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Vectors to Spare: The Life of an Air Traffic Controller
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About Vectors To Spare: The Life Of An Air Traffic
Product description Book by Brenlove, Milovan S. From Publishers Weekly Now an assistant professor of aviation at Daniel Webster College in New Hampshire, Brenlove spent 12 years between 1974 and 1989 as an air traffic controller. At Dayton (a quiet airport), Minneapolis (one of the busiest in the country) and Pittsburgh (a happy medium), he had a love-hate relationship with the job, a reaction to its combination of stress and excitement. He offers tales of skyjacking, plane crashes due to structural defects or pilot error, medical emergencies and fires on board. Brenlove gives a provocative account of the nationwide 1981 strike, for which he blames the Federal Aviation Administration as much as the air traffic controllers' union, PATCO. A treat for those who like adventure in the skies. Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Library Journal Air traffic controllers have tremendously stressful jobs. Brenlove, who spent 15 years with the Federal Aviation Administration as a controller, tells of the numerous incidents he had to handle, including the crash of a fighter plane, guiding planes through snow storms, and even coordinating an emergency landing because a pilot was in dire need of relieving himself. Since every word between the control tower and airplane is recorded (in the event of an accident), there can be no secrets. The accounts Brenlove presents are interesting and entertaining, and his book is a very good nontechnical report on the daily life of an air traffic controller. A glossary of aeronautical terms is included. This will make a good addition to the career sections of school and public libraries. - H. Robert Malinowsky, Univ. of Illinois, Chicago Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
