A compilation of Barry Schiff’s monthly column in AOPA Pilot, the popular aviation periodical, these books contain favorite articles from over the years in three volumes that are arranged by subject. These articles are pulled from his more than 26,000 flight hours in 260 types of aircraft to assemble volumes filled with Schiff’s vast knowledge and experience with teaching pilots. The articles in this reference have been chosen for their timelessness and relevance to the aviation industry, including flying for fun and profit and what it’s like to fly a jet.
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Barry Schiff is a 34-year veteran of TWA and holds five world aviation speed records. He is a contributing editor of AOPA Pilot. He lives in Los Angeles.
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Do you REALLY know what lift is?,
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This review is from: The Proficient Pilot (Hardcover)
Being a helicopter and fixed wing instructor pilot for 7 years, I thought I knew how lift worked. NOT. Read what they did not teach you in flight school in this great book by Mr. Schiff.
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This review is from: The Proficient Pilot : Volume One (Hardcover)
As a physicist and private pilot, having read a few dozens of books on aviation, I find this book (in fact the two volumes I and II) the best aviation reading I have ever come across. Strongly recommended even if you think you have read it all.
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This review is from: Proficient Pilot, Volume 2 (General Aviation Reading series) (Paperback)
Schiff's wisdom and clarity are tough to appreciate when you don't know anything about flying. Save this one until after you've soloed at the very least. Then reread it once per year. And don't forget Volume 2 when you can learn how to fly the North Atlantic and also how to ditch if your flight to Europe doesn't go as planned...
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My first instructor was somewhat of a sadist. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
flying wisdom, turbofan airplanes, tow pilot, adverse yaw effect, enroute charts, obstacle protection, critical engine inoperative, using spoilers, balanced field length, downwind turn, general aviation pilots, circling approach, turbine operations, final controller, sailplane pilots, descent profile, proficient pilot, deep stall, skidding turn, turbine aircraft, tow plane, airway segment, best glide speed, missed approach point, turning downwind Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Los Angeles, Pilot Proficiency, Personal Observations, United States, National Transportation Safety Board, Hong Kong, Aeronca Champ, Santa Monica, Bonanza Three-One-Three, New York, Federal Aviation Regulations, Special Treats, Straight Versus Swept-Wing Airplanes, Twin Beech, Van Nuys, Flying Above the Weather, Middle East, South Pacific, Tel Aviv, Zelda Intersection New!
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My first instructor was somewhat of a sadist. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
flying wisdom, turbofan airplanes, tow pilot, adverse yaw effect, enroute charts, obstacle protection, critical engine inoperative, using spoilers, balanced field length, downwind turn, general aviation pilots, circling approach, turbine operations, final controller, sailplane pilots, descent profile, proficient pilot, deep stall, skidding turn, turbine aircraft, tow plane, airway segment, best glide speed, missed approach point, turning downwind Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Los Angeles, Pilot Proficiency, Personal Observations, United States, National Transportation Safety Board, Hong Kong, Aeronca Champ, Santa Monica, Bonanza Three-One-Three, New York, Federal Aviation Regulations, Special Treats, Straight Versus Swept-Wing Airplanes, Twin Beech, Van Nuys, Flying Above the Weather, Middle East, South Pacific, Tel Aviv, Zelda Intersection New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Proficient Pilot, Volume 1 (General Aviation Reading series) by Barry Schiff in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Front Matter (3)
- Federal Aviation regulations by United States on page 300
- The Vatican Target by Barry J. Schiff in Front Matter
- The Caine Mutiny: A Novel by Herman Wouk on page 63
- A37.5 Electrical System Video by Cengage Learning Delmar in Front Matter
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- Human Factors in the Training of Pilots by Jefferson M. Koonce on page 244, and Back Matter
- Human Factors in the Training of Pilots by Jefferson M. Koonce on page 244, and Back Matter
- Test Pilot: 1,001 Things You Thought You Knew about Aviation (General Aviation Reading series) by Barry Schiff in Front Matter
- Loss of Control by Pat Veillette Ph.d on page 189
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