This aviation primer provides a thorough introduction to flight training for new pilots and those considering flight school. Starting with all the factors involved in making the decision to learn to fly and earn a pilot certificate, this handbook covers such topics as why people fly, the process of learning to fly—including money matters, health requirements, time commitments, school and instructor options, and the tests involved—and the privileges and limitations associated with a pilot certificate. Frequent concerns of learning to fly are dispelled, including the realities of engine failures, midair collisions, and weather. The text is accompanied by numerous 3D illustrations to give novice pilots a realistic view of the flight training process.
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David Diamond is a private pilot and produces 3D illustrations for aviation publications such as AOPA Pilot, Flight Training, and Pilot. He lives in Alameda, California.
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Great illustrations! Useful info written with a sense of humor... very refreshing for manuals.
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A must read for any student pilot,
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Excellent text on introduction to flight training. Author walks you through his experience as a student pilot and shares honest and critical insights into the rather challenging yet fun endeavor of learning to fly and being safe. Authors sense of humor makes the book easy and fun to read compared to other similar text.
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This is a great book loaded with information. This first few chapters makes you ask yourself the question is flying for you. He will go over the risks, costs, and types of questions someone looking into learning to fly is thinking. The author uses the 'She' pronoun for everything related to a flyer which is interesting, this might be because his favorite flight instructor was infact a woman, or this might be to be differnt from pretty much every other flying book. The book is very captivating and does have great illustrations... i've been reading it for hours on end.
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Everyone has different reasons for learning to fly. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
groundschool instructor, pitot drain, air pressure samples, airline bound, aviation texts, nontowered airport, towered airports, ram air pressure, emergency landing spots, trainer airplanes, turn coordinator, rental aircraft, busy airspace, airspace boundaries, losing airspeed, airspeed drops, touchdown spot, traffic avoidance, attitude indicator, alternate static source, squawk code, advanced ratings, flight planners, altimeter setting, static port Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
San Carlos, San Francisco, Class Bravo, United States, Norcal Approach, Los Angeles, Piper Warrior, David Clark, Class Charlie, Half Moon Bay, King Air, Pitot Ram Air, Class Delta, Island Airport, Pilots Guide, Flight Watch, John Wayne, San Jose, Aeronautical Information Manual, South County, Crystal Springs, Class Alpha, Daylight Savings Time, Hollywood Park, Icing Systems New!
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Everyone has different reasons for learning to fly. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
groundschool instructor, pitot drain, air pressure samples, airline bound, aviation texts, nontowered airport, towered airports, ram air pressure, emergency landing spots, trainer airplanes, turn coordinator, rental aircraft, busy airspace, airspace boundaries, losing airspeed, airspeed drops, touchdown spot, traffic avoidance, attitude indicator, alternate static source, squawk code, advanced ratings, flight planners, altimeter setting, static port Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
San Carlos, San Francisco, Class Bravo, United States, Norcal Approach, Los Angeles, Piper Warrior, David Clark, Class Charlie, Half Moon Bay, King Air, Pitot Ram Air, Class Delta, Island Airport, Pilots Guide, Flight Watch, John Wayne, San Jose, Aeronautical Information Manual, South County, Crystal Springs, Class Alpha, Daylight Savings Time, Hollywood Park, Icing Systems New!
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