Good read for aspiring ATPLs ( and nervous passengers too. . . )

[Phil Perry]

I've just read a rather good tome by an American airline pilot named Patrick Smith, entitled "Cockpit Confidential".

 

It was suggested to me by a frightened flier ( passenger ) who bought it at an airport bookshop in New York, and he said it was an eye opener for him, as it explained a large number of the things which worried him as a regular but relucant airline passenger.

 

I thought it was very good actually, even though it was written by a septic ( ! ) who forgets the second "ell" in the word traveler. . . . but other than the fact that us and the yanks are separated by a common language, the bloke is very erudite and talks a lot of sense about all sorts of aspects of the airline industry and the book is certainly worth a read, even if you are not yourself hours building towards a very low paid job flying commercial passenger aircraft.

 

Just though you'd like to know. . . . .

 

Phil XX