The ABCs of Safe Flying Paperback – August 31, 1998

From the Back Cover

Learn and maintain the life-saving basics of safe flying. "The student could learn from this book."--Stephen Blucher, Colorado CAP Flyer. This best-selling book is a humorous, yet hard-nosed guide to the essentials of safe flying. A cornerstone of the Practical Flying Series, it's no ordinary dry instruction manual--it's highly readable, and abounds with real-life incidents from the NTSB archives. Author David Frazier, a crack pilot and flight instructor, shows clearly how every pilot can eliminate most of the causes of aviation accidents by having the right Attitude...using proven Basic techniques...and Communicating effectively: the ABCs of safe flying. He covers: total preflight check (pilot, too!); mastering maneuvers; ground track procedures; GPS navigation; multiengine flight; federal airspace system; emergency procedures; and a great deal more. This Fourth Edition is up-to-the-minute with new and updated information, new illustrations, a new chapter on multiengine flight, and updated federal regulations and policies. Flight safety and pilot preparedness are inseparable. With the wise and canny Frazier as a guide, both novice and seasoned professional can sharpen their competence, establish and reinforce safe habits, and maintain the professional attitude that ensure safe nights.

About the Author

David A. Frazier (Jackson, MI) is currently Director of Aviation at Jackson College; prior to this, he taught aviation at Vincennes University (Indiana) for 20 years. He is a multi-rated pilot with over 10,000 hours of instructing experience, in both aircraft and simulators. Frazier has been an FAA Designated Pilot Examiner since 1982. He is the author of AG Pilot Flight Training Guide, and How to Master Precision Flight. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.