Guide to Bush Flying: Concepts and Techniques for the Pro [Paperback]

F. E. Potts (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 245 pages
• Publisher: ACS Publishing; 1st edition (January 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0963521012
• ISBN-13: 978-0963521019
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,281,643 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Flying on the edge, but by the numbers, April 12, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Guide to Bush Flying: Concepts and Techniques for the Pro (Paperback)

Contrary to popular opinion, not all cropdusters or bush pilots are short-lived cowboys. F. E. Potts is nomadic and independent, but his 17,000 hour, accident-free bush flying career was no fluke. This book reveals that flying survival comes from focusing on a professional attitude, by flying scientifically and with judgement. It is entertaining and thought-provoking, and a wonderful reference manual with practical tips on terrain, weather, airplanes, operations and flying techniques useful to any serious pilot. An excellent foreword gives some interesting insight into Potts' life and compliments interesting website anecdotes like one at: http://www.fepco.com/bear_attack.html While a bit pricey, it is very well-written, winning a 1994 Aviation/Space Writers Association Journalism Award.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good but expensive without color photographs., September 30, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Guide to Bush Flying: Concepts and Techniques for the Pro (Paperback)

The book was good with some good techniques for bush flying. At a price of $34.95 for a soft-cover book I would have expected superb quality paper and extensive color photos of Alaska's beauty that were not there. The book would be a good value at $12.95.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars excellent advice, but pricey, May 17, 2003

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This review is from: Guide to Bush Flying: Concepts and Techniques for the Pro (Paperback)

This book was assigned to me as homework for Andover Flight Academy's bush-flying course. I found that most if it didn't apply to the sort of flying I expect do, which is improved grass fields, on wheels. (The airport would be very annoyed if I made an actual bush landing.) Potts for good reason devotes a lot of space to sandbars, snow, and sub-zero and ski-plane operations, and to my regret I'll probably never do any of that.

So the book for me came down to three chapters: takeoffs, approaches, and landings. These are valuable but very short. (Chapter 18 on landings is a bit more than five pages!) There are some useful black-white photographs, all at the back of the book.

For those in the market for an airplane, Potts explains the quirks and advantages of the PA-18 Super Cub and the Cessna 180, but doesn't branch out to the Aviat Husky, despite the fact that it was in production when the book came out in 1993.

I bought my copy through Amazon, but as a secondhand book in good condition, which brought it down to a more reasonable price. Generaly there are several used or Marketplace copies available.