Review: Compelling read, if a little technical
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 13, 2014
I love to read about the conditions surrounding disasters--it's like reading a good mystery novel. Who was responsible? How did the incident happen? How did the survivors survive where others didn't? How have things changed in response to this incident? The author has done an excellent job in describing the incidents themselves in lively prose, yet, since I am not an aviator in any sense of the word (in fact, I'm a nervous passenger when I must fly at all), I found the analysis of the incidents to be confusing at times and a bit overly technical. Seeing as how someone like me doesn't even know which engine is the #1 engine, which is the starboard wing, or how gas tanks are configured in the wings (to name a few), I would have helped to have a few more illustrations for us non-plane-savvy types. However, overall, I enjoyed the book and learned a few things along the way.