In this guide, the authors trace the progress of aviation from the classic age to the fastest and largest of modern airliners presently operating. Opening the cockpit door they offer an insight into how pilots do their job.
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Bill Lane, a writer and graduate of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, has logged more than 5,000 hours of flight time as a flight instructor and owver of a vintage 1950's Cessna. Lane lives in Sterling, Massachusetts.Azriela Jaffe is the author of eight books, including The Complete Idiot's Guide(R) to Beating Debt.
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Plain talk on flying planes.,
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This review is from: Complete Idiot's Guide to Flying and Gliding (Mass Market Paperback)
Airborne Express is most definitely a company that has a lot of aircraft. During the course of the day as I work there a lot of terms get thrown about on the subject of aircraft and flying. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Flying and Gliding has helped me to bring those terms from the heavens and made them a little more down to earth. The Guide takes you from the history of flight to how the aircraft flies and on into the cockpit itself. A book that should be on the self of even the most experienced flyer. Ohio the birthplace of aviation.
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Goosebumps about the JFK chapter,
By Suz Redfearn (Washington, D.C.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Complete Idiot's Guide to Flying and Gliding (Mass Market Paperback)
The chapter in this book on JFK Jr.'s crash last summer had me reading from paragraph to paragraph like I was locked into a suspense novel. Oh sure, we all know the awful conclusion, but what is so riveting is how author Bill Lane walks you through all the details of the fateful flight, and adds in logical, well-explained theories about what may have happened -- down to how the red and green lights from the control panel of JFK's craft may have been reflecting off the inside of the windows, further reducing visibility that foggy night. Reading each detail, I got goosebumps, and felt like I was right there with JFK and the Bessettes, getting more and more tense as more and more things went wrong on their trip to Cape Cod. I haven't been a big fan of things flight-oriented. But this book is written in a way that makes you realize that deep down somewhere on some hidden level, you have all these questions about flying that you didn't even know where there. Oh yes -- it had me saying to myself -- I guess I have wondered what demographic it is that ends up crashing their own planes most, and oh yes, I have wondered what physical phenomenon it is that makes pilots become so disoriented when flying at night. This book puts you in touch with that curiosity, then cheerfully answers the questions for you. Complete Idiot's Guide to Flying and Gliding is written in a tone that's very familiar and explanatory. Thankfully, it never talks over your head leaving you confused -- but it doesn't condescend, either. It really hits the spot for people who are curious about the ins and outs of flight -- from actual aerodynamics, to the psychology of pilots -- but have been too afraid to ask about it all. What keeps planes in the air? Do acrobatic pilots ever pass out from all that pressure when they turn upside down? What's "get-there-itis"? What's "nose art"? What does it feel like when a small plane hits the water at a 5,000-per-minute descent? You have to pick up the book and find out!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
great intro to aviation,
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A very readable, friendly introduction to aviation. The perfect gift for anyone considering getting a pilot's license.
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antitorque rotor, how airplanes fly, collective pitch control, cyclic pitch control, graveyard spiral, aerobatic pilots, chase crew, parasite drag, private pilot certificate, balloon pilots, aerobatic maneuvers, inverted flight, atmospheric optics, sport flying, perfect flight, conventional gear, rotor disc, air rage, glider pilots, main rotor, flight instruments Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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antitorque rotor, how airplanes fly, collective pitch control, cyclic pitch control, graveyard spiral, aerobatic pilots, chase crew, parasite drag, private pilot certificate, balloon pilots, aerobatic maneuvers, inverted flight, atmospheric optics, sport flying, perfect flight, conventional gear, rotor disc, air rage, glider pilots, main rotor, flight instruments Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Plane Talk, World War, United States, The Least You Need, Amelia Earhart, New York, Long Island, Charles Lindbergh, Red Baron, Burt Rutan, Chuck Yeager, Leonardo da Vinci, Martha's Vineyard, Memphis Belle, Talking About the Weather, The Aerodynamics of Flight, Igor Sikorsky, Rhode Island, Federal Aviation Administration, Gustave Whitehead, Payne Stewart, Skunk Works, Cloud Dancing, Dick Rutan, Meeting the Challenges New!
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