Fly a Plane: ...with Captain Jack - Paperback

by John Pullen (Author)

For boys and girls aged 7years and up...Have you ever wanted to know how to fly a plane?Or perhaps your dream is to become an airline pilot?This book will help you to do both.Join Captain Jack and First Officer Alisha as they fly an airliner from London to Athens in Greece. You will be with them for every part of the flight as they explain and show you how to fly a modern jet.From the very start when they check over their flight plan to shutting down the engines at their destination airport, they will show you how to take-off, climb, navigate, descend and land an airliner. And during the flight they will also explain all the aircraft systems from how to pressurise a plane to what to do if a fire breaks out.At the end of this book you will know a lot about how to fly an airliner and what the pilots do on each flight. And to make sure you know what Captain Jack and Alisha know, there are questions at the end of each section. But don't worry, you can find all the answers at the back of the book.So if you would love to be a pilot, read this book and you will find yourself in the cockpit with the pilots learning to fly an airliner.

Author Biography

John Pullen has spent most of his career in media, first as a cameraman, then as a writer, director and producer of factual programmes. Throughout his life he has had a passion for flying and has been a pilot for 25 years. The aircraft flown have included singles, multi-engines and military jets. He has also written many books over the years, both fiction and non-fiction. The latter encompasses general and professional aviation, medicine and history. A number of his novels are fantasy adventures and are aimed at "young adults and adults who are young". Currently he lives near London and for relaxation flies planes and plays tennis.