Publisher's Synopsis
Captain Power-Waters covers every aspect of commercial aviation and brings the reader to the conclusion that it is a much more perilous means of transportation than generally suspected. Most of the material in this book has never been touched upon in any previous book on air safety. The following are a few of the subjects that are documented in this book:
- There are no U.S. airports that have adequate firefighting procedures.
- Mechanically impaired airliners are allowed to fly when, in reality, they should be grounded.
- The flushing of an airline toilet has imperiled the lives of passengers aboard the plane and people on the ground.
- The air traffic control system is near collapse caused by the "bumbling" FAA.
- Airline pilots are not thoroughly trained to recover from all modes of flight.
- The Boeing 737 is the most popular airliner ever built, but it is potentially the most dangerous.
