Overview

Imagine you're sitting next to a pilot on a flight and he's eager to answer all those nagging questions you have about air travel. Are those bumps and noises normal? Why are some take-offs delayed? What happens if there's a storm? How does this plane stay in the air, anyway? In From the Flight Deck: Plane Talk and Sky Science, pilot, meteorologist, and flight-school instructor Doug Morris lets you take the window seat on a trip around the world, giving you the scoop on everything from take-off to landing. He explains what you see looking out the window, what that window is made of, and how the plane is kept in rigorous flying condition. Perfect for informing the aviation enthusiast and calming the fearful flier.

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""There is something here for everyone who steps on a plane. Morris writes in a lively and entertaining style, pulling back the curtain on the world of aviation."" --""The Expositor"" ""Filled with information for frequent and fearful flyers, aviation enthusiasts, pilots in training and the general public."" --""The Oakville Beaver"" There is something here for everyone who steps on a plane. Morris writes in a lively and entertaining style, pulling back the curtain on the world of aviation."" --""The Expositor"" ""Filled with information for frequent and fearful flyers, aviation enthusiasts, pilots in training and the general public."" --""The Oakville Beaver""

There is something here for everyone who steps on a plane. Morris writes in a lively and entertaining style, pulling back the curtain on the world of aviation. -- The Expositor

<p> Filled with information for frequent and fearful flyers, aviation enthusiasts, pilots in training and the general public. -- The Oakville Beaver

Author Information

Doug Morris is a certified meteorologist and an airline pilot with more than 15,000 flight hours logged. He writes a monthly aviation column for enRoute, Air Canada’s in-flight magazine, and for newspapers and other aviation and weather publications.

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