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Aviation Weather AC00-6A	Aviation Weather AC00-6A Check Latest Price Earth's atmosphere, common IFR procedures, high-altitude weather and special area weather considerations are thoroughly discussed. Use with Advisory Circular 00-45E, Aviation Weather Services. Many of the FAA Knowledge Exam weather questions are pulled from this text. ...
Aviation Weather Services AC00-45F	Aviation Weather Services AC00-45F Check Latest Price Information in all areas of aviation weather reports, forecasts and analysis, with details on TAF/METAR codes. Weather maps and charts illustrate and explain the system. 216 pages. ...
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Aerodynamics for Naval Aviators ASA-ANA	Aerodynamics for Naval Aviators ASA-ANA Check Latest Price This textbook presents the elements of applied aerodynamics and aeronautical engineering which relate directly to flight training and general flight operations. Originally published by the U.S. Navy. 432 pages. ...
Principles of Helicopter Flight	Principles of Helicopter Flight Check Latest Price The book provides background knowledge as to why the helicopter flies, and more importantly, why it sometimes doesn't. It explains the aerodynamic factors associated with rotor stalls, mast bumping, wind effect, and many other important aspects of helicopter flight pilots are required to know. Soft ...
Human Factors for General Aviation	Human Factors for General Aviation Check Latest Price Human Factors for General Aviation helps pilots analyze why accidents happen by covering such topics as how to identify cockpit design problems, how your eyes and ears gather information, what factors affect your decision making, how to use cockpit resources effectively, plus much more. ...
The Aviation Dictionary	The Aviation Dictionary Check Latest Price Completely revised to include over 10,000 technical aviation definitions. Excellent reference for both pilots and aviation maintenance technicians. The best way to learn the unique language of aviation. ISBN# 0-88487-318-8. New format: 8.5 inches by 11 inches ...
Flight Theory For Pilots	Flight Theory For Pilots Check Latest Price For the pilot who needs to expand his knowledge of flight theory. Explains the basics of aerodynamics as they apply to flying an airplane or helicopter. Written for pilots by a pilot, Charles E. Dole. ISBN# 0-89100-432-7. 308 pages. ...
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Transport Category Aircraft Systems	Transport Category Aircraft Systems Check Latest Price The only text available that covers FAR part 121 aircraft. A system-by-system approach to understanding jet transports. Necessary for AandP students and licensed technicians wanting to work on large aircraft. ISBN# 0-88.487-232-7. 396 pages. ...
Aviation History	Aviation History Check Latest Price Aviation History by Jeppesen: Announcing one of the most significant books on Aviation History that has been published to date. Aviation History is an exciting new full-color book that gives both new and experienced pilots a unique perspective on international aviation history. Each of the ten chapt ...
Aviation Weather	Aviation Weather Check Latest Price This award-winning, 480-page hardcover textbook is extensively updated with the latest METAR, TAF, and Graphic Weather Products from AC00-45E, Aviation Weather Services. Over 500 full-color illustrations and photographs present detailed material in an uncomplicated way. International weather conside ...
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Rod Machado Instrument Pilot Survival Guide	Rod Machado Instrument Pilot Survival Guide Check Latest Price This unique book contains a wealth of interesting and exciting information on instrument flying. Rod's 27 years of flying experience makes this an important resource. Illustrated with humorous drawings and containing some of the most spectacular reports of pilots gripped by the problems of instrume ...
Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms	Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms Check Latest Price Especially helpful for newcomers to aviation, or those who speak English as a second language. The most complete collection of aviation terminology available, this Third Edition by industry-expert Dale Crane explains as well as defines more than 7,400 terms and includes some 485 illustrations. Appen ...
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The Pilot's Rule of Thumb	The Pilot's Rule of Thumb Check Latest Price Don't fly by the seat of your pants, use your Thumbs! Here is the only book of it's kind. This collection of helpful rules and tips is useful to barnstormer and jet fighter pilot alike. (I have personal second hand knowledge of a Northwest Airlines pilot that carries this book in her flight bag!) ...
USA Today Weather Book	USA Today Weather Book Check Latest Price Featuring the full-color weather graphics of America's favorite newspaper, here is a newly revised edition of the most readable guide to our nation's weather. It also includes an updated state-by-state guide to weather patterns and scientifically accurate records. ...
Air Crashes	Air Crashes Check Latest Price While no form of transportation is risk-free, Richard Collins finds there are more opportunities to manage risks in aviation than in any other area.Other books by Richard Collins: Confident Flying: A Pilot Upgrade; Flying IFR; Flying the Weather Map; Instrument Flying Refresher; ATC & Weather: Maste ...
ATC & Weather: Mastering the Systems	ATC & Weather: Mastering the Systems Check Latest Price “There are always two systems out there — air traffic control and weather — and the responsibility and the challenge come from fitting the airplane into both of them as smoothly as possible.”This book's emphasis is on judgment and the interface between pilot and environment, addressing both VFR and ...
