The Pilot And The Passenger

Author : Leo Marx
Publisher : New York : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780195048759
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.5X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Pilot and the Passenger written by Leo Marx and published by New York : Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this insightful, provocative collection of essays, one of America's most astute cultural critics explores the interplay among literature, technology, and politics in the United States.

Author : Mark Vanhoenacker
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1448189942
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Skyfaring written by Mark Vanhoenacker and published by Random House. This book was released on 2015-04-02 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **Sunday Times Bestseller** **Book of the Week on Radio 4** 'A beautiful book about a part of the modern world which remains genuinely magical’ Mark Haddon 'One of the most constantly fascinating, but consistently under-appreciated aspects of modern life is the business of flying. Mark Vanhoenacker has written the ideal book on the subject: a description of what it’s like to fly by a commercial pilot who is also a master prose stylist and a deeply sensitive human being. This is a man who is at once a technical expert – he flies 747s across continents – and a poet of the skies. This couldn’t be more highly recommended.' Alain de Botton Think back to when you first flew. When you first left the Earth, and travelled high and fast above its turning arc. When you looked down on a new world, captured simply and perfectly through a window fringed with ice. When you descended towards a city, and arrived from the sky as effortlessly as daybreak. In Skyfaring, airline pilot and flight romantic Mark Vanhoenacker shares his irrepressible love of flying, on a journey from day to night, from new ways of mapmaking and the poetry of physics to the names of winds and the nature of clouds. Here, anew, is the simple wonder that remains at the heart of an experience which modern travellers, armchair and otherwise, all too easily take for granted: the transcendent joy of motion, and the remarkable new perspectives that height and distance bestow on everything we love. ‘A beautiful, contemplative book... What Skyfaring gives is something we need: elevation; another perspective... Normally when I find a volume where prose style and subject matter fuse so pleasingly, I tear through it in a day. Here, I found myself pausing on almost every page, as I absorbed its detail or phrasing.’ Nicholas Lezard, Guardian **A 2015 Book of the Year – The Economist, The New York Times, GQ and more**

Author : Steve Longland
Publisher : Crowood
ISBN 13 : 1847974449
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gliding written by Steve Longland and published by Crowood. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gliding is for everyone who has ever dreamt of riding the air currents with the view stretching to the horizon, and with barely a sound to disturb the moment. Written by an experienced instructor, this book guides you through the first steps to realising that dream, and goes on to explore the many opportunities offered by this compelling and existing sport.

Author : Capt. Dale Black
Publisher : Bethany House
ISBN 13 : 9781441211767
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Flight to Heaven written by Capt. Dale Black and published by Bethany House. This book was released on 2010-05-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine getting a glimpse of heaven, a preview of life in God's presence. Could life here ever be the same? Capt. Dale Black has flown as a commercial pilot all over the world, but one flight changed his life forever--an amazing journey to heaven and back. The only survivor of a horrific plane crash, Dale was hovering between life and death when he had a wondrous experience of heaven. What he saw, what he heard, and what he learned there continues to ripple through his life and touch others. Against all odds, Dale miraculously recovered from his injuries and learned to fly again. Now, with his life as a testament, he shares his inspiring story--offering hope and encouragement for those dealing with serious injuries or the loss of a loved one, and those looking for assurance about this life and the next. Experience a Life-Changing Vision of Heaven

Author : United States. Federal Aviation Administration
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 4 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Doors Between Pilot's Compartment and Passenger Cabin in Small Airplanes written by United States. Federal Aviation Administration and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Patrick Smith
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9781594480041
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ask the Pilot written by Patrick Smith and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though we routinely take to the air, for many of us flying remains a mystery. Few of us understand the how and why of jetting from New York to London in six hours. How does a plane stay in the air? Can turbulence bring it down? What is windshear? How good are the security checks? Patrick Smith, an airline pilot and author of Salon.com's popular column, "Ask the Pilot," unravels the secrets and tells you all there is to know about the strange and fascinating world of commercial flight. He offers: A nuts and bolts explanation of how planes fly Insights into safety and security Straight talk about turbulence, air traffic control, windshear, and crashes The history, color, and controversy of the world's airlines The awe and oddity of being a pilot The poetry and drama of airplanes, airports, and traveling abroad In a series of frank, often funny explanations and essays, Smith speaks eloquently to our fears and curiosities, incorporating anecdotes, memoir, and a life's passion for flight. He tackles our toughest concerns, debunks conspiracy theories and myths, and in a rarely heard voice dares to return a dash of romance and glamour to air travel.

Author : William J. McGee
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062088386
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Attention All Passengers written by William J. McGee and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2012-06-26 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Fast Food Nation for the airline industry, Attention All Passengers is a shocking and important exposé revealing the real state of the “friendly skies” in which we fly. Award-winning Consumer Reports travel journalist William McGee, a former editor of the Consumer Reports Travel Letter, spent nearly seven years in airline flight operations management, and what he learned was less than uplifting. From TSA power grabs and an endemic lack of oversight to legislative battles and lobbying boondoggles to antiquated flight patterns and outsourced maintenance workers, the airlines and the Government are in cahoots, conspiring to turn a profit any way they can, no matter who has to pay the price. A provocative and hard-hitting call to action, Attention All Passengers will explode all our previous misconceptions about the airline industry.

Author : A. Martin Eiband
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 652 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Accelerations and Passenger Harness Loads Measured in Full-scale Light-airplane Crashes written by A. Martin Eiband and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Full-scale light-airplane crashes simulating stall-spin accidents were conducted to determine the decelerations to which occupants are exposed and the resulting harness forces encountered in this type of accident. Crashes at impact speeds from 42 to 60 miles per hour were studied. The airplanes used were of the familiar steel-tube, fabric-covered, tandem, two-seat type.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Transportation Security Administration's Aviation Passenger Prescreening Programs written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1434944948
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Airline Passenger's Guide for Stress-Reduced Flying written by and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: