My life plan was to be an airline pilot. With the steep cost of flight training, I had to give it up after my PPL (private pilot). This book was a joy to read. It was a lot of, "I knew that!", and also "Who would have thought?".

Captain Morris is witty and knowledgeable, humble and seems very kind. This is a great read for anyone who is curious about flight, who is scared of flying, or is like me and has the aviation bug.

It did bounce around a lot for me, but I liked the intention of setting the flow up to mimic flight stages & checklists.

Overall a great read, and I'm thankful for the advance copy!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing this book in exchange for an honest review.
Aviation is fascinating to me and getting a glimpse from the cockpit makes it even more interesting. My uncle was a captain on a major airline for many years and he loved it.
This book gives a good variety of educational material on aviation and meteorology but also some fun facts and stories too. There definitely is a lot involved and many variables that prove one airline or airport is not like the others.

As someone who loves the idea of flying but really hates it in practice (think severe airsickness and inability to sleep while sitting), this was a fun and informative read. Captain Doug Morris is like your pilot uncle who regales you with dozens of anecdotes accumulated over years of experience.

<i>This is Your Captain Speaking</i> is sometimes a bit disjoined, with some repeated information; it's more a book to flip through or reference than something to read straight through. But overall it's interesting and very often quite funny, and great for anyone who wants to learn more about air travel.

* Thanks to NetGalley and ECW Press for the ARC in exchange for an honest review. *

Fun and informative. Great book if you love to travel.

Thanks to author, publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book. While I got the book for free, it had no bearing on the rating I gave it.

This Is Your Captain Speaking by Doug Morris pulls back the curtain on the aviation industry, and answers just about any question you could possibly have about flight. As a frequent flier myself prior to being grounded by Covid, I was fascinated to learn some trade secrets from a veteran industry insider, and to have some common myths debunked.

I would happily recommend this informative and entertaining read to anyone who has even a casual interest in aviation, as it will certainly provide much food for thought the next time you take to the friendly skies.

Many thanks to NetGalley and ECW Press for an ARC.

Wow this book was extremely informative and interesting. I liked the way the author has planned the book as if they would plan a flight route out. I really enjoyed the humour and comical aspect of the author as although there were many facts within this book there were points where the author added humour which was great as it stops you getting fed up!

I think every single possible question ever asked about flights, flying, weather, aircraft has been asked and answered in this book. I enjoyed the read as just a nosy person in general, but this book would be great for aspiring pilots, people who enjoy flying and what to read the inside truths, or anyone who enjoys biographies.

Thank you to @netgalley and @ECWpress for allowing me to read this ARC.

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