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by Ronald D. McElroy (Author) "The root of mental math proficiency lies in the ability to grasp the basic concepts of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division..." (more)
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In this era of EFIS, FMC, GPS, and 'fly by wire' aircraft, the most important cockpit 'computer' is still the mind of the pilot. Mental Math for Pilots revs up the brainpower to quickly process not only those pesky math questions asked during airline interviews, but expands the mental hard drive to handle a wide range of practical number problems in flight. Learn Ron's techniques and you just might be able to leave the calculate mode in permanent off! WAYNE PHILLIPS Aviation Author FAA Designated Pilot Examiner AOPA Air Safety Foundation Presenter Captain - United Express -- Wayne Phillips

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For those gearing up for pilot interviews, preparing for a check-ride or proficiency check, or looking to improve inflight calculations, this book offers invaluable tips and tricks to help in all areas of cockpit calculations.

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Product Details

  • Paperback: 118 pages
  • Publisher: Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc. (March 1, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0964283972
  • ISBN-13: 978-0964283978
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7.5 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,286,896 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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51 of 51 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Way Overpriced!, January 9, 2001
By Richard T. Leitner (Bellevue, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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Mr. McElroy's book has some neat math shortcuts for common aviation problems, but it is a pretty skinny book and not worth near the asking price. I've been an airline pilot for about 5 years, and a military pilot for about 10 before that. I'll admit that there were 2 or 3 shortcuts I didn't know (though less that I'll actually use!), but the prevailing comment among other airline pilots I showed it to were "You can tell the author is an airline pilot!" as they pointed to the $27+ price. I agree, this book is worth $10 or $12 tops. . .I could summarize all the shortcuts in a page or two. As for interview prep, you're better off using one of the books written specically for that purpose.
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2.0 out of 5 stars I am a bit puzzled, June 19, 2003
By "sgiuffrida3" (Fresno, Ca United States) - See all my reviews
This book is over rated! It comes across as giving the pilot all these tips and formulas but falls way short on the task. First off, the typeset fills only half the page making the book in reality about 25 pages. It goes on to show you basic math found in any private pilot instruction guide. FH/C temp conversion, subtracting military time, and RVR which is all the same as in the NOS/Jep charts and Ops manuals for the plane you fly. The second half of the book has the times tables, subtraction tables, and division tables. He put fuel dump calculations in along with wet runway computations, this is not only a waste for pilots flying anything short of a jet, but worthless due to FMS and EFIS on bigger airplanes not to mention the F/E sitting sideways behind the captain. In short the book is outdated. finding reciprocals, compass turns to a heading, and ANDS are all in the flight manuals. In short this book fails to teach much. It is not worth the [price] that is for sure.
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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Interview Prep, September 28, 2000
By Paul Pryor (Syracuse, NY USA) - See all my reviews
This book covers all the neat little tricks to getting the job done quickly and right. It is also a great book for interview prep. Goes into detail on how to do the math problems and gives several ways to do the problems. There are also review problems at the end of each chapter. A must buy for interviews or if you are just looking for a way to make your flying job easier.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellant Format
Extremely well written. Provides great descriptions of sometimes difficult to understand/visualize aviation concepts. I appreciated how the chapters were organized ... Read more
Published 4 months ago by A. DICOSIMO

1.0 out of 5 stars Mental Math for Pilots
I was quite disappointed with this book. I had expected this book to be an excellent source of techniques, easier that those I've learned so far in training, but it turned out... Read more
Published 4 months ago by MARK-LEOVEN MELITON

4.0 out of 5 stars Very handy
This book can be pretty useful with lost of tips and well summarized formulas with explanations and different ways of calculating and dealing with a variety of prblems a pilot... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Ninjastar

1.0 out of 5 stars Too little for too much
This book is too short for too much money.

"Pilot's rules of thumb" has all of the same information AND MORE for LESS money. Read more
Published 18 months ago by igneousy

3.0 out of 5 stars good but not great
OK reference book. For pro pilots it's a good review but probably nothing you didn't know at one time. It's not a big book either, you could read it in an hour or two. Read more
Published 19 months ago by P. Sturman

1.0 out of 5 stars Not recommended
For its price, I found this little booklet not helpful. The first 5 pages are essentially advertising for a consulting firm (the author's employer) that prepares pilots for... Read more
Published on June 22, 2007 by A. Bentz

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Useful for pilots
This book is very good for pilots who need to refresh on their basics
Published on January 22, 2007 by Michael Valdimarsson

5.0 out of 5 stars Still haven't finished reading but
so far it gave me a very good impression!
I strongly recommend, even for non-pilots.
It's a very good book to sharpen everyday mental-math-skills!
Enjoy!
Published on March 16, 2006 by Yonathan Galin-galler

1.0 out of 5 stars Awful
In reality, it's not an awful book. In fact, there are quite a number of things which can be filed under the "good to know" category. Read more
Published on April 12, 2005 by Frederic Woodbridge

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential for interview preperation.
This is an excellent book for anyone preparing for an airline interview. I was recently hired by a regional airline and several interview questions consisted of mental math... Read more
Published on July 31, 2001

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