YIKES!: 100 Smart Pilots and the Dumb Things They Did Yet Lived to Tell About 'Em

PRAISE FOR YIKES!… "You will help yourself by reading the fantastic lessons in this book, told in a way that I like—organized and easy to understand." –Brian Schiff, Captain, American Airlines Host The Schiff Show podcast “It was one of those books that you couldn't put down... upon finishing each chapter, I found myself saying ‘one more chapter’, until the book was finished before I knew it.” —Jim Farris, Instrumented-Rated Private Pilot “I find that your book really contributes to Aeronautical Decision-Making in the most effective way. Thank you for such a thoughtful book!” –James Aaron Modeste, FAA Part 141 Chief Flight Instructor “Pilots love to tell stories. Some of the best stories are when they tell on themselves. YIKES!…is a collection of the best of the best of those stories–thrilling, scary and flat out funny. YIKES!…is a page-turner, filled with stories that teach other pilots how to become better pilots and non-pilots just how hard it is to become a great pilot. ” –Ben Pegram, Captain, PSA Airlines YIKES! 100 Smart Pilots and the Dumb Things They Did Yet Lived to Tell About 'Em The stories in YIKES!… are true, taken from NASA reports—the FAA’s Aviation Safety Reporting System database—where pilots voluntarily and anonymously share their moments of bad judgment with the rest of us. Combining humor with insightful analysis, I examined their stories in my General Aviation News column, “Human Factors.” The chapters in YIKES!… are curated from my column. YIKES!… is humorous-yet-educational, entertaining-yet-inspirational for pilots and non-pilots alike. View Less