<p>For millions of people, travel by air is a confounding, uncomfortable, and even fearful experience. Patrick Smith, airline pilot and author of the web's popular <em>Ask the Pilot</em> feature, separates the fact from fallacy and tells you everything you need to know...</p><p>?How planes fly, and a revealing look at the men and women who fly them<br> ?Straight talk on turbulence, pilot training, and safety<br> ?The real story on congestion, delays, and the dysfunction of the modern airport<br> ?The myths and misconceptions of cabin air and cockpit automation<br> ?Terrorism in perspective, and a provocative look at security<br> ?Airfares, seating woes, and the pitfalls of airline customer service<br> ?The colors and cultures of the airlines we love to hate</p><p><em>Cockpit Confidential</em> covers not only the nuts and bolts of flying, but also the grand theater of air travel, from airport architecture to inflight service to the excitement of travel abroad. It's a thoughtful, funny, at times deeply personal look into the strange and misunderstood world of commercial flying.</p><p>The ideal book for frequent flyers, nervous passengers, and global travelers.</p><p>Refreshed and vastly expanding from the original <em>Ask the Pilot</em>, with approximately 75 percent new material.</p>