Flying Hawaii : A Pilot's Guide to the Islands [Paperback]

Peter N. Forman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2000

Here's a combination flying/travel guide that's your ticket to a pleasurable flight adventure in Hawaii. You'll find everything the island pilot needs to know for exploring dozens of fascinating places that most visitors never get to see.

Visiting pilots will appreciate the detailed planning information- from what documents to bring and what flying techniques to brush up on before starting out, to renting an aircraft and landing at your destination.

This latest edition has been supplemented with additional charts and diagrams so that resident pilots may use the books as a resource as well. Included are detailed descriptions of 14 airports, along with photos of each, plus numerous diagrams to help you navigate through complex airspace.

The author has spent years as a flight instructor, commuter airline pilot, and air tour pilot in Hawaii. The first half of the book describes the process of checking out and provides insights into how to make your trip safe and successful. The second half describes a tour of each of the major islands. Study the appropriate tour well, and you can sound like a seasoned veteran as you describe the sights to your passengers.

Product Details

• Paperback: 152 pages
• Publisher: Barnstormer Books; 2 Revised edition (September 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970159404
• ISBN-13: 978-0970159403
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,612,990 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars FIVE STARS for FLYING HAWAII: A Pilot's Guide to the Islands, October 17, 2000

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"islandgirljane" (Oahu, Hawaii) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Flying Hawaii: A pilot's guide to the islands (Paperback)

A "MUST HAVE" book for anyone planning to visit Hawaii who plans on flying/touring the Hawaiian Islands. It is the most thorough guide to flying in the Hawaiian Islands I have seen to date. Highly recommended for kamaainas (locals), as well ... they too will find much useful information in this handy, easy to take along book.

Full of information very useful in planning and preparing for your island flights, especially if you are not familiar with the various island airports/airfields or the local terrain & common conditions and the potential hazards to avoid.

This book is very thorough and contains many insightful tips including important safety considerations, best time of day for flights explained, typical and uncommon Hawaiian Island weather conditions and how they can affect your flight, as well as areas and conditions to avoid flying in and why, and much more.

The section highlighting sights to see is conveniently broken down by island. The most impressive sights are quite nicely summarized so you can quickly become knowledgeable as a tour guide for your passengers. The photos showing many of these impressive sights in the book are a nice touch.

Some other nice features in this book, besides the scenic photos, are the runway/airfield diagrams & photos for each of the airports/airfields, as well as some approach/departure routing diagrams. These are quickly found in Appendix A, along with all the important information you will want to know about each airport/airfield, such as elevation, runways & lengths, lighting, communications frequencies, services available, and more. Also a handy reference, is the listing of all Fixed Base Operations in Appendix B, with all the important information listed for each.

This book is full of lots of useful information, photos and diagrams summarized in a compact book that is easy to take along & refer to.

Highly recommend this book, without hesitation, to anyone flying in the Hawaiian islands or considering it! It is worth more than it's price in valuable tips, important considerations and as a handy reference.