The questions below are taken from the author’s book, Cockpit Confidential: Everything You Need to Know About Air Travel. Questions, Answers, and Reflections. There are dozens more in the book’s seven chapters. A revised and updated edition was published in June, 2018. What’s the deal with cell phones? Are they really a safety threat? Turbulence: Everything You Need to Know The barking dog: those strange noises on Airbus planes We are told that planes basically fly themselves. How true is this? The truth about cabin air What’s with those annoying safety briefings? Aborted Landings for Dummies Conspiracy Nation: myths, madness, and the … Continue reading Cockpit Confidential