I spent about a week reading a thread on another forum that was started by an airline pilot who was 'giving back' to the community by offering his insight into any flight oriented question. It turned into an amazingly educational thread with input from an Apache helicopter pilot serving in Afghanistan, many general aviation pilots, etc. The main pilot tells stories of his own flights as well as explains pilot actions in many disasters that have happened over time. He is very good at explaining the technical nature of his job and the extreme attention to safety and procedures that pilots of airliners use to transport us safely. It's a fascinating read if that topic interests you.
Warning, the thread is addictive and will chew many hours of your time if you allow it. Note you can change the settings when viewing to allow 100 posts per page and even at that there are 41 pages to read.
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/34/other-other-topics/ask-me-about-being-airline-pilot-flying-general-628324/
Warning, the thread is addictive and will chew many hours of your time if you allow it. Note you can change the settings when viewing to allow 100 posts per page and even at that there are 41 pages to read.
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/34/other-other-topics/ask-me-about-being-airline-pilot-flying-general-628324/