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Conventional Gear: Flying a Taildragger	Conventional Gear: Flying a Taildragger Check Latest Price Many vintage airplanes, aerobatic planes, cropdusters, and ultralights are taildraggers, which means there are a large number of pilots who need to learn these particular skills and techniques. Written in plain language with many clear illustrations to explain the dynamics and techniques, Convention ...
Fair-Weather Flying	Fair-Weather Flying Check Latest Price Richard Taylor challenges you to venture outside the narrow channels of training days to get more out of your airplane and the time you spend in the air.The author shows the VFR pilot and student how to bite off chewable-size chunks of progressively more demanding situations, accepting a little more ...
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Flying America's Weather	Flying America's Weather Check Latest Price With maps, photos and illuminating text, Tom Horne explains what to expect, how to prepare for, and how to enjoy the best and the worst of America's flying weather. Readers can learn what to expect before embarking on a new trip. Soft Cover, 329 pages, indexed and illustrated (includes full color we ...
Flying IFR	Flying IFR Check Latest Price Flight-tested keys to success in today's world of IFR flight.Author Richard Collins shares his experience in this guide to the real world of instrument flight, detailing the IFR system, equipment, and exploring the risks and rewards of instrument flying. The invaluable discussions on instrument airm ...
Flying the Weather Map	Flying the Weather Map Check Latest Price Following an in-depth discussion of the logic of aviation weather and basic theory, Collins takes you along on 46 actual cross-country flights. The anecdotes provide a valuable education in weather interpretation, forecasting and decision making. Soft cover, 234 pages, illustrated, indexed.Weather i ...
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The Proficient Pilot, Volume 3: Flying Wisdom	The Proficient Pilot, Volume 3: Flying Wisdom Check Latest Price Barry Schiff's lessons are based solidly on principles and mechanics, filtered through his 25,000 hours of wide-ranging, hands-on flying experience. Diverse topics such as Deep Stalls, the Black-Hole Approach, the myth of The Downwind Turn, expectations vs. reality, CRM, and a short course that effe ...
IFR for VFR Pilots	IFR for VFR Pilots Check Latest Price Continued VFR into IFR conditions persists as the most frequent cause of weather-related accidents. This book provides the bare-bones essentials of instrument flying technique and procedures so urgently needed in order to cope with and survive an inadvertent encounter with low-visibility IFR conditi ...
Instrument Flying Refresher	Instrument Flying Refresher Check Latest Price The beginning of mastery of instrument flying comes when we develop the ability to be the equivalent of a right-seat critic of our own left-seat flying. (from the Preface to Instrument Flying Refresher)In this unique and instructive book, veteran IFR pilot Richard L. Collins takes the right seat bes ...
Notes of a Seaplane Instructor: An Instructional Guide to Seaplane Flying	Notes of a Seaplane Instructor: An Instructional Guide to Seaplane Flying Check Latest Price This book is designed to help pilots transition from landplanes to seaplane flying by giving the information they need to add-on this rating to their certificate. It provides insight into the differences between land and seaplanes, and is also a great reference for already-rated seaplane pilots, as ...
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The Proficient Pilot, Volume 1	The Proficient Pilot, Volume 1 Check Latest Price Barry Schiff provides a wealth of valuable information based on his years of experience. Foreword by Ernest Gann. Soft cover, 330 pages, illustrated, indexed.The best book about flying airplanes I have ever read. — Ernest K. GannDeveloping and maintaining proficiency at the controls is a key concern ...
The Proficient Pilot, Volume 2	The Proficient Pilot, Volume 2 Check Latest Price In his new foreword to The Proficient Pilot, Volume 2, Space Shuttle Crewmember Jay Apt summarizes Barry Schiff's contribution to aviation in this book with these words:He writes with a practical eye for details that matter. Throughout the book, he makes aviation theory understandable and always tra ...
Proficient Pilot Gift Set	Proficient Pilot Gift Set Check Latest Price A compilation of Barry Schiff's popular monthly column in AOPA Pilot magazine, these books containfavorite articles from over the years, arranged by subject. These articles are pulled from his more than 26,000 flight hours in 260 types of aircraft, for a set of books filled with Schiff's vast knowle ...
Communications Trainer: Say Again, Please	Communications Trainer: Say Again, Please Check Latest Price Following on the successful footsteps of GPS Trainer, ASA is proud to announce an addition to the interactive computer-based tutorial product line: Communications Trainer: Say, Again Please. Pilots use their computer for the interactive tutorial, and use their home, car, or computer stereo to listen ...
Severe Weather Flying	Severe Weather Flying Check Latest Price This book is not about flying in severe weather, but about how to detect and therefore avoid it, with advice on how to escape it if you become caught in it accidentally.Author Dennis Newton is a meteorologist, weather research pilot, engineering test pilot, ATP, and flight instructor. He speaks pilo ...
Tracon	Tracon Check Latest Price The novel's success is largely due to the tremendous acceptance and word-of-mouth promotion from within the aviation industry.TRACON paints an insightful behind-the-scenes portrait of the legendary O'Hare Airport in Chicago, Illinois. McElroy creates a chillingly realistic fictional expose' of the l ...
