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You can learn the basics of flying from practically any aviation textbook, but to really develop an understanding of aircraft operation, you need more--you need "Understanding Flying." There is no greater help in the sky than a real understanding of the principles of flight and the operations associated with flying the way it should be done. How well you handle the airplane depends largely on your knowledge of what's happening and your management of the laws of aerodynamics. This book deals with these important basics as they apply to practical matters in the cockpit. It will help you avoid guesswork and put you in touch with true professional skills and attitudes. It offers the framework upon which a beginning pilot can hang new pieces of knowledge and around which experienced aviators can work to improve their proficiency.
"Understanding Flying" will provide thoughtful, practical information to every pilot and provide dozens of maximum-performance fine points for high-timer fliers. As a pilot you can never know it all, but you can constantly work on your weak areas and build on what you already know. This is the ultimate purpose of "Understanding Flying"--to help you learn more and better understand the important facts of flying so that you can become a better, safer, and more confident pilot.
Contents:
- Part One: The Airplane & How It Flies: 1. Aerodynamics. 2. Aircraft Performance. 3. Aircraft Propulsion Systems
- Part Two: Points of Orientation: 1. The Indispensable Maneuvers. 2. Takeoffs and Landings. 3. Flight Instruments. 4. Flying When you Can't See Outside. 5. Weather. 6. Aerial Navigation
- Part Three: Boundary Lines: 1. The Airspace. 2. Rules of the Air. 3. All About Airports
- Part Four: Human Elements: 1. Pilot Certification and Currency. 2. You Want to Fly a Tail-dragger? 3. Psychological Factors & Emergencies.
Press reviews: "Taylor doesn't talk down to the non-professional pilot: he talks straight at him. If you're really interested in your flying flaws, you should find answers to your problems in this book." --AOPA Pilot magazine.
"Almost anyone who is interested in learning to fly can and will benefit from reading this book." --Flying magazine.
Author: Richard L. Taylor, award-winning author of many articles and 14 aviation books, writes from a background of continuous pilot activity since 1955, when he entered USAF pilot training. Taylor has accumulated nearly 13,000 hours of pilot time in a wide variety of aircraft including gliders, helicopters, amphibians, turboprops, jets, and most general aviation light airplanes. Taylor was for 22 years a member of the aviation faculty at The Ohio State University, where he was director of flight operations and training and taught at all levels of the aviation curriculum. He is the founder and editor of "The Pilot's Audio Update," a monthly audio tape cassette service published continuously since 1978. He remains active as a pilot and an aviation consultant in Dublin, Ohio.
Format: Hard cover, 329 pages, Indexed.
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