HOW TO LAND A PLANE HC – MARK VANHOENACKER

The Daily Mail and the Spectator Book of the Year (2017) Perfect inflight reading … Brilliant The Sunday Times This couldn t be more highly recommended Alain de Botton Explains simply and clearly the abiding mysteries of flight Daily Mail A work of humorous and outright poetic travel geekery National Geographic Traveler Illuminates the practical reality of piloting in a concise and useful manner Times Literary Supplement Do something amazing and learn a new skill thanks to the Little Ways to Live a Big Life books! By the author of the acclaimed international bestseller Skyfaring, the Economist s Best book of the Year and a New York Times Notable Book , and a BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week So, hello! Welcome! Honestly, you look surprisingly relaxed. That s great to see. Have a seat on the left side of the cockpit – that s the captain s seat. Yes, that s right, you re now the captain, and yes, that s the runway down there. Fasten your seatbelt, order yourself a cup of tea, and let s get cracking. Mark Vanhoenacker, the airline pilot who makes poetry out of the science of flight technology, hands over the controls. Walking and talking us through the nitty-gritty of an approach and touchdown, he builds our understanding of flight from the ground up (or rather from the sky down), offering a new perspective of one of the more challenging and rewarding tasks ever.