Piloting At Night [Paperback]

Lewis Bjork (Author)

Book Description

Series: Practical Flying Series | Publication Date: June 30, 1998

Packed with practical advice pilots can apply directly and immediately, this operating handbook helps them understand FAA regulations for night flying, and how the pros cope with low visibility, vertigo, fatigue, tricky landings, weather that comes out of nowhere, and much more. 65 illustrations.

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About the Author

Lewis Bjork (Salt Lake City, UT) is a pilot for Skywest Airlines. A specialist in aerobatics with thousands of instruction hours, he has flown in more than 130 types of airplanes. Bjork is an experimental aircraft builder and test pilot, responsible for the development and refinement of handling and performance characteristics for many aircraft, ranging from a microlight twin-engine to a pressurized Lancair IV. He is the author of Piloting for Maximum Performance (McGraw-Hill). --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 205 pages
• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill (June 30, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070066973
• ISBN-13: 978-0070066977
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,824,139 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars "Riveting Case Studies . . . ", April 5, 2000

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Joseph Richardson (Salt Lake City, Utah) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Piloting At Night (Paperback)

The back cover of PILOTING AT NIGHT says, "Full of riveting case studies, this clear and concise guide illustrates . . ." and then goes on to celebrate the technical aspects of the book. Without devaluing the technical astuteness of Bjork's book, I would have to say that the real selling point for this book and for Bjork's other book (PILOTING FOR MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE) are the riveting case studies, the descriptions of real-life flying experiences. For anyone who has experienced the disheartening boredom of wading through a technical textbook, Bjork's book will be a refreshing change. Bjork's entertaining case studies provide a concrete way to understand and begin to apply the abstract concepts that are part of any handbook. An excellent book.