Cockpit Confidential covers not only the nuts and bolts of flying, but also the grand theater of air travel, from airport architecture to inflight service to the excitement of travel abroad. It's a thoughtful, funny, at times deeply personal look into the strange and misunderstood world of commercial flying.,Planr truth - Elements of unease - Landings, , Takeoffs, and the Mysterious Between - Flying for a living - En route: life in the CabinDisasters, Mishaps, and flights of fancy.