We Have a No Crash Policy
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- Author Name - Adam L. Alpert
- What does it take to fly a World War II fighter or land without a working engine? What causes flight delays and scary near-misses? The answers are revealed over the course of Adam L. Alpert's forty years of flying-from cardboard glider to modern jet airplane. Through his engaging stories of flight, readers will learn how interpersonal skills can be tested in the course of challenges and how a positive outcome often depends on the right combination of passion, desire, and skill. Readers will also have the vicarious experience of flying a wide variety of aircraft while improving their knowledge of the technical aspects of flying. With charming watercolor illustrations and photographs throughout, We Have a No Crash Policy! explains flying technology and human factors from the pilot's point of view in an understandable, humorous way, offering a practical guide to the factors that predict successful missions both in life and in the cockpit.
- Product details
- Paperback: 368 pages
- Publisher: Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc.; 1st edition (July 20, 2019)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1619548585
- ISBN-13: 978-1619548589
- Product Dimensions: 6 x 1 x 8.9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
- Customer Reviews: 5.0 out of 5 stars10 customer ratings
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,520,460 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #944 in Piloting & Flight Instruction
- #261609 in Textbooks
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We Have a No Crash Policy
- Author Name - Adam L. Alpert
- What does it take to fly a World War II fighter or land without a working engine? What causes flight delays and scary near-misses? The answers are revealed over the course of Adam L. Alpert's forty years of flying-from cardboard glider to modern jet airplane. Through his engaging stories of flight, readers will learn how interpersonal skills can be tested in the course of challenges and how a positive outcome often depends on the right combination of passion, desire, and skill. Readers will also have the vicarious experience of flying a wide variety of aircraft while improving their knowledge of the technical aspects of flying. With charming watercolor illustrations and photographs throughout, We Have a No Crash Policy! explains flying technology and human factors from the pilot's point of view in an understandable, humorous way, offering a practical guide to the factors that predict successful missions both in life and in the cockpit.
- Product details
- Paperback: 368 pages
- Publisher: Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc.; 1st edition (July 20, 2019)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1619548585
- ISBN-13: 978-1619548589
- Product Dimensions: 6 x 1 x 8.9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
- Customer Reviews: 5.0 out of 5 stars10 customer ratings
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,520,460 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #944 in Piloting & Flight Instruction
- #261609 in Textbooks
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