As an experienced British Airways captain, turned media commentator, Terry is in a unique position to give an insight into a previously hidden world. He tells riveting stories that demonstrate a creeping erosion of the hard won safety standards that have made airline travel the safest means of transport. Yet this book is an easy, story-based read. Writing from his own and other pilots’ experiences, the author examines vital safety issues, such as pilots so tired they can hardly function, or even falling asleep. He brings official reports to life in understandable and compelling language. You will ride on the flight decks of a variety of aircraft and witness extraordinary scenes.

His book, Confessions of an Airline Pilot – Why Planes Crash (incorporating Tales from the Pilot’s Seat) will give the reader an insight to the critically important safety issues that sometimes fail and why.

Have you ever wondered who you should avoid flying with? This book asks whether we are becoming complacent about safety and sets out the author’s concerns over the change of direction the airline industry has taken after decades of increasing safety. It will also help you choose your airline with an insight into what makes one safer than another.

Writing from his own and other pilots’ experiences, the author examines vital safety issues, such as pilots so tired they can hardly function or even falling asleep. He brings official reports to life in understandable and compelling language. These stories of accidents and incidents in flight illustrate the concerns that he and his fellow pilots share. He offers original solutions and highlights issues that have been raised by pilot’s unions but so far ignored or resisted by the industry and those who regulate it.

This fascinating insight into an airline pilot’s world allows the reader to fly with the author and witness the skills and challenges that are all part of a pilot’s working day. Experience the breath-taking challenges of a pilot in training and the all too real story of the Concorde tragedy and learn of a little known controversy over the final accident report. The story that you think you know may not be the whole picture.

Even nervous flyers will benefit from understanding how pilots think and what really matters. For example, do you need to worry about turbulence or funny noises?