Customer Reviews

Ultralight Airmanship: How to Master the Air in an Ultralight (Ultralight Aviation Series)

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

This book is for pilots beyond the beginner stage. Pick any subject and you'll frequently notice that there's a scarcity of valuable information beyond the student/introductory level, or else the information is too theoretical and analytical to be of much use.

This book hits the spot for those of us who've become comfortable with the basics, but are hungry to become better pilots. There is a dangerous period that pilots go through where we think we've "got it", but don't really have enough experience (ala JFK Jr.). Jack Lambie states that we should be able to fly in any kind of weather and conditions, handle cross-wind landings, etc., just like G.A. pilots.

This book focuses on how to stay out of trouble, and what to do when you get in trouble. It also contains much practical information, such as how to handle airport traffic.

Between the time that I ordered this book and now, I've had a engine out on a full-power nose-high climbout, with just a couple hundred feet altitude to work with. The study and practice all paid off in the next 10 seconds.

Good Luck and Happy Flying!

This book is exactly what its title promises, it is written in pleasant language and contains much useful information for experienced and not pilots. It points out the beauty of flying, dispells popular misconceptions and it is best read by those with at least a couple of flying hours behind them. The writer is an obvious guru of flying and know his stuff!

Jack and I met in 1961 when he was Director of Education at the Science and Industry Museum in Exposition Park. I was a freshman at USC. He hired me as a tourguide, but he really wanted to learn how to play trumpet like me. We started trading flying lessons for trumpet lessons and became lifelong friends. Jack was a natural at everything that he did. Some people call it Zen and some call it intuition to be able to see the connections. Besides this book, I would recommend anything that he wrote because there is a casual wisdom here that should be absorbed. Jack died May 30,1999. He was the coolest guy that I ever knew. I will miss him.

The devil is in the detail and this book provides very detailed analysis of the operation and flying characteristics of ultralights. It talks about the things that happen below what for most other aircraft would be the stall speed. It establishes a new set of rules and consideration for this range of operations. So I would recommend this book for pilots of faster aircraft that want to know better about ultralight airmanship. The 4 stars rate is because you still will need some complementary information regarding ultralight operation.

I found this book to be excellent for someone with a little piloting experience, a student would find it boring or over his head. In addition, the book is geared toward the traditional ultralight aircraft and doesn't take into consideration any of the FAA's more recent "Sport Aviation" regulations. So, If you're flying traditional ultralights, this is a great book for you. It contains lots of info on pilotage, wind, and other techniques/factors that differ from larger/heavier aircraft. But if you're looking for any information concerning flying anything else in the new Light Sport Aircraft category which I believe includes traditional ultralights -- or any Sport Pilot information -- you may wish to consider this book as an annex or addendum to other information on the subject.