{"product_id":"aviation-disaster-chronicles-taylor-prescott-9798263175047","title":"Aviation Disaster Chronicles: Midair Collisions","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMidair Collisions (Aviation Disaster Chronicles, Vol. 3)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eA clear day. Two converging blips. One decision-or one silence-too late.\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eMidair Collisions\u003c\/b\u003e, Taylor Prescott investigates eleven collisions that reshaped global aviation, showing how separation fails when human limits, technology, and procedure misalign in three dimensions. Written with investigative restraint and technical clarity, this volume explains not just what happened-but why the system allowed it to happen.\u003c\/p\u003eInside the book\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHughes Airwest 706 (1971): \u003c\/b\u003e Military training meets civilian airliner in California airspace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eANA 58 (1971): \u003c\/b\u003e An interceptor drill over Japan turns fatal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eZagreb (1976): \u003c\/b\u003e Phraseology, pressure, and procedural control collapse at a critical handoff.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePSA 182 (1978): \u003c\/b\u003e The limits of see-and-avoid over San Diego.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDniprodzerzhynsk (1979): \u003c\/b\u003e Soviet-era ATC constraints and cockpit hierarchy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAeroméxico 498 (1986): \u003c\/b\u003e Cerritos and the push for Mode C and TCAS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharkhi Dadri (1996): \u003c\/b\u003e 349 lives and the global mandate that \u003cb\u003eTCAS outranks ATC\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eÜberlingen (2002): \u003c\/b\u003e When controller instructions and TCAS conflict-and the tragedy that followed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGOL 1907 (2006): \u003c\/b\u003e A business jet's electronic silence over the Amazon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHudson River (2009): \u003c\/b\u003e Uncontrolled corridor, crowded frequency, vanished margins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePotomac River (2025): \u003c\/b\u003e A recent collision still under investigation-why low-altitude geometry near runways is unforgiving.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eYou'll come away with\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eA plain-English understanding of \u003cb\u003eTCAS\u003c\/b\u003e, radar, transponders, ADS-B, and why certain alerts are inhibited near the ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe real meaning of \"maintain visual separation,\" and where that phrase does-and does not-belong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eA map of reforms that followed each disaster, from Mode C and TCAS to Special Flight Rules Areas and route redesigns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eA framework for evaluating new risks as urban airspace adds \u003cb\u003ehelicopters, business jets, light aircraft, and commercial airliners \u003c\/b\u003eto the same sky.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eFor readers of: \u003cp\u003eNarrative nonfiction about complex systems; aviation professionals and enthusiasts who want depth without sensationalism; anyone interested in how safety actually improves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnderstand why these collisions happened-and how the next one can be prevented.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Taylor Prescott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798263175047\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.26d","brand":"Taylor Prescott","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48659663945983,"sku":"9798263175047","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a64b6cce-2d5e-4b86-a411-46593bda95e4.jpg?v=1781202622","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/aviation-disaster-chronicles-taylor-prescott-9798263175047","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}