** Winner of the 2001 Ippy Award ** ** Bronze medal for the 2001 Book of the Year Award **
** 2001 Benjamin Franklin Award finalist ** "The air traffic control world is off-limits to most of you and, consequently, often misunderstood. This book accomplishes what many media accounts, newspaper articles, magazine treatments, and movies have tried and failed to do: get into the minds of the men and women who are responsible for more lives in an hour than most surgeons are in a lifetime. 'TRACON' is a fictionalized account so accurate and chilling in its realism that it strikes people in the aviation business as a narrative summary of actual events." -- JOHN S. CARR, PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Great book!:
To the extent of my experience in air traffic control and aviation, it portrays the job, the industry, and the lifestyle of an air traffic control/aviation professional exactly as it is in reality. It's a must read for people pursuing an aviation career, especially in ATC.
TRACON had me hooked for hours:
For the last 150 or so pages, I only put the book down to go eat dinner. I was riveted to this book for the past few hours, right to the last page (when I should have been studying for my finals). I don't know a lot about air traffic control or aviation, but the way McElroy explained the often thick technical details was fairly easy for me to follow. It was enough to keep me engrossed as I followed along. I suppose my only gripe is that it starts off somewhat slow, although the first chapter did a good... more info
Charles D. Richardson, author, pilot, retired Air Traffic Cintroller:
A nail-biter that will keep you awake at night, turning pages, especially if you have a flight the next day. Charles D. Richardson, author of the military thriller, The Pact, and coming soon, Flying Machines.
If you have trouble sleeping.....:
Then this book is for you. After 10 minutes you'll be snoring. I am not finished with this book yet, but I already regret wasting time to read it. What a plot! Our hero spends more time trying to juggle two women, one 'nice girl', and one who only wants him for his body, than he does juggling planes. The 'nice' girl's sister also happens to be on the plane that midairs while he is working atc. What could be more tragic? Only the writing! "She laid her head on his shoulder, and the warmth that flowed between... more info
