How to Fly a Plane
How to Fly a Plane

Author: Nick Barnard

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams

Published: 2008-03-01

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780810995444

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How to Fly a Plane is the most complete guide to flying a plane available. It's perfect for the novice pilot or curious adventurer, and a great gift for the aviation obsessed. Nick Barnard has created the ultimate companion for armchair flyers and focused students alike. Beautifully designed with more than 200 color photographs and illustrations, and edited with a sharp sense of how to relate the complex activity of flying in simple, easy-to-understand terms, this is the must-have book for anyone who has ever dreamed of getting airborne. Learn to operate everything from a glider to an Airbus super-jumbo jet. Barnard covers the basics of aerodynamics from the sensation you'll experience in the air and a step-by-step training flight to contact information for training schools and specifics regarding different types of aircraft. There are tips for your first flight and advice regarding the best plane for your needs. Divided into three sections, Nick Barnard covers basics and puts you in the cockpit so you can feel what it's like to get up in the air for the very first time. How to Fly a Plane is an excellent resource for all would-be and novice pilots, aircraft enthusiasts, travelers, and fact-fanciers of every stamp.

Flight School
Flight School

Author: Nick Barnard

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780500650011

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An interactive introduction to aviation that encourages children to imagine themselves in the air, flying a plane.

How to Land a Plane
How to Land a Plane

Author: Mark Vanhoenacker

Publisher: The Experiment

Published: 2019-04-30

Total Pages: 82

ISBN-13: 1615195475

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Take a seat—the captain’s seat, that is—and relax. You’re about to land a Boeing 747. “Brilliant.” —The Sunday Times A Daily Mail and Spectator Best Book of the Year A Points Guy Best Book of the Year The mystery of flight is magical; the reality even more so—from the physics that keeps a 450-ton vehicle aloft, to the symphony of technology and teamwork that safely sets it down again. Take it from Mark Vanhoenacker—British Airways pilot, international bestselling author, and your new flight instructor. This is How to Land a Plane. Vanhoenacker covers every step—from approach to touchdown— with precision, wit, and infectious enthusiasm. Aided by dozens of illustrations, you’ll learn all the tools and rules of his craft: altimeters, glidepaths, alignment, and more. Before you know it, you’ll be on the ground, exiting the aircraft with a whole new appreciation for the art and science of flying. “A good choice for anyone who's fantasized about suddenly having to get an aircraft safely down on the ground . . . walks you through some of the basics of flight and landing, from how to recognize a cluster of instruments known as the ‘six pack’ to knowing what purpose the PAPI lights near the runway serve.” —Popular Science “A work of humorous and outright poetic travel geekery.” —National Geographic Traveler

Airplane Flying Handbook, Faa-H-8083-3b ( Full Version )
Airplane Flying Handbook, Faa-H-8083-3b ( Full Version )

Author: Federal Aviation Administration

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2018-05-12

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13: 9781719061513

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Airplane Flying Handbook Front Matter Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction to Flight Training Chapter 2: Ground Operations Chapter 3: Basic Flight Maneuvers Chapter 4: Maintaining Aircraft Control: Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (PDF) Chapter 5: Takeoffs and Departure Climbs Chapter 6: Ground Reference Maneuvers Chapter 7: Airport Traffic Patterns Chapter 8: Approaches and Landings Chapter 9: Performance Maneuvers Chapter 10: Night Operations Chapter 11: Transition to Complex Airplanes Chapter 12: Transition to Multiengine Airplanes Chapter 13: Transition to Tailwheel Airplanes Chapter 14: Transition to Turbopropeller-Powered Airplanes Chapter 15: Transition to Jet-Powered Airplanes Chapter