| View Larger Image | Vectors to Spare: The Life of an Air Traffic Controller | Hardcoverby Milovan S. Brenlove (Author)
| List Price: | $29.99 | |
| | Binding: | Hardcover | | Publisher: | Iowa State University Press | | Edition: | 1stst Edition | | Page Count: | 198 Pages | | Publication Date: | May 30, 1993 | | Sales Rank: | 1,201,926st |
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CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 6 reviews)
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Very good, if you can find a copy by Scott D. Mccrory (Westerville, Ohio USA)  4 Stars
January 25, 2005
I found this book at the local library and picked it up on a whim. It's very good, and I highly recommend it if you can find a copy. Like another reviewers said, it doesn't include details about how air traffic control is done, but instead paints a picture about what it's like to BE a controller, particularly in the 80s before and after PATCO's strike. There are some great near-miss stories and tales about eccentric controllers that are some of my favorite parts of the book.
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EXCELLENT! by Becky (Rocky Mountain West)  5 Stars
June 08, 2001
This book is so down-to-earth filled with hair-raising and hilarious tales. He explains technical things in layman's terms.Excellent!
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Personal account of life in the ATC world... by Thomas Moody (STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS United States)  3 Stars
May 15, 2001
Actually 3 1/2 stars...I was a little disappointed in this because I was expecting more technical explanation of ATC practices versus a kind of memoir on Brenlove's life in ATC. There were some definite interesting parts and this book isn't bad at all, just know what you'll be reading when you get it. That being said, I'd probably still buy this book because, as I mentioned before, there is some value here and makes for entertaining reading, just don't expect to gain any real insight into ATC processes.
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Great "All Around" View of Air Traffic Controllers by Benjamin German (Troy, NY USA) 5 Stars
July 02, 2000
This book is very insightful in the fact that it gives the reader a good idea of the types of people air traffic controllers are. Furthermore, it has real life examples of airplane "conflicts" and definately shows why this job has been rated as the most stressful in the world.
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Good view of the life of an air traffic controller by Gerald Shapiro (virginia) 4 Stars
September 11, 1999
It's like sitting around in his living room, as he recounts story after story about personalities and the ups and downs of being an air traffic controller. While giving some very interesting information about how air traffic is controlled, the book is more about people; the people that succeed and fail as air traffic controllers. Of particular interest are the sections devoted to the 1981 PATCO strike, and the acrimony leading up to it. Of less interest appeared to be the stories about what a great guy X was, or what a jerk Y was, but in retrospect, these stories serve as useful pieces in the overall picture of what it is like to work as a controller.I recommend this book to anyone interested in gaining an understanding of a very special job and the people that do it. If you are interested in learning the nitty gritty of how controllers do their work, or in riveting prose, then you had best look elsewhere.
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