![Safety Last: The Dangers of Commercial Aviation: An Indictment by an Airline Pilot - Captain Brian Power-Waters - Książki - Authors Choice Press - 9780595186938 - 1 maja 2001](https://imusic.b-cdn.net/images/item/original/938/9780595186938.jpg?captain-brian-power-waters-2001-safety-last-the-dangers-of-commercial-aviation-an-indictment-by-an-airline-pilot-paperback-book&class=scaled&v=1409836402)
Powiedz znajomym o tym przedmiocie:
Safety Last: The Dangers of Commercial Aviation: An Indictment by an Airline Pilot
Captain Brian Power-Waters
Safety Last: The Dangers of Commercial Aviation: An Indictment by an Airline Pilot
Captain Brian Power-Waters
*THIS IS THE REPUBLISHED VERSION. THE ORIGINAL VERSION WAS PUBLISHED IN 1972. THIS VERSION DOES NOT CONTAIN ADDITIONAL OR NEW INFORMATION. The author of this eye-opening expose is a scheduled jet airline captain, as well as a fighter pilot in the Air Force Reserve, with twenty years of professional flying experience. Writing from the standpoint of a view of a pilot, he covers every aspect of commercial aviation and brings the reader to the conclusion that it is a much more perilous means of transportation than generally suspected. You will learn how poorly equipped most of our airports are; how the airlines write their own safety regulations and then succeed in evading even those requirements. You will find out what goes on on the flight deck and the dangers inherent in even the most routine shuttle flights. The author examines crash investigations, he take you on spine-tingling reconstructions of disasters you probably read about, and he reveals the often shocking truth of what really went wrong as opposed to what you may have read in the papers.**********"Safety Last by Captain Brian Power-Waters courageously describes real life in the airline industry and sounds the alarm for urgently needed reforms. It documents the abysmal performance of the Federal Aviation Administration in enforcing air safety standards and the shocking insensitivity of many airline officials. This book should be read by any airline passenger, executive, regulator or legislator who is concerned about protecting human life and safety in air travel."Reuben Robertson III, Director of the Aviation Consumer Action Project and Aide to Ralph Nader********** "Captain Power-Waters unloads his list of complaints against commercial aviation without hedging and draws a frightening picture of chaos, carelessness and petty internecine warfare within the industry. The literate air traveler who gets his hands on this b
264 pages
Media | Książki Paperback Book (Książka z miękką okładką i klejonym grzbietem) |
Wydane | 1 maja 2001 |
ISBN13 | 9780595186938 |
Wydawcy | Authors Choice Press |
Strony | 264 |
Wymiary | 230 × 151 × 19 mm · 449 g |
Język | English |
Zobacz wszystko od Captain Brian Power-Waters ( np. Paperback Book )