Danger in the Air: Federal Aviation Administration Blunders

By Brian Power-Waters XIII and Brian Power-Waters

Book Overview

"An enthusiastic thumbs-up to Captain Brian Power-Waters, America's conscience on air safety. Danger in the Air pulls no punches and harbors no sacred cows-assembling a convincing case that the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0595217133
• ISBN13: 9780595217137
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.9" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

The Inside Story

If you are interested in the inside story of the attack on America, how the Federal Aviation Administration contributed to it, how airport security is still a Joke, and how the FAA and airlines are fighting to extend the time a pilot is confined to the cockpit, then this is the book for you.Carl T. Butterworth, Senior Captain, American Airlines, Retired Brigadier General, Air National Guard

An Enthusiastic Thumbs-Up!

An enthusiastic thumbs-up to Captain Brian Power-Waters, America's conscience on air safety. Danger in the Air pulls no punches and harbors no sacred cows... will make you uneasy and angry, and may drive you to scream for reforms.Alex Michelini, former award-winning Investigative Reporter, New York Daily News

It Will Make You Think

The latest book by the retired US Airways captain isn't any easier on the FAA than his previous works ... The 30,000-hour pilot ... spends more time ... examining and explaining what he sees as the things that have gone awry in US commercial air travel, since deregulation, and up to and including John F Kennedy Jr.; and September 11 and its immediate aftermath .... He ... says, "Whatever the case, we do know that John F Kennedy, Jr., died following the rules laid out by the FAA which were, and are faulty." It will make you think. It will make you laugh, too.

Do You Think Your Safe?

Do you think your safe? Maybe you'll think again after reading Captain Power-Waters Danger in the Air. This bestselling author unleashes yet another earthshaking book blasting the FAA and Airline Industry as he uncovers their unsafe practices. Now when I'm on an airliner, I have to ask myself, "Do I feel luck?"Captain Steve Goodman, Air Frame and Power Plant Mechanic, Aircraft Inspector

The Truth About Aviation

Captain Power-Waters, drawing on his vast experience in aviation...brings together facts and information concerning the truth about aviation safety and the failures made by the agency tasked with overseeing it-the FAA.William A. Faville, Former Director, Safety and Technology, National Air Traffic Controller Association