Cockpit Confidential: Everything You Need to Know About Air Travel: Questions, Answers, and Reflections
"Brilliant...A book to be savored and passed to friends."-- William Langewiesche, Vanity Fair“Nobody  covers the airline experience like Patrick Smith. He brings balance and  clarity to a subject all too often over-hyped. And, he's a damned good  writer.”-- Clive Irving, Conde Nast Traveler“I wish I could fold up Patrick Smith and put him in my suitcase.  He seems to know everything worth knowing about flying.”-- Stephen Dubner, coauthor of Freakonomics“Patrick  Smith is extraordinarily knowledgeable about modern aviation, and  communicates beautifully in English, not in pilot-ese. Th ideal  seatmate, companion, writer and explainer.”-- Alex Beam, Boston Globe“A  brilliant writer, Patrick Smith provides a laugh-a-page tour of a  misunderstood industry -- a journey into the world of aviation, stripped  of the mumbo-jumbo and filled with humor and insight.”-- Christine Negroni, aviation correspondent and author of Flying Lessons"Patrick  Smith doesn’t just know everything about air travel, he possesses a  rare knack for explaining it in lucid and witty prose."-- Barbara Peterson, Condé Nast Traveler“Patrick  Smith is one of the best writers around, period, which certainly makes  him by far the best writer ever to have earned a commercial pilot's  license. A soaring accomplishment, indispensable for anyone who travels  by air, which means everyone.-- James Kaplan"Wonderful"-- Rudy Maxa“Patrick  Smith manages to demystify the experience and remind us of the magic of  aviation. Also he has a great sense of humor – which is critical when  you are wedged into seat 14D on a regional jet.”-- Chris Bohjalian“Brilliantly down to earth and reassuring”-- Cath Urquhart, The Times (London) "What  a pleasure it is reading Patrick Smith's surprisingly elegant  explanations and commentary.  The world needs somebody writing E.B.  White simple and sensible about a topic everyone has a question about."   -- Berke Breathed“Patrick Smith doesn’t just know everything about air travel, he  possesses a rare knack for explaining it in lucid and witty prose.”-- Barbara Peterson,Condé Nast Travele"Cockpit Confidential is the document that belongs in the seat-back pocket in front of you."   -- David Pogue, New York Times correspondent and PBS television host