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Expert Profile: Patrick Smith

Expertise:  I can answer queries on most any issue pertaining to commercial air travel -- from airline service and safety to technical questions about aircraft and flying. I am particularly knowledgable about the routes, service cultures, and safety records of the world's airlines.

Experience in the area
Patrick Smith is an airline pilot and the author of Salon.com's popular "Ask the Pilot" series. His book, "Ask the Pilot -- Everything You Need to Know About Air Travel," was published by Riverhead/Penguin in 2004 and was Amazon's pick for the best travel book of that year.

Publications
Salon.com, various newspapers and magazines.

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What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?  I urge people to reevaluate the link between flight and travel, encouraging them see the airplane as more than just an inconvenient means to an end, but part and parcel of the journey itself.
Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:  Globally each day, approximately 5.5 million people fly aboard commercial aircraft.
Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 1130
Knowledge   9.75   Best of the best
Clarity of Response   9.50   Best of the best
Timeliness   9.88   Best of the best
Politeness   9.88   Best of the best
Number Of Questions
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0
Max Questions to be Asked
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5
Total Questions
(since joining AllExperts)
102
Recent Reviews from Users
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User Comments
Good,helpful answer!!
(adrian on 07/13/08)
thanks i read both of your articles i enjoyed them thoroughly
(Brandon on 04/28/08)
Thanks, great stuff. I'm doing a research paper at college where I'm taking my CPL, and this'll really help.
(Robert on 11/28/07)
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Recent Answers from Patrick Smith
2008-08-20  TTAF Hi. It depends, somewhat, if/when said aircraft is removed for maintenance or overhaul. Figure around 8 hours per calendar day of utlization. Maybe that sounds like a lot, but remember that...
2008-06-25  Historic Commercial flight times I'm not sure Mike. You might try with Google or Wikipedia. I Qantas is one of the oldest airlines on earth, so they might have been the first. Or possibly BOAC -- a predecessor of British Airways...
2008-06-01  FEAR OF FLYING Please excuse my tardiness in responding; I'm in Africa at the moment. Your question is an enormous one that I can hardly begin to address without knowing more about what frightens you. I have written...
2008-05-15  Funny smell in cabin after takeoff That's a strange on. Honestly I have no idea, and I've never experienced this myself. Do you mean after *takeoff* or after engine start? More info here.... The truth about cabin air: http://www...
2008-05-13  rules of the sky Assuming you are in radar contact, ATC is giving you an advisory that is mostly just a "heads-up" sort of thing. They know where the military planes are, and they know where *you* are. You don't...
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