Ground Studies for Pilots: Flight Instruments and Automatic Flight Control Systems, Sixth Edition (Ground Studies for Pilots Series) (Paperback)

by David Harris (Author)

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Book Description
This well regarded series for students taking the commercial and airline transport pilot licences has been substantially revised to bring it into line with the new European Joint Aviation Requirements (JARs) for flight crew licensing. Each volume deals with the material required by one of the new JAR papers.This volume deals with those subjects covered in the 022 section of the aircraft general knowledge part of the syllabus. It continues to cover air data and gyroscopic flight instruments, compasses and inertial navigation systems. Electronic instrumentation, automatic flight control and in-flight protection systems have been included and updated, together with thrust control and powerplant and system monitoring instruments.Basic principles are covered as before, but emphasis on obsolete equipment and calculations has been reduced or removed as appropriate, permitting increased coverage of modern systems.The opportunity has been taken to simplify the presentation of information so as to aid study and revision work. Many test questions and answers have been included, based upon the JAR syllabus and style.

About the Author
David Harris is the legendary anti-war activist who went to jail for draft resistance in the 1960s. Formerly a contributing editor at the "New York Times Magazine" & "Rolling Stone", his seven previous books include "The League", "Dreams Die Hard", & "The Last Stand".

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Blackwell Publishers; 6 Ill edition (December 30, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0632059516
• ISBN-13: 978-0632059515
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
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