About the Author

Often quoted by the U.S. media and safety advocates, ALAN E. DIEHL, PH.D., is an award-winning aviation safety expert with more than twenty-five years' experience in aircraft design, aviation psychology, air-crew training, and accident investigation. He has worked for the National Transportation Safety Board, the Federal Aviation Administration, the U.S. Navy, and the U.S. Air Force, where he was the senior safety scientist. He lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.