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Organized into the natural progression of a flight, this is a compendium of tips on virtually every aspect of piloting an aircraft, including ground work, takeoff and initial climb, enroute climb and cruise, and descent and landing. Advice is offered on such advanced flight topics as flying high-performance singles and twins, dealing with emergencies, and operating at busy airports.
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Richard L. Collins is the author of Flying the Weather Map and Flying IFR. He is editor-at-large of Flying magazine and served as publisher and editor-in-chief of AOPA Pilot magazine. He lives in Ijamsville, Maryland.
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Virtually everyone who flies also drives a car, and most of us learned to drive before we started flying. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
turbocharged airplane, operative engine, heavier airplane, normal approach speed, operating handbook, ground cushion, cruising level, ridge level, stalling speed, liftoff speed, retracting flaps, general aviation airplane, landing attitude, heavy airplane, flying attitude, preflight planning, climb gradient, faster airplane, initial climb, runway length, general aviation pilots, light airplanes, pitch attitude, pattern altitude, true airspeed Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Super Cruiser, Cherokee Six, Twin Comanche, Air Force, National Transportation Safety Board, New Jersey, West Virginia, Flight Level, T-tail Lance, Cessna Skyhawk, Little Rock, Piper Pacer, Twin Bonanza, Fort Smith, Salt Lake City, Washington National New!
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Virtually everyone who flies also drives a car, and most of us learned to drive before we started flying. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
turbocharged airplane, operative engine, heavier airplane, normal approach speed, operating handbook, ground cushion, cruising level, ridge level, stalling speed, liftoff speed, retracting flaps, general aviation airplane, landing attitude, heavy airplane, flying attitude, preflight planning, climb gradient, faster airplane, initial climb, runway length, general aviation pilots, light airplanes, pitch attitude, pattern altitude, true airspeed Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Super Cruiser, Cherokee Six, Twin Comanche, Air Force, National Transportation Safety Board, New Jersey, West Virginia, Flight Level, T-tail Lance, Cessna Skyhawk, Little Rock, Piper Pacer, Twin Bonanza, Fort Smith, Salt Lake City, Washington National New!
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- Thunderstorms and Airplanes by Richard Collins in Front Matter
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- The Perfect Flight: The Pilot's Greatest Challenge-The Search for Excellence in Every Flight (Thomasson-Grant Aviation Library) by Richard L. Collins in Front Matter
- Instrument Flying Refresher (General Aviation Reading series) by Richard L. Collins in Front Matter
- Flying the Weather Map (General Aviation Reading series) by Richard L. Collins in Front Matter
- Thunderstorms and Airplanes: The First Complete Book on Flying in Relation to Thunderstorms (General Aviation Reading series) by Richard L. Collins in Front Matter
- Air Crashes: What Went Wrong, Why, and What Can Be Done about It (General Aviation Reading series) by Richard L. Collins in Front Matter
- Flying IFR: The Practical Information You Need to Fly Actual IFR Flights (General Aviation Reading series) by Richard L. Collins in Front Matter
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