauley
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 16,5 MB
Release : 2022-06-16
Category :
ISBN : 9781735339047
Kerry McCauley has the job most pilots only dream of; delivering small used aircraft to locations around the world. In his 30 years an international ferry pilot, Kerry has delivered almost every kind of airplane you can name to almost every location you can think of. In his long career Kerry battled fuel system malfunctions over the Atlantic, a total electrical failure at night over the Sahara, getting lost over Africa and being struck by lightning off the coast of Portugal. Kerry's almost insatiable, reckless quest for danger and adventure also led to putting international smuggler and bank robber on his resume. Kerry found the answer to the question "what could possibly go wrong?" time and time again. But his skill, ingenuity and luck were what allowed him to survive the countless mishaps, catastrophes and close calls including a nearly fatal plane crash. While "Ferry Pilot" is an account of one man's crazy thirst for thrills and adventure, his coming to grips with the dangerous nature of his career and just how much he wants to test the depth of his luck bag. It's also a portrait of the perseverance and bravery of a devoted family man who lost many close friends and his first wife to the dangerous skies.
Author : National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 50,37 MB
Release : 2022-11-13
Category : Transportation
ISBN :
This book puts the reader in the pilot's seat for a "day at the office" unlike any other. The Smell of Kerosene tells the dramatic story of a NASA research pilot who logged over 11,000 flight hours in more than 125 types of aircraft. Donald Mallick gives the reader fascinating first-hand description of his early naval flight training, carrier operations, and his research flying career with NASA. After transferring to the NASA Flight Research Center, Mallick became involved with projects that further pushed the boundaries of aerospace technology. These included the giant delta-winged XB-70 supersonic airplane, the wingless M2-F1 lifting body vehicle, and triple-sonic YF-12 Blackbird. Mallick also test flew the Lunar Landing Research Vehicle and helped develop techniques used in training astronauts to land on the Moon.
Author : Scott H. Gloodt
Publisher : Bookbaby
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 27,18 MB
Release : 2018-06-11
Category : Aeronautics, Commercial
ISBN : 9781543930665
This book is about flying small cargo loads in an aircraft known as the Beech 18.
