Written for pilots of all skill levels and interest, this book explores common misconceptions regarding piloting risks and shows what the actual risks are and why. Reflective insight is the basis for this book’s program for risk management, sound decision-making, and judgment. With the bringing together of varied experiences and different perspectives, pilots can examine the risks in each phase of flight: preflight, takeoff, en-route portions of VFR and IFR flight, approach and arrival, and landings. Particular high-risk areas are evaluated as well, including night flight, aerobatics, midair collision risks, special weather considerations, and human factors.
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Richard L. Collins is editor-at-large for Flying magazine and is the author of Flying IFR and Tips to Fly By. He lives in Ijamsville, Maryland. Patrick E. Bradley is an attorney with the Department of Justice, Aviation Section. He lives in Skillman, New Jersey.
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This review is from: Confident Flying: A Pilot Upgrade (General Aviation Reading series) (Paperback)
I recommend this book for people who are already pilots, and would like to pick up some text that help them keep their skills up and their head out of the sand. A couple of years after finishing my primary training, I was looking for something that was more "advanced" than my training manuals yet something that will keep me thinking about the issues and dangers.
The book is organized by phases of flight- I find myself thumbing through the preflight section often. But the style of the authors to present their work in essays written individually feels a bit disconnected at times. - Neeraj
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Patrick Bradley: A very experienced pilot once opined to me that half of all general aviation injuries and fatalities could be avoided with thorough preflight planning. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
enroute portion, enroute phase, bumpy clouds, uncontrolled airport, preflight planning, proper runway, instrument arrival, stabilized approach, arrival phase, buzz job, preflight preparation, final approach fix, approach accidents, other airplanes, instrument conditions, pattern altitude, decision height, initial climb, gliding distance, missed approach, preflight inspection, marginal weather Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, New Jersey, Patrick Bradley, Richard Collins, Pilot Upgrade, Little Rock, Teterboro Airport, Lincoln Park, Vero Beach, Flight Level, Kansas City, Mercer County Airport, National Weather Service, Carroll County Airport, Lake Michigan, Those Exciting New Electronics, Washington National New!
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Patrick Bradley: A very experienced pilot once opined to me that half of all general aviation injuries and fatalities could be avoided with thorough preflight planning. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
enroute portion, enroute phase, bumpy clouds, uncontrolled airport, preflight planning, proper runway, instrument arrival, stabilized approach, arrival phase, buzz job, preflight preparation, final approach fix, approach accidents, other airplanes, instrument conditions, pattern altitude, decision height, initial climb, gliding distance, missed approach, preflight inspection, marginal weather Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, New Jersey, Patrick Bradley, Richard Collins, Pilot Upgrade, Little Rock, Teterboro Airport, Lincoln Park, Vero Beach, Flight Level, Kansas City, Mercer County Airport, National Weather Service, Carroll County Airport, Lake Michigan, Those Exciting New Electronics, Washington National New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Mercer County (WV) (Images of America) by William R. Archer on page 179
- The Last Hero, Charles A. Lindbergh by Walter Sanford Ross on page 250
- The Perfect Flight: The Pilot's Greatest Challenge-The Search for Excellence in Every Flight (Thomasson-Grant Aviation Library) by Richard L. Collins in Front Matter
- Thunderstorms and Airplanes by Richard Collins in Front Matter
- Flight Level Flying by Richard Collins in Front Matter
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