Biographical note

Thomas P. Turner holds instructor ratings for instruments, and single- and multi-engine airplanes. He has a master's degree in aviation safety, contributes to over 30 aviation magazines, and is a regular speaker at EAA AirVenture and other pilot gatherings. Turner also wrote COCKPIT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, now in its Second Edition, and WEATHER PATTERNS AND PHENOMENA: A Pilot's Guide, now in its Second Edition, both bestsellers in McGraw-Hill's Practical Flying Series.

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