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This Is Your Captain Speaking (An Insider's Guide to What Really Happens When You Fly)
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Product Details
Author:
James Ian Cross
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
292
Publisher:
Globe Pequot Publishing (March 2, 2027)
Imprint:
Globe Pequot Publishing
Release Date:
March 2, 2027
Language:
English
Audience:
General/trade
ISBN-13:
9781493097869
ISBN-10:
1493097865
Weight:
9.76oz
Dimensions:
6" x 9"
File:
Eloquence-SimonSchuster_10202026_P10771196_onix30-20261020.xml
Folder:
Eloquence
List Price:
$22.95
Pub Discount:
65
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Overview
Why did the passenger in 24A pay half what you did? Who really gets the upgrades? And why, exactly, is your shampoo a security threat?
Flying is one of the modern world’s great marvels and one of its strangest everyday experiences. In This Is Your Captain Speaking, former commercial pilot and current aviation academic Dr. Jamie Cross takes you behind the scenes of the entire journey, from booking your ticket to finding your suitcase at the other end.
Along the way, discover:
Packed with entertaining stories, surprising facts, insider tips, and a generous dose of humor and myth-busting, This Is Your Captain Speaking reveals the ingenious, and occasionally absurd, world behind your boarding pass. You’ll never look at flying quite the same way again.
Flying is one of the modern world’s great marvels and one of its strangest everyday experiences. In This Is Your Captain Speaking, former commercial pilot and current aviation academic Dr. Jamie Cross takes you behind the scenes of the entire journey, from booking your ticket to finding your suitcase at the other end.
Along the way, discover:
- How airlines set fares, allocate seats, and decide who gets the perks
- What really goes on at check-in, security, and the boarding gate
- The surprising secrets of cabin crew and life behind the cockpit door
- Why planes make strange noises, turbulence happens, and pilots stay calm
- Where lost luggage goes and what the future of flying holds
Packed with entertaining stories, surprising facts, insider tips, and a generous dose of humor and myth-busting, This Is Your Captain Speaking reveals the ingenious, and occasionally absurd, world behind your boarding pass. You’ll never look at flying quite the same way again.
