Your Flight Questions Answered

Whether you are an experienced air traveler or aprevents air from separating from the wing or other
novice, John Cronin's book, "Your Flight Questionssurface area on an aircraft. Cronin breaks down his
Answered," has a little bit of something for everyone.explanations further with additional details and often
Written more as a reference guide, Cronin's bookincludes a supporting picture or graph to visually
covers the many questions the flying public can havestress the answer.
before, during, and after flight. Cronin divides his bookFor those who frequently take to the air, Cronin
into seven sections each containing several questionscovers a number of the more difficult questions
with detailed answers: flight cancellations and delays,regarding aircraft instrumentation, airport markings,
baggage handling, weather, air traffic control, airports,and cabin pressure; these are things that we
airliners, and pilots. His questions are written in basicprobably know something about but may be unable
form, much like the questions a concerned passengerto give a satisfactory answer to the inquiring
would ask who is unfamiliar with flying. For example,passenger. Although the questions may seem more
one question he covers: what are those tiny piecesdirected toward passengers flying on an airliner,
of metal sticking straight up from the wing? Hebusiness aircraft crew may find Cronin's book a
details his answer with the explanation that they arehandy reference to have available to their
vortex generators, which create a vortex thatpassengers as well.