Review: A GREAT BOOK
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 18, 2013
I read many aviation books this past year but this was the best one in my option. As a pilot myself for the past 40 years all things aviation especially interest me. Having  been born in the early 50`s, I can remember going to the airport as a young boy and watching DC-3's and Convair C-240's pull up to the terminal, but never having flown in one as a passenger. By the time I flew on a airliner the jets were here. After reading this book I can see how the jet engine,s have brought the level of safety and reliability up. I got the impression that propellers themselves were quite dangerous if problems developed during flight.I understood most everything in this book because of my background, but metric  system units, that I have a time with. I think that anybody who has any interest in the bygone propeller era of commercial airlines and airplanes will appreciate this book. I'm now going to look for more books by this Australian author.