Office Pilot. On the Invisible Side of the Pilot Profession. Book 3

Every day, civil aviation aircraft around the world make a couple hundred thousand takeoffs and landings. Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, and three hundred sixty-five days a year—thousands of airliners leave solid ground only to return later, connecting cities, countries, and destinies along the way. In his new book, Denis Okan shares why being an examiner is a difficult and responsible job, and what skills are required to become a truly great civil aviation pilot. He recalls flights to Novosibirsk, Sochi, Genoa, Chita, and other cities—what unexpected situations sometimes arise even during the most ordinary flight, and how, together with a colleague, they found a way out. You’ll learn what “teacup turbulence” is, why it’s so hard to fly in a thunderstorm, how takeoff and landing of an airplane work, what the pilot’s “office” work consists of, and much more about the everyday life of an instructor pilot.