Fly the Wing [Paperback]

Virginia Webb (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 1991 | ISBN-10: 0813805414 | ISBN-13: 978-0813805412 | Edition: 2

Fly the Wing discusses the basics and fundamentals that pilots must learn. It then describes how to polish and refine skills as you go on more difficult maneuvers and advanced phases of flight.

This book is a professional flight training manual designed to motivate professional pilots to attain and maintain high standards of performance.

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Fly the Wing discusses the basics and fundamentals that pilots must learn. It then describes how to polish and refine skills as you go on more difficult maneuvers and advanced phases of flight.

This book is a professional flight training manual designed to motivate professional pilots to attain and maintain high standards of performance.

Product Details

• Paperback: 226 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 2 edition (January 15, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0813805414
• ISBN-13: 978-0813805412
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,023,643 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Book on Transport Category Flying, Period., November 8, 2003

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Robert I. Hedges - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fly the Wing (Paperback)

I have read many books from introductory student pilot texts to Operating Manuals for the A-320, L-1011 and B-747-400 in my aviation career, but if I had to pick any one book that best explains the nuts and bolts of advanced turbine flying, this is my pick, with no close second. This book has no peer.

Jim Webb makes this information come alive and makes often difficult to grasp (or remember) concepts like weather and aircraft performance second nature. I have instructed in many models of jet transports, and when I can't find an answer to a tough question, I never fail to refer to my well used copy of "Fly The Wing." Many of Webb's examples reference information specific to the DC-9 and L-1011, but understand that the general points being made translate equally well to all commercial jets. As a side note, I have been to school on both the DC-9 and L-1011, and Webb's information is as good as gold, which reinforced the solidness of the underlying text for me.

If you are a turbine pilot now or have any interest at all in becoming one, this book is absolutely indispensable to have on your bookshelf. If you are a student, private, or new commercial pilot, this book has loads of accessible, relevant, and important information for you. Don't worry about the turbine specific information and you will still find this a most worthwhile book to read. No pilot should be without it!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How to fly large airplanes and pass check rides, January 18, 2002

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Dave English (Arizona, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fly the Wing (Paperback)

"Be your own greatest critic. Accept each flight as a challenge. . . . Work to your maximum ability; endeavor at all times to fly clearances exactly; stay right on your heading and course and altitude; try to fly so smoothly that the passengers will never know when you've made a mistake. You will know when you've flown a good flight, and your self-satisfaction will surpass any complement that may be given you."

Where 'Stick and Rudder' is perfect for a Cub student 'Fly The Wing' is perfect for the SAAB 340 or B-757 student. It's one of my most dog-eared books, as I try to read it before every training session. Covers in detail all major procedures required to master handling a large airplane. Written by a master who learnt to fly with a barnstormer, earned two Distinguished Flying Crosses flying B-24's, and retired as an airline check airman with 35,000 hours and 500 students taught. If you are going from a Cessna to an RJ, buy this book now.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars First class tutor for beginner or advanced pilot, August 9, 1999

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This review is from: Fly the Wing (Paperback)

Advice and tutoring from an airline pilot. From basics to advanced theory and practical hints for piloting turbine powered aircraft. Should be read by any pilot upgrading to jet aircraft and on the bookshelf of all serious pilots.