Cockpit Resource Management: The Private Pilot's Guide (Tab Practical Flying Series) [Paperback]

Thomas P. Turner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1995 | Series: Tab Practical Flying Series

This book explains how, by using cockpit resource management techniques, private pilots can increase their flying proficiency and prevent accidents. Principles discussed include situational awareness and planning and thinking ahead.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Professional CRM techniques customized for single-pilot operations! Cockpit Resource Management: The Private Pilot's Guide is the first manual to transfer lifesaving CRM techniques to the private pilot/single operator environment, showing you how to: handle distractions; recognize and circumvent potential emergency situations; reduce cockpit workload; be aware of hazardous attitudes; sharpen your judgment; improve decision-making skills; increase situational awareness. The key says Turner, is toset realistic goals for each flight, and to prioritize these goals to maximize safety. Step by step, Turner demonstrates how, through a clear and logical presentation of CRM skills and techniques, from preflight to landing. Case studies provide vivid examples of CRM in action. This fully updated second edition includes the latest safety regulations and accident studies, recent and pending changes in regulations, and a greatly expanded teaching chapter. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill (June 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070656045
• ISBN-13: 978-0070656048
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,510,601 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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