Why Does Everyone Hate Flying? And Other Questions Only a Pilot Can Answer

Why Does Everyone Hate Flying? And Other Questions Only a Pilot Can Answer

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Patrick Smith, the author of Cockpit Confidential, answers every question we can throw at him about what really happens up in the air. Just don’t get him started on pilotless planes — or whether the autopilot is actually doing the flying.