The Joy of Soaring: A Training Manual is the latest in a long series of publications by the Soaring Society of America designed to promote not only enjoyment but proficiency and safety in soaring activities. Part I of this manual is devoted to teaching the beginner to fly a glider. part II tells how to use this new knowledge to master the art of soaring. The text was prepared after a thorough study of instructional methods in use at soaring schools and clubs throughout the United States and was reviewed by a group of the top soaring pilots and instructors. It is the most comprehensive and authoritative description of training techniques available to the beginner or experienced pilot.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best-loved Soaring Primer,
This review is from: Joy of Soaring: A Training Manual (Hardcover)
THE JOY OF SOARING: A Training Manual First published in 1969,by the Soaring Society of America, revised by The Soaring Society of America (SSA) in 1989 In the mid-1960s, soaring experienced a tremendous surge in popularity across the U.S. as thousands of pilots came to the sport. Many got their first look at the sport through Walt Disney's "Wonderful World of Color" TV feature "The Boy Who Flew with the Condors." Although interest surged, at the time there was no standardized training manual available to student glider pilots, only the individual manuals used at various soaring sites around the country. The "Joy of Soaring" collected and repackaged the very best practices in a readable and well-illustrated format. It has since been superceeded by other soaring texts for the Practical Test Standards for a Glider Rating. Many other specialist publications give detailed treatment to more contemporary aspects of soaring today. This book's lasting appeal as the best-loved soaring primer comes from its practical, readable, common sense approach to the nuances of proficient glider flight. The book contains many black and white photographs of classic gliders. Illustrated by Gil Parcell, who was well known for his cartoons in Soaring magazine, this book captures the essence of soaring during its heyday. It is still the preferred introduction to the sport of unpowered flight. It remains in print, so a reader has the choice of a crisp new edition, or the nostalgia of owning one of the ubiquitous original, used copies.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Good auxiliary training; no longer referenced by FAA PTS,
By Dave Smith (Roaming USA: RV + Libelle!) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Joy of Soaring: A Training Manual (Hardcover)
A good, reasonably comprehensive training manual, easy to read. More modern, less technical than American Soaring Handbook (out of print). For many years Joy of S. was the primary basis for FAA Glider Pilot Certificate testing, and I issued hundreds of certificates based on it; now superceded in Practical Test Standards by a different book of slightly inferior quality (Jeppesen).
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Good for the beginner,
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This review is from: Joy of Soaring: A Training Manual (Hardcover)
This is quite a good book for the new glider pilot. It caters primarily for the American pilots. Good graphics. Alternatively, check out the Books by Reichmann and by Piggot
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