In today's world many people have flown aboard an airliner. Some love it and a few hate it. Perhaps the reason for this is they feel they have no control over their movements. Once you reach the airport you lose control over much of what you can choose to do. Your bags are taken away from you and you sometimes wonder if you'll ever see them again. You are screened and checked, moved to a departure room and then to wait to board a metal tube which takes you miles up into the air. Any weather problems that you encounter such as turbulence have to be endured by staying in your allocated seat. And your only contact with what is going on is either from the busy cabin crew or the disembodied voice of the pilot coming over the intercom now and again and giving you a few snippets of information. It's no wonder that most feel they have no control or understanding about what really goes on. But this is what this book aims to change. This book will take you through a typical flight from the preparation that has to be done before the pilot even climbs aboard the aircraft, through all the phases of a flight until it reaches its destination. If you understand what is going on you can relax and enjoy your flight much more. And you will know that flying really is the safest form of travel you can take. By the end of this book you will have a good idea of what it really takes to be the captain of a modern airliner and what really goes on in the cockpit.