When you fly on a scheduled airline, do you sometimes wonder what the history of your pilot might be? Does he or she have a good record? Have they had any alcohol or drugs the past eight to ten hours? Is the co-pilot capable of flying this airplane if the pilot was incapacitated? Does the crew have the knowledge how to regain control if there is a failure in the airplane somewhere? Has this airplane been maintained in the proper way and how recently? Have there been any close calls involving any of this crew? Can this airplane handle turbulence? Does the crew actually listen when alarms go off telling them a certain thing is wrong? Do the Flight Attendants know how to properly direct passengers in case of a crash?
Do I now have your attention? Art Samson has written a book that will tell of many of the above questions while telling his own history as a pilot and crewmember for many years. He will tell you about several airplane crashes that have actually occurred over various parts of the world and the results of the investigations into those sad crashes. Brad Morehouse had flown with the Blue Angels until a tragic mistake caused the loss of a life of one of the pilots. This constantly went through his mind when anything went wrong. But he was a seasoned crewmember who could be the captain, the copilot, or the engineer on any given flight. Some of the pilots were married but their marriages were not strong in too many cases. They traveled much and allowed their mind to wonder when a good-looking woman appeared.
The author tells you about some crashes that had survivors and some that did not. You will delve into the follow up investigation and all the painstaking work done to recreate the airplane by gathering all the findable pieces, taking them to a huge building (usually a hanger) and then put it back together as close as possible. In 1979 a CRM was started (modeled through a NASA program.) This stands for Crew Resource Management. CRM can be defined as a management system that makes optimum use of all available resources – equipment, procedures, and people – to promote safety and enhance the efficiency of flight operations. Brad was selected for this committee as well as many other respected cockpit members and a few others in the know. They tried to categorize which way and what caused the crash or problem.
Along with the work both on land or in the air, many lives were formed in ways never thought of when these people got married. Some were still single, while some of the married ones had roaming eyes and got into trouble as much as the singles. Divorce was a word used too much mainly while away from home. The name used for this airline was Omega. They mostly flew 727's, which are pretty much relics these days but not in the 70's. They required a cockpit crew of three, one Captain, one Co-Pilot, and a flight engineer. The Captain was in charge but used input from the other two, especially in times of trouble. You will feel as though you were one or more of those three while reading. Your airplane might be in deep trouble where all three had to put their heads together to attempt to come up with a solution. You will also sit in on a meeting of the CRM where all kinds of information and suggestions passed out loud trying to find solutions.
You will feel their love life, their sometimes boring layovers, their thoughts as they flew as crew members, and sit in their place in one of the CRM meetings. I think anyone would enjoy this with those in aviation enjoying even more. The author explains the meaning of terms you might not recognize. Some of the routine things a crew does are new to most readers but you do learn from it. The story will give you a better idea of how important safety is in the airline industry. The present and futuristic thinking of all crewmembers combine to make this book interesting.
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The Captains' Airline, Pushing Back From The Brink, Written By Art Samson