Fly safe: an aviation investigator sets some ground rules.(CAREER PROFILE)

From: Black Enterprise | Date: July 1, 2005| Author: Drakes, Sean | Copyright information

I often tell prospective applicants this is a gruesome job," admits Beverley Drake. "I've told so many gory stories of death and destruction to my sons that they've avoided flying." But Drake, who is the first and only black female senior aviation accident investigator/analyst, hopes her efforts will make the skies safer.

When an accident occurs, investigators at the National Transportation Safety Board analyze factual information to determine the probable cause, such a...

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