Hyderabad: 101 Flying Secrets book released

Hyderabad: A book '101 Flying Secrets' by Rakesh Dhannarapu on air passengers manual was released here on Thursday. A graduate in Aerospace Engineering, his dream of becoming a pilot was cut short due to wrong diagnosis for an ailment which resulted in him being denied pilot medical certification.

The book answers questions such as: If aircraft are so safe, why wear seatbelts? Why are aircraft painted white? How fast can an aircraft be evacuated? Do aircraft dump fuel mid-air? What is airport curfew? What is the fate of retired aircraft? What is Aircraft Grave Yard? The book covers everything a curious and inquisitive air passenger would like to know.