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Item Details
Title:
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HOW PILOTS LIVE
AN EXAMINATION OF THE LIFESTYLE OF COMMERCIAL PILOTS |
By: |
Simon Bennett |
Format: |
Paperback |
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£54.25 |
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ISBN 10: |
3034317220 |
ISBN 13: |
9783034317221 |
Publisher: |
PETER LANG AG, INTERNATIONALER VERLAG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN |
Pub. date: |
18 February, 2014 |
Pages: |
283 |
Description: |
The book paints a detailed picture of commercial pilot lifestyle, from the struggle to pay for training to time spent down route to thoughts of retirement. Once a glamorous occupation, commercial flying is today more of a job than a vocation. Many pilots work the maximum permissible hours for increasingly meagre rewards under stressful conditions. |
Synopsis: |
This book paints a detailed picture of the commercial pilot lifestyle, from the struggle to pay for training to time spent down route to thoughts of retirement. Once a glamorous occupation, commercial flying is today more of a job than a vocation with many pilots working the maximum permissible hours for increasingly meagre rewards under evermore stressful conditions. Pilots talk candidly about acute and chronic fatigue, short-notice roster changes that leave them insufficiently rested, noisy and poorly serviced down-route hotels, long daily commutes to work, indebtedness, fear of losing their pilot's licence, industry volatility, dread of lay-off or redundancy, the quality and agendas of airline managers, the impact of these and other stressors on family life and where they think the aviation industry is going. Despite these privations pilots remain enthusiastic - a testament to their professionalism and love of flying. |
Publication: |
Switzerland |
Imprint: |
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften |
Returns: |
Returnable |
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