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Naked Pilot: The Human Factor in Aircraft Accidents
David Beaty
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Description for Naked Pilot: The Human Factor in Aircraft Accidents
Paperback. After landing safely back at the airport with a fire on board, no exit on a DC-8 was opened for 23 minutes and 301 people inside perished. Investigations into aircraft accidents often focus on what happened and who did it, but very rarely on why, which is the question this book addresses. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: KNXC; MBN; TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 418. 320 pages, 16 b&w photographs. After landing safely back at the airport with a fire on board, no exit on a DC-8 was opened for 23 minutes and 301 people inside perished. Investigations into aircraft accidents often focus on what happened and who did it, but very rarely on why, which is the question this book addresses. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: KNXC; MBN; TRP. Dimension: 220 x 152 x 25. Weight: 460.
Investigations into the causes of aircraft accidents have for decades focused on what happened and who did it - very rarely Why? It is the question Why? that David Beaty has addressed here, fighting the misnomer of 'pilot error' and propounding that the cause should be sought deeper inside human beings who make apparently simple human errors. In The Naked Pilot, David Beaty analyses not only human error flying accidents but also the latent predisposing errors made by management and government. No other book on the subject speaks with such clarity to both the expert and the layman. ... Read more
Investigations into the causes of aircraft accidents have for decades focused on what happened and who did it - very rarely Why? It is the question Why? that David Beaty has addressed here, fighting the misnomer of 'pilot error' and propounding that the cause should be sought deeper inside human beings who make apparently simple human errors. In The Naked Pilot, David Beaty analyses not only human error flying accidents but also the latent predisposing errors made by management and government. No other book on the subject speaks with such clarity to both the expert and the layman. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The Crowood Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Number of Pages
310
Place of Publication
Ramsbury, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781853104824
SKU
V9781853104824
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About David Beaty
David Beaty is a former RAF pilot ( DFC and Bar), airline pilot, historian, Foreign Office principal, psychologist and author. His previous books include The Human Factor in Aircraft Accidents and a number of successful fiction titles. In 1992 he was awarded the MBE for Services to Aviation. He is a member of the royal Aeronautical Society.
Reviews for Naked Pilot: The Human Factor in Aircraft Accidents
"The Naked Pilot makes fascinating and compulsive reading. It should be compulsory reading for all trainee and experienced pilots alike, as well as air traffic controllers, corporate managers and aircraft manufacturers." - Business Aviation