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“Trenchant and insightful.”
- Joe Sharkey,
The New York Times
“Brilliantly down to earth and reassuring”
- Cath Urquhart,
The London Times
“Always excellent.”
- James Fallows,
The Atlantic
More than ever, air travel is a focus of curiosity, intrigue, anxiety and anger.
Over two billion airline passengers take to the skies each year, and fair to say each one of them has a question, a complaint, or a lingering fear in the back of his or her mind.
Irreverent, literate and funny, Ask the Pilot is an enlightened, behind-the-scenes look into the fascinating realm of global air travel.
"I wish I could fold up Patrick Smith and put him in my suitcase. He seems to know everything worth knowing
about flying."
about flying."
- Stephen Dubner, coauthor of Freakonomics
“Ask the Pilot is deliciously
stylish and informative. A soaring accomplishment, indispensable for anyone who travels by air, which
means everyone.”
stylish and informative. A soaring accomplishment, indispensable for anyone who travels by air, which
means everyone.”
- James Kaplan
"Patrick Smith is extraordinarily knowledgeable and communicates beautifully in English. The ideal seat-mate, writer and explainer."
- Alex Beam,
The Boston Globe
