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Here’s the set-up:
Air travel is one of the safest modes of travel when we take into
account the distances and freedom that it allows us. And yet, we still
remain obsessed with aviation disasters. What caused these accidents?
Whose fault was it? In her series of books, Why Planes Crash, Sylvia Wrigley investigates the worst aviation disasters of the twenty first century.Why Planes Crash: 2001 is the first of the series. Wrigley has
put together eleven of the most interesting incidents that the world
saw in the year 2001. These include a detailed analysis of the
disastrous runway incursion at Linate, the passenger interference
leading to the Avjet Aspen Crash and why an Airbus A300 disintegrated
over Queens.From bad weather to the engineering faults in the aircraft, the author
critically looks into each factor that might have lead to the crash.
Her investigations and deep insight compiled thoughtfully in this book
make it so interesting to read that you actually start feeling like a
witness to the disaster and yet it is comprehensive enough for anyone
with no aviation knowledge to understand.
account the distances and freedom that it allows us. And yet, we still
remain obsessed with aviation disasters. What caused these accidents?
Whose fault was it? In her series of books, Why Planes Crash, Sylvia Wrigley investigates the worst aviation disasters of the twenty first century.Why Planes Crash: 2001 is the first of the series. Wrigley has
put together eleven of the most interesting incidents that the world
saw in the year 2001. These include a detailed analysis of the
disastrous runway incursion at Linate, the passenger interference
leading to the Avjet Aspen Crash and why an Airbus A300 disintegrated
over Queens.From bad weather to the engineering faults in the aircraft, the author
critically looks into each factor that might have lead to the crash.
Her investigations and deep insight compiled thoughtfully in this book
make it so interesting to read that you actually start feeling like a
witness to the disaster and yet it is comprehensive enough for anyone
with no aviation knowledge to understand.
Reviews
“For those aviation enthusiasts that wish to delve beyond the sensationalist headlines on aviation accidents Sylvia Spruck Wrigley’s “Why Planes Crash” will satisfy their needs. Informative, critical and insightful.” ~HAL STOEN, STOENWORKS AVIATION
“Planes crash for many many reasons, but in our modern media, a complex outcome is usually boiled down to a sound bite (pilot error, for example). Sylvia has gone past this facade and examined in understandable detail the many factors that led to in some examples, their inevitable end. An excellent read for the average man in the street and professional pilot alike, and I’m looking forward to the next book!” – Amazon Review, 5 Stars
About The Author
Sylvia Wrigley is a pilot and an aviation writer who has been obsessing about aviation safety for ten years. Her work has appeared in Piper Flyer, the Guardian and Forbes. In 2012 she was invited to speak as an aviation expert for the Discovery Channel series Air Crash Confidential.
Her aviation blog, Fear of Landing, receives 40,000 visitors a year.
She writes science fiction and fantasy under her full name, Sylvia Spruck Wrigley. For more information, check out http://fearoflanding.com/.
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