This is a book for anyone who has ever dreamed of riding the air currents, soundlessly, with breathtaking vistas stretching out to the horizon. Gliding: From Passenger to Pilot guides you through the first steps in realizing the dream. Written by an experienced instructor, it includes a history of the sport, from early experiments to postwar sport gliders; an introduction to gliding clubs, getting started, and what to expect; an explanation of the mechanics of glider flying, including controls and instruments; sections on learning each stage of flight, safety, and weather; ideas for post-solo progress, including cross-country and competitive flying; and an abundance of photos and drawings. Steven Longland has been a gliding instructor and examiner for nearly 30 years; he has flown over 4,500 hours, including competition, cross-country, and mountain flying.
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This is a book for anyone who has ever dreamed of riding the air currents, soundlessly, with breathtaking vistas stretching out to the horizon. Gliding guides you through the first steps in realizing the dream. Written by an experienced instructor, it includes: a history of the sport, from early experiments to postwar sport gliders; an introduction to gliding clubs, getting started, and what to expect; an explanation of the mechanics of glider flying, including controls and instruments; sections on learning each stage of flight, safety, and weather; ideas for post–solo progress, including cross–country and competitive flying; and an abundance of photos and drawings. Steven Longland has been a gliding instructor and examiner for nearly thirty years; he has flown over 4,500 hours, including competition, cross–country, and mountain flying.
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Steve Longland is a regional examiner for the British Gliding Association and a member of the BGA's Instructor's Committee. He has been instructing since 1974, flown over 4,500 hours in gliders, completed 8600 launches and landings and has flown over 63,000km cross country. He has a Gold C badge with all three diamonds.
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Wow! Best introduction to gliding yet !,
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This book is a wonderful and comperhenisive intro to the wonderful world of flying sailplanes. With plenty of pictures and useful information about both whys and hows of unpowered flight, this book is best intro to the soaring world yet published, highly recommened!
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Although balloons had taken to the air by 1786, and blown away in the wind much as they have done ever since, it took nearly seventy years before steerable and navigable balloons, known as dirigibles, became a reality. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Although balloons had taken to the air by 1786, and blown away in the wind much as they have done ever since, it took nearly seventy years before steerable and navigable balloons, known as dirigibles, became a reality. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
French Alps, Long Mynd, South Africa New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Story of Gliding by Ann Welch in Back Matter
- New Soaring Pilot by Ann Welch in Back Matter
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