Do you ever wonder whether a crazy passenger could open the
emergency airplane exit? The answer is no, according to commercial
airline pilot Patrick Smith, a columnist for Salon.com and the
author of
Ask the Pilot (Riverhead, $11,
www.amazon.com). Cabin pressure, it turns
out, is mightier than even the most deranged human. A low-down on
flying high from a real pilot, this funny tell-all takes the fear
out of flying by dispelling mile-high travel myths.