For certified glider pilots and students preparing for certification in the glider category, this book—prepared by the Federal Aviation Administration—is a resource without equal. Covering components and systems, flight instruments, performance limitations, preflight and ground operations, launch and recovery procedures, flight maneuvers, traffic patterns, soaring weather, radio navigation, and much more, it lays out in authoritative detail the science, mechanics, and regulations that every pilot needs to know. Plus, it contains a glossary of essential terms and crystal-clear color illustrations. No one should learn to fly, or fly a glider, without this information close at hand.
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), established in 1958, strives to “provide the safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world.” It authors the Aviation Instructor's Handbook; Airplane Flying Handbook; The Federal Aviation Regulations/Aeronautical Information Manual (FAR/AIM); The Pilot’s Encyclopedia of Aeronautical Knowledge; Aircraft Inspection and Repair; Rotorcraft Flying Handbook; Aviation Weather Services Handbook; Plane Sense; Glider Flying Handbook, Aircraft Weight and Balance Handbook; Seaplane, Skiplane, and Float/Ski Equipped Helicopter Operations Handbook; Powered Parachute Flying Handbook; Instrument Flying Handbook; and Instrument Procedures Handbook. The FAA headquarters are located in Washington, D.C.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Pretty, but written by bureaucrats,
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The book hits the right topics and has lots of illustrations, but the writing is soulless. This makes some of the explanations hard to understand. The section on basic flight physics, for instance, is incomprehensible. On the other hand, the sections on variometers and total energy systems are quite clear. It's as though the book were a slightly expanded checklist written by several different aparatchiks all of whom lean heavily on government-speak. This is a good study guide for the written exam, but I wouldn't take it in isolation. It needs accompanying books (by Piggot, Stewart, or Langewiesche etc.) to make it complete.
4.0 out of 5 stars
go gliding,
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Excellent book on gliding. Concise with the information needed to be safe and a good glider pilot. O would recommend this book whole-heartedly to anyone interested in flying gliders.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A good first book on sailplanes,
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Book arrived quickly. I think it's a good first book into sailplanes and flying them. Looks like it does a good job on all the basics. Highly recommend it. My flying experience is about 20 years with hang gliders.
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Welcome to the world of soaring. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
glide calculator, minimum sink airspeed, high tow position, minimum sink speed, glider increases, hank angle, yaw string, low tow position, aerotow launch, horizontal lift component, glider structure, rotor turbulence, soaring site, aileron pressure, hypemic hypoxia, heavy glider, particular glider, optimum airspeed, soaring pilots, glider performance, light glider, soaring conditions, positive control check, desired pitch attitude, launch glider Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Airspeed Knots, National Weather Service, Winston Airport, Magnus Effect, Circle Back, Code of Federal Regulations, Great Basin, Mass Below This Level, New Orleans, Northern Hemisphere, Yaw String Indication Figure New!
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Welcome to the world of soaring. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
glide calculator, minimum sink airspeed, high tow position, minimum sink speed, glider increases, hank angle, yaw string, low tow position, aerotow launch, horizontal lift component, glider structure, rotor turbulence, soaring site, aileron pressure, hypemic hypoxia, heavy glider, particular glider, optimum airspeed, soaring pilots, glider performance, light glider, soaring conditions, positive control check, desired pitch attitude, launch glider Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Airspeed Knots, National Weather Service, Winston Airport, Magnus Effect, Circle Back, Code of Federal Regulations, Great Basin, Mass Below This Level, New Orleans, Northern Hemisphere, Yaw String Indication Figure New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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