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John J. Nance

    July 5, 1946

    Pilot, aviation safety expert, and author John J. Nance focuses his work on the analysis and prevention of aviation accidents. His extensive experience in military and civilian aviation provides him with a unique perspective on the challenges of safety within the industry. Through his writings, he aims to illuminate the complex technical and human factors contributing to air disasters while proposing measures to mitigate them. His work is grounded in thorough research and practical insights, offering readers a deep understanding of the risks and advancements in aviation safety.

    John J. Nance
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    Silent Knights
    Turbulence
    Pandora's clock
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    Final Approach
    • Final Approach

      • 416 pages
      • 15 hours of reading
      4.0(539)Add rating

      Joe, a National Transportation Safety Board investigator, faces the tough job of figuring out what happened in the aviation disaster of North American Airlines Flight 255.

      Final Approach
    • Blackout

      • 659 pages
      • 24 hours of reading
      3.8(41)Add rating

      When a passenger craft goes down near Cuba, is it an accident, a terrorist incident, or an attack by Castro's regime? Robert McCabe, Washington journalist, has received an enigmatic message from a just-murdered friend, which suggests a lethal conspiracy is in motion.

      Blackout
    • Pandora's clock

      • 438 pages
      • 16 hours of reading
      3.9(1303)Add rating

      Captian James Holland is piloting a routine international flight when a passenger becomes seriously ill. When he radios for an emergency landing he is prohibited from landing in any country, because the passenger is carrying a deadly virus.

      Pandora's clock
    • Turbulence

      • 405 pages
      • 15 hours of reading
      3.7(38)Add rating

      The passengers of Meridian Flight 6—delayed for hours and mistreated by airline personnel—have been pushed to the edge. When Captain Phil Knight makes a forced emergency landing in war-torn Nigeria, abandoning his copilot to certain death, violence erupts inside the cabin. The enraged passengers attempt the unthinkable: the first-ever commercial airline mutiny. But what they don’t know could kill them. The unscheduled loss of radio contact has led NATO and the CIA to believe the worst—that the plane may have been hijacked.

      Turbulence
    • Silent Knights

      Blowing the Whistle on Military Accidents and Their Cover-Ups

      • 352 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      Provides the only comprehensive treatment on the subject of military accidents and their immense social and economic costs

      Silent Knights
    • Hostage

      • 496 pages
      • 18 hours of reading
      4.3(144)Add rating

      Former LAPD hostage negotiator Jeff Talley takes a job as chief of police in a small town far from the city, but his peaceful life is overturned when three young men, fleeing a robbery, invade a local home and take a family hostage

      Hostage
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