Lightplane Maintenance: Aircraft Engine Operating Guide [Paperback]

Kas Thomas (Author), Belvoir Publications (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1988

This guide to lightplane maintenance simplifies and clarifies all the steps involved in safe and efficient operation of any aircraft.

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Editorial Reviews

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"Never has the general aviation world had such a good primer on engine care and feeding... Nowhere have we encountered such a valuable resource." -- Private Pilot

"When it comes to understanding... aircraft engines, the absolute best book to read is Lightplane Maintenance: Aircraft Engine Operating Guide. This 200-page book ... is the most thorough, informative and readable tome ever written on aircraft powerplants." -- Popular Mechanics --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 209 pages
• Publisher: Tab Books; 1st edition (December 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0830624317
• ISBN-13: 978-0830624317
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #892,860 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This edition was published without the author's consent., July 13, 1999

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[e-mail] (Kas Thomas) (Connecticut, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lightplane Maintenance: Aircraft Engine Operating Guide (Paperback)

I am the author of the book and this TAB edition is being published without my consent and generates zero royalties for me. The original publisher was Belvoir Publications, who sold rights to TAB Books without consulting me. TAB has never paid me a nickel on this book. They have ripped me off bigtime.

5.0 out of 5 stars Aircraft engine operating guide, September 13, 2009

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This review is from: Lightplane Maintenance: Aircraft Engine Operating Guide (Paperback)

A good review of engine operations. Not too much new but it is all in one place.
The part on engine leaning is a good review of the basics, some may Some may have a different opinion, but this is what the manufacturer puts out. A worthwhile book for all pilots.

5.0 out of 5 stars New Pilot Must Have, June 25, 2008

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David Beemer (Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lightplane Maintenance: Aircraft Engine Operating Guide (Paperback)

Got my license over two years ago and I fly Piper's and Cessna's. This book is exactly what a new pilot flying Lycoming or Continental engines needs to read. I would almost say it's the definitive book on small air-cooled aircraft engines.