The Nervous Passengers' Guide to Flying, by Tug Wilson

   

 

Quotes from the book - just a few salient extracts

 

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The runway has a big zebra crossing on it  This beast of a cloud is the thunderstorm  Classic Engineer's quote :  Why are my ears bubbling?
 Suck, squeeze, burn, blow  Find out what the passenger next to you does for a living  Pull back on the stick and the houses get smaller   The world does not owe you an upgrade 
But what's that noise?  OK. Sit down & take a look around  It can take ages to make it out to the runway You whizz through the check-in 
The world is a big, big place  If your flight is delayed or cancelled  Sooner or later, we are going to reach our destination     There must be more to being a pilot than just waggling the stick around