Bracing for Impact

True Tales of Air Disasters and the People Who Survived Them

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Transportation, Aviation, Commercial
Cover of the book Bracing for Impact by Robin Suerig Holleran, Lindy Philip, Skyhorse Publishing
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Author: Robin Suerig Holleran, Lindy Philip ISBN: 9781510700321
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Publication: October 27, 2015
Imprint: Skyhorse Publishing Language: English
Author: Robin Suerig Holleran, Lindy Philip
ISBN: 9781510700321
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Publication: October 27, 2015
Imprint: Skyhorse Publishing
Language: English

“Provides real world insight to those that have experienced the life-threatening event of an airplane crash” (Les Abend, Boeing 777 captain and CNN Aviation Analyst).

Being strapped in the seat of a plane as it plunges into a nosedive midair is everyone’s worst nightmare. The two women who compiled Bracing for Impact 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—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—recount their traumatic narrow escapes as engines stalled, fuel ran out, hazardous weather conditions descended, and landings did not go according to plan. In the face of death, as life flashed before their eyes—or not, as some wryly note—these survivors encountered the terrific split of before and after the crash. Their lives, though preserved, would change forever.

In heart-wrenching, unrelenting honesty, these stories explore the wide spectrum of impacts on survivors—ranging from debilitating fear, post-traumatic stress disorder, and substance abuse, to a renewed sense of urgency, where survivors swear to live each day to the fullest and rededicate their lives to helping others. Bracing for Impact is as much a horrific account of air disasters as it is a celebration and recognition of the people who survived them.

“I found the survivor’s perspective fascinating . . . The book is valuable reading for both pilots and passengers.” —Flying

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“Provides real world insight to those that have experienced the life-threatening event of an airplane crash” (Les Abend, Boeing 777 captain and CNN Aviation Analyst).

Being strapped in the seat of a plane as it plunges into a nosedive midair is everyone’s worst nightmare. The two women who compiled Bracing for Impact 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—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—recount their traumatic narrow escapes as engines stalled, fuel ran out, hazardous weather conditions descended, and landings did not go according to plan. In the face of death, as life flashed before their eyes—or not, as some wryly note—these survivors encountered the terrific split of before and after the crash. Their lives, though preserved, would change forever.

In heart-wrenching, unrelenting honesty, these stories explore the wide spectrum of impacts on survivors—ranging from debilitating fear, post-traumatic stress disorder, and substance abuse, to a renewed sense of urgency, where survivors swear to live each day to the fullest and rededicate their lives to helping others. Bracing for Impact is as much a horrific account of air disasters as it is a celebration and recognition of the people who survived them.

“I found the survivor’s perspective fascinating . . . The book is valuable reading for both pilots and passengers.” —Flying

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