Government bashing in print.

It is the story of an injured flight attendant (psychological injury) and her 10 years of trying to get the government to provide disability to her. At times the book bashes the Candian Government, the insurance industry, the unions and the Aviation Industry.

I read the entire book hoping that somehow all the side stories and negative comments would end in a conclusion worth reading about...but it did not.

It is just not worth your time.

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This is a very good course literature for those who are studying psychology.

This is a very good course literature for those who are studying psychology and for Human Factors courses. The book is an excellent illustration on how PTSD can develop and get worse by bad treatment.
It was not the engine explosion, which caused the authors Post Traumatic Stress. It was firstly the poor information from the captain and his negligence to arrange a proper counseling debriefing after landing (see ISBN 0-9754818-8-6) and secondly the absolute lack of empathy from the airline years after the accident that caused and aggravated her PTSD.
The book contains a lot of very valuable information based on knowledge, reports, recorded researches and finally some assumptions with which I don't always agree, e.g. her explanation of aircraft pressurization and ventilation. The cabin air deteriorated a lot after introduction of recirculation fan. That is true, but pilots get their air from the same duct as passengers and no extra oxygen is added. We have our oxygen masks for emergency as have the cabin crew and passengers.
Read the book, but don't get afraid of flying. In 2004 no passenger was killed in airline accidents in the western world and less than 500 in the whole world.
Gunnar Fahlgren, Ret. airline captain (SAS) and Human Factors consultant.

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Couldn't Put it Down - not even the third time through!!

Finally a book that spells out the truth about what being a flight attendant is all about!! Nattanya Andersen's descriptive powers made me feel like I was on that 727 with her, and she took me on her entire journey, never letting go of my attention. I have done a whole lot of reading with regard to this subject matter and in the end I have to say that this is the one book I go back to time and time again. Not only does it answer questions about PTSD, it also spells out quite clearly the dangers that all of us are exposed to while cruising at 33,000. As a frequent flier I feel that this book has really been an invaluable source of information that has greatly changed the way I travel. It has also been a great inspiration. As someone who has suffered from PTSD, brought on by an "airborne incident", I feel that this book has really influenced me profoundly.

As much as I have enjoyed the "Humorous" accounts of the flight attendant's life in such books as "Cabin Pressure", and as informative as Sandy Purl's "Am I Alive" was...I have to say that Ms Andersen's research and "Tell it as it is" style made this book well worth reading (more than once) and I have urged everyone I know to get a copy.

Brava Nattanya!!



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