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A first airplane ride can be very exciting--watching planes take off and land, going through security checks, walking the Jetway, finding the right seat, gazing out the window as the plane taxis down the runway, and flying up high in the sky. Lifting! Whooshing! Shuddering! Shaking! Rumbling! Roaring! And then, at the other end, Grandma waiting with a hug!
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"In Full Upright and Locked Position, former FAA chief counsel and senior aviation policy official Mark Gerchick unravels the unseen forces and little-known facts that have reshaped our air travel experience since September 11, 2001. With wry humor and unique insight, Gerchick takes us past the jargon, technicalities, and all-is-well platitudes to expose the new normal of air travel: from the packed planes and myriad hassles of everyday flying to...
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Over a year has passed since the miraculous homecoming of Flight 828 and the discovery of others who have mysteriously returned. While the Stone family endeavors to keep their friends safe and make their enemies believe the unbelievable, new challenges will test their trust of the callings and each other. But sticking together is more important than ever, because no matter what happens, it's all connected.
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Travel through one of America's largest airports and experience the fun of flying with a real pilot. Captain Herb takes kids from the control tower to the maze of baggage handling, from giant jets taking off and landing to a front row seat in the cockpit of an in-flight Boeing 747 jumbo jet.
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"Super Wings is the hit preschool series now airing on Universal Kids and Netflix! A young girl named Tess is excited go to the airport in her home town of Amsterdam, where she will be going on her first airplane ride. Jett brings her a carry-on suitcase, but trouble arises when it goes missing!"--Publisher.
67) City in the sky
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At any one time, there are around one million people airborne somewhere in the world; that equates to an entire airborne city, a "city in the sky." Straddling whole continents, the fabric of this extraordinary construction consists of the 100,000 flights that crisscross the world every single day. Take off around the world, on the arc of an actual journey from departure to arrival, to uncover the invisible global networks and complex logistics that...
70) By air
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"Gives a concise history of travel by land, water, air, or in space, showing the technology available today, in the near future, and in centuries to come"--Provided by publisher.
72) Passenger 57
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The safest way to travel is by air, the FAA says. But the FAA never figured the risk with Charles Rane on board. He's "The Rane of Terror", the insane mastermind behind four recent terrorist attacks. Soon there will be a fifth - and that's bad news for passengers on Flight 163. But there's good news, too: the man in seat 57!
75) First plane trip
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Fred enjoys his first ride on a plane when he goes to visit his Uncle George.
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