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Mid-AIR: Accident Reports and Voice Transcripts from Military and Airline Mid-Air Collisions - Softcover

Sturkey, Marion F.

 
9780965081474: Mid-AIR: Accident Reports and Voice Transcripts from Military and Airline Mid-Air Collisions

Synopsis

In both military and civil aviation, the ultimate nightmare is a mid-air collision. Each chapter in MID-AIR is a window through which readers re-live the aerial crisis, the voice transcript (where available), the collision, the subsequent investigation, and the elusive Probable Cause. The author, a former military and commercial pilot, eliminates the fog of aviation jargon. He explains each accident in simple and easy-to-understand layman's terms. This book is a priceless resource for all aviation enthusiasts and professionals.

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About the Author

Marion Sturkey began his aviation career in the U.S. Marine Corps, where he flew both fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters. He later became a commercial pilot. Eventually leaving flying behind, he worked in the corporate world in various management capacities until his retirement in 1995. Full time, he now researches and writes books on military and aviation concerns.

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