John A. Greaves, a licensed pilot with more than 40 years of flying experience and a former captain of commercial jet planes. He now is a litigation attorney representing airline accident victims at the law firm Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman, PC, in Los Angeles. www.BaumHedlundLaw.com
You are 30,000 feet up in the air in a plane that starts shaking violently. Your first thought—will it break…
