Blue Side Up

I recently purchased Doug Morris’ book From The Flight Deck from Chapters. Being someone who is already fairly fluent in the goings on in the aviation world, I didn’t know if the book would be a repeat of everything I already knew. Turns out that its full of tonnes of little tidbits of aviation knowledge. Doug takes you through a hypothetical flight from Toronto to Hong Kong and explains everything that happens at every stage of the flight.

The book is meant for curious passengers and aviation enthusiasts that want to know more about what goes on behind those closed (and now locked) flight deck doors. Being a student pilot, I found his youth similar to mine in some ways. I started flying when I was 19 years old and will graduate university in a recession looking for a job as a pilot. I hope to instruct but there’s no guarantee I’ll be able to get a job doing what I love.

So far, this book is an easy read that explains commercial aviation very well. I recommend it to anyone who is a frequent flyer or anyone who might want to expand their knowledge of this amazing industry.