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Product Description Today, with newspapers and television newscasts filled with horror stories of plane crashes, explosion, and equipment malfunctions, the public is plagued by fears and doubts about the safety of flying. It's time to ask, "Why must these accidents happen at all? Isn't anyone monitoring the skies?" The tragic answer, in many cases, is, "No." While the Federal Aviation Administration takes great pains and spends enormous amounts of money to ensure the safety of airline passengers, bureaucratic inertia and resistance to change has helped make innovation and modifications for the better a costly threat to the status quo. In "Flying Safe in America, My Version," veteran flyer, radar operator, and retired FAA Specialist The Captain "Abb" documents his attempts to make the FAA consider his proposal, Operation Look and Tell. The operational concept would be use on-the-ground radar to monitor aircraft flying under Visual Flight Rules (VFR). These are the type of aircraft that cause most mid-air collisions. Captain "Abb" makes strong arguments for this change and backs us his points with an abundance of data. This fascinating book will raise many questions in your mind and, perhaps, prompt you to forward your questions to the organizations which need to hear your voice, your queries, and your concerns. About the Author The Captain "Abb" is a native of Mansfield, Louisianna who has made Los Angeles, California his home for the past fifteen or so years. Captain "Abb" received an associate arts degree from Contra Costa College and continued his practical education during his fourteen-plus years of service for the Federal Aviation Administration. Captain "Abb" is the father of four children, Shari L. Bristo-Baker, Joy Michelle Bristo (deceased), Abb Benjamin Bristo III, and Gail M. Bristo. He counts among his leisure-time activities membership in the Western Avenue Men's Golf Club, the Griffith Park Men's Golf Club, the Whittier Narrows Men's Golf