Pilot Error: A Professional Study of Contributory Factors - 1976

"The emotive phrase *Pilot Error* is now synonymous in the public mind with an instant verdict of guilt against the pilot involved. This phrase has received more publicity than any other aspect of aviation, and indeed has been returned as a verdict in almost 60% of all aircraft crashes. This book will illusrate that it is not without cause that pilots reject and despise this verdict; that they do not accept it as an objective scientific finding. They believe that in far too many cases, acquiescence in 'pilot culpability' merely denotes failure to identify other, and perhaps more significant, causes of the accident. In the pages of this stimulating and provocative book three senior airline captians deal, respectively, with pilot experience; with management/pilot relations; and with the professional and legal implications of pilot error for all those involved in air travel. Other contributors include an aircraft designer of international standing; a specialist in the field of aviation medicine; and the former Master of the Guild of Air Traffic Controllers..." - Pilot Error: A Professional Study of Contributory Factors - edited by Ronald Hurst, AMRAcS Published 1976, Cosby Lockwood Staples, London Hardcover. Approx. 6.5x9.5in. 282pp. Dust jacket has some wear and tear. Book is in otherwise good vintage condition.