Transition To Twins	Transition To Twins Check Latest Price This is one of the most concise and well-illustrated books on flying twin-engine airplanes available.It covers all facets of multi-engine flight with these features:Orientation to multi-engine terms, definitions, and systemsPreflight, ground operations, takeoffs, high speed flight, slow flight, stal ...
Understanding Flying	Understanding Flying Check Latest Price Richard Taylor doesn't talk down to non-professional pilots — he talks straight at them. If you're really interested in finding your flying flaws, you will find answers to your problems in this book. Hard cover, 329 pages, indexed.A commonsense, practical approach to the basics of flying. Everything ...
Anatomy of a Spin	Anatomy of a Spin Check Latest Price Written by John Lowery, highly experienced in both pilot training and aircraft flight testing, this book emphasizes NASA data on stalls and spins in general-aviation aircraft. Broadening the scope are interviews with factory test pilots together with data from aircraft manufacturers. Added to these ...
IFR Principles and Practice	IFR Principles and Practice Check Latest Price Here's the authoritative book you've been looking for on how to fly IFR! Concise, easy to understand, thorough--this is a unique presentation of a difficult subject. Its explicit text is well supported, subject by subject, with many helpful diagrams. Exclusive features inculde practice exercises val ...
Mountain Flying	Mountain Flying Check Latest Price Moutain flying has its own rules. This is the book that explains them with clarity and authority. Organized to follow the sequence of a typical flight, the book covers preflight, takeoff, en-route, arrival procedures, and landing. The author discusses fuel management, the magnetic compass, and the e ...
The Right Seat	The Right Seat Check Latest Price The Right Seat is an excellent introduction to flying for pilots' companions and would-be pilots. Authored by noted aviation writer Avram Goldstein, CFII, this book lays a good foundation for that first lesson on the way to the private ticket. The Right Seat clearly explains in easy-to-understand te ...
Buying and Owning your own Airplane	Buying and Owning your own Airplane Check Latest Price Expanded and completely updated, the second edition of this popular handbook provides complete facts and step-by-step directions for selecting, purchasing, and maintaining an airplane for personal use.Second edition features include: material on recommended first aircraft; additional aircraft refere ...
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Fly the Wing	Fly the Wing Check Latest Price Flying an airplane can be considered a form of human expression. A pilot's skill, the manner in which the flight is planned and executed, and regard for safety are revealing personality traits. Those skills and ability to executer are not easily acquired.Fly the Wing discusses the basics and fundame ...
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Logging Flight Time	Logging Flight Time Check Latest Price A light-hearted look at some of aviation expert William Kershner's most memorable experiences. They're covered here in Logging Flight Time, Kershner's first collection of flying anecdotes. Starting with his first airplane ride, he details some of the more humorous, humiliating, and even helpful thin ...
Making Perfect Landings	Making Perfect Landings Check Latest Price Fast-reading, practical, step-by-step descriptions of how to land small airplanes safely and with confidence in a variety of situations form the basis of this compact manual pilots will want to keep in their cockpits for both preflight and in-flight use.Making Perfect Landings in Light Airplanes add ...
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Professional Pilot	Professional Pilot Check Latest Price This book contains the flying techniques, facts, and previously unwritten rules of thumb that can turn the standard pilot into an outstanding aviator. Safety is Professional Pilot's number one concern, with chapters that cover such important safety issues as: Rejected Take Off, When Your Engine Coug ...
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Calm in the Face of Conflict	Calm in the Face of Conflict Check Latest Price I wish someone had given me this book when I was 16. These simple strategies can spare you a lot of worry and indecision. — Pat Boyd, Former Associate Superintendent of Schools, NevadaThis book makes so much sense — in addition to being a fun and thought-provoking read! — Diana Zettlemoyer, Real Est ...
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Once a Fighter Pilot	Once a Fighter Pilot Check Latest Price Once a fighter pilot, always a fighter pilot. The old adage epitomizes Jerry Cook, who spent 28 years at the controls of Air Force jets, including some 400 hours flying F-4 Phantoms on combat missions over Vietnam. Here is an unflinching account of his experiences--alternately poignant and side-spli ...
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The Killing Zone: How and Why Pilots Die	The Killing Zone: How and Why Pilots Die Check Latest Price This literal survival guide for new pilots identifies the killing zone, the 40-250 flight hours during which unseasoned aviators are likely to commit lethal mistakes. Presents the statistics of how many pilots will die in the zone within a year; calls attention to the eight top pilot killers (such a ...
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Vipers in the Storm	Vipers in the Storm Check Latest Price During Operation Desert Storm, Captain Keith Rosenkranz piloted his F-16 Viper in 30 combat missions. Here he recounts these experiences in searing, you-are-there detail, giving readers one of the most riveting depictions ever written of man and machine at war. ...
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The Perfect Flight	The Perfect Flight Check Latest Price From the cockpit of a single-engine Cessna to the flight deck of the Concorde, Richard Collins has seen it all. He is the quintessential pilot, a professional who, with over 17,000 flight hours, still believes that striving for the perfect flight every time makes flying safer and more enjoyable.Ther ...
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