Bracing for Impact: True Tales of Air Disasters and the People Who Survived Them

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#X93;Surviving is a true blessing that few get to experience." Being strapped in the seat of a plane as it plunges into a nosedive midair is everyone's worst nightmare. Bracing for Impact's compilers and contributors know. They have both lived out that fear and survived, albeit badly hurt, in their own plane crashes. In this collection of true-life survivor tales, people from all walks of life#x97;a freelance writer, a crew member of the Lynyrd Skynyrd band, a naval flight surgeon, a teenager, and a newlywed on her honeymoon, among others#x97;recount their traumatic narrow escapes as engines stalled, fuel.;Intro; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Introduction: Flying Into Fate; Someone Needs to Buy Me a Lottery Ticket; Freebird; Up in Flames; Tail Hook; Honeymoon Hell; Kismet; Dancing in Circles; Grounded; A Lifelong Passion; Amazing Grace; Why Was I Spared?; Airplane Nut; It Happened So Fast; Like Father Like Son; Aftermath; Tips for Surviving a Plane Crash; On Departure; Meet the Authors; References. Intro Title Page Copyright Contents Foreword Introduction: Flying Into Fate Someone Needs to Buy Me a Lottery Ticket Freebird Up in Flames Tail Hook Honeymoon Hell Kismet Dancing in Circles Grounded A Lifelong Passion Amazing Grace Why Was I Spared? Airplane Nut It Happened So Fast Like Father Like Son Aftermath Tips for Surviving a Plane Crash On Departure Meet the Authors References.