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The more you know about aircraft systems, the better you fly! Early aviators had to be both mechanic and pilot early airplanes and engines were less than completely dependable. In a forced landing situation, they had to find and fix the problem themselves in order to get the airplane back into the air - fortunately their airplanes were not complex in the ir systems, nor complicated to fix. In the more than half a century since World War II, aircraft have become a vital component of our transportation system, developed and finely tuned to become the fast, efficient, dependable, and safe machines they are today. But technological advances have brought additional complexities that demand the aircraft be operated in exactly the way the designer intended. To do this, pilots must understand what each handle/knob controls and what he or she can expect from each system. | ** | Sections |
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| 1 | Principles of Flight | | 2 | Weight and Balance | | 3 | Aircraft Structures | | 4 | Aircraft Hydraulic and Landing Gear Systems | | 5 | Aircraft Fuel Systems | | 6 | Aircraft Electrical Systems | | 7 | Aircraft Instrument Systems | | 8 | Avionics Systems | | 9 | Aircraft Environmental Control Systems | | 10 | Aircraft Ice and Rain Control Systems | | 11 | Aircraft Fire Extinguishing Systems | | 12 | Aircraft Piston Engines | | 13 | Aircraft Turbine Engines | | 14 | Aircraft Piston Engine Induction and Fuel Metering Systems | | 15 | Aircraft Piston Engine Ignition and Starting Systems | | 16 | Aircraft Piston Engine Lubrication and Cooling Systems | | 17 | Propellers |
A Pilot's Guide to Aircraft and Their Systems furnishes pilots and armchair aviators explanation and insight into what the aircraft, powerplant, and each of the systems do, so in language they can identify with. Understanding their aircraft systems will help pilot's enjoy their flying more, and make them safer and more efficient aviators.
About the Author
Dale Crane represents the best qualities of aviation educator and industry leader that ASA seeks in its team of authors. In his 50 years in aviation he has collected Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic, Designated Mechanic Examiner, Commercial Pilot, Flight Instructor and Advanced Ground and Instrument Instructor certificates and ratings. Dale began his career in the U.S. Navy as a mechanic and flight engineer on PBYs. After World War II, he attended Parks Air College and later worked as an instrument overhaul mechanic, instrument shop manager, and flight test instrumentation engineer. He spent the following 16 years as an instructor, and then became director of an aviation maintenance school. For the past 25 years, Mr. Crane has been active as a writer of aviation technical materials, and as a consultant developing aviation training programs. A participant in FAA studies, Mr. Crane has received from ATEC their Special Recognition Award for 'his contribution to the development of aviation technicians as a prolific author of specialized maintenance publications.' Soft Cover
320 pages, Glossary, Indexed, Illustrated Publisher
Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc. (2002)
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