The Art and Technique of Soaring [Hardcover]

Richard A. Wolters (Author), Edward Hanke (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1971

Book written for beginners who want to learn to soar in the U.S.
CONTENTS: You Should Know * The Past * Theory * The Controls and What They Do * On Tow * How to Fly * Landing * Soaring Flight * Cross Country

Product Details

• Hardcover: 197 pages
• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill; 1st edition (June 1971)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070715602
• ISBN-13: 978-0070715608
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,442,643 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Out-of-print but the best training manual, July 20, 2003

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Casper Rosewater "casper_rosewater" (Albuquerque NM USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Art and Technique of Soaring (Hardcover)

I learned to soar in the 70s when Carle Conway's "Joy of Soaring" was the most widely used training manual. I haven't seen the more recent editions of the Conway manual but have recently re-read the first edition plus Derek Piggott's "Beginning Gliding" (1995 Ed.) I suggest that Wolters' is superior to both. No single manual contains everything one might want to know so perhaps study a few but buy this out-of-print book used. It gives best overview and explanations and is a very pleasant read.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book on soaring.....too bad it's out of print, October 4, 2000

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John sullivan (Thermaling over minden) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Art and Technique of Soaring (Hardcover)

This is a very informative book on soaring. A great intro to the sport and filled with amazing pictures. It's a good resource for begining sailplane pilots. It also has good information about mountain waves and other non-thermal sources of lift. Learn about a sport too good for kings. I also recommed exploring the monster a great book about mountain waves and the video"Windborn" which you can get from the ssa office.Soaring is awesome!