P. Smith - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/p_smith/?source=rss&aim=p_smith en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST Who's flying this thing? By Patrick Smith Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/11/19/askthepilot342/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/11/19/askthepilot342/index.html?source=rss It's time to put to rest the idea that planes fly themselves. And who wants a pilotless jetliner anyway? Is your pilot drunk? By Patrick Smith Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/11/12/askthepilot341/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/11/12/askthepilot341/index.html?source=rss Do I have to worry about my pilot showing up under the influence? Plus: A safety milestone goes quietly unnoticed The real distractions for pilots By Patrick Smith Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/11/05/askthepilot340/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/11/05/askthepilot340/index.html?source=rss The scolds in Congress pushing for legislation banning nonessential gadgets from the cockpit are on the wrong track Boredom and fatigue at 35,000 feet By Patrick Smith Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/10/29/askthepilot339/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/10/29/askthepilot339/index.html?source=rss Do two distracted Northwest pilots portend a frightening breakdown in air safety? No. Plus: A personal note Watch the pilot! By Patrick Smith Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/10/16/askthepilot338/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/10/16/askthepilot338/index.html?source=rss View the landing of a Boeing 767, from the cockpit. Behold the glory of approach lights at dawn. Plus: A tutorial Ask the pilot By Patrick Smith Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/10/09/askthepilot337/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/10/09/askthepilot337/index.html?source=rss What is proper etiquette during an emergency evacuation? Plus: Confused pilots and angry readers All your questions about in-flight horrors By Patrick Smith Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/10/02/askthepilot336/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/10/02/askthepilot336/index.html?source=rss Plus: What happened to "The Simpsons"? And REM? The weird phenomenon of pop-culture tailspin Airplanes, oxygen and the media By Patrick Smith Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/09/25/askthepilot335/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/09/25/askthepilot335/index.html?source=rss Why do people keep insisting that pilots manipulate the air supply in planes? It ain't true, folks The somber beauty of air crash memorials By Patrick Smith Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/09/18/askthepilot334/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/09/18/askthepilot334/index.html?source=rss Is it morbid to want to see them all? Plus: Pirates, the TV blues, and a plug for airport food Are we safer than we were eight years ago? By Patrick Smith Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/09/11/askthepilot333/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/09/11/askthepilot333/index.html?source=rss We're still looking for pointy objects when we should be looking for bombs. Time for a leaner, meaner operation How we're blowing airline security By Patrick Smith Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/08/28/askthepilot332/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/08/28/askthepilot332/index.html?source=rss The TSA wastes a lot of time and money on an inefficient fight against the wrong enemy Timeline: The golden age of air crimes By Patrick Smith Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/08/28/332_sidebar/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/08/28/332_sidebar/index.html?source=rss A look back at some of the worst airline-related terrorism of the '70s, '80s and '90s How new legislation will affect air safety By Patrick Smith Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/08/21/askthepilot331/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/08/21/askthepilot331/index.html?source=rss A look at pilot fatigue, hiring standards and the strange practice of "commuting" Airtime By Patrick Smith Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/08/14/askthepilot330/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/08/14/askthepilot330/index.html?source=rss Severe turbulence, a midair collision and the latest stuck-on-a-plane horror story Information: The good, the bad and the ugly By Patrick Smith Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/07/31/askthepilot329/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/07/31/askthepilot329/index.html?source=rss Airworthy planes, "dangerous" airports, and baby talk from the cockpit Crash By Patrick Smith Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/07/24/askthepilot328/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/07/24/askthepilot328/index.html?source=rss Already in 2009, 11 major accidents involving commercial jets. We're in trouble, right? Why are airline passengers such slobs? By Patrick Smith Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/07/17/askthepilot327/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/07/17/askthepilot327/index.html?source=rss Plus, a crash in Iran spotlights the safety of Russian-built planes, and the latest misinformation from the press Is the Airbus a lemon? By Patrick Smith Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/07/10/askthepilot326/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/07/10/askthepilot326/index.html?source=rss Two Airbus crashes in two months: Should we worry? Plus: Welcome to the Six Continent Club! Some stories just won't fly By Patrick Smith Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/06/26/askthepilot325/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/06/26/askthepilot325/index.html?source=rss I'd love to move on from the Air France crash, but the media insist on getting things wrong again When a pilot dies mid-flight By Patrick Smith Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/06/18/askthepilot324/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/06/18/askthepilot324/index.html?source=rss Are passengers at risk? Plus: Plenty of flotsam and jetsam, but no real answers in Air France crash Flight 447's perfect storm By Patrick Smith Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/06/08/storm/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/06/08/storm/index.html?source=rss The media loves the "wrong speed" theory, but a lightning strike and electrical failure are more likely culprits. Why the Air France plane crashed By Patrick Smith Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/06/02/askthepilot322/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/06/02/askthepilot322/index.html?source=rss Flight 447 shouldn't have gone down, but it did. Were normally non-dangerous phenomena the culprits? Ask the pilot By Patrick Smith Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/05/22/askthepilot321/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/05/22/askthepilot321/index.html?source=rss Do pilots have a "romper room"? Do they fly the same routes over and over? Those questions and more Ask the pilot By Patrick Smith Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/05/15/askthepilot320/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/05/15/askthepilot320/index.html?source=rss Do you really think I'd lie to you about cabin air? Plus: The Colgan crash and the problems with regional airlines. Ask the pilot By Patrick Smith Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/05/08/askthepilot319/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2009/05/08/askthepilot319/index.html?source=rss From swine flu to malaria, how jetliners can spread disease. Plus: Is the air on planes really as dirty as we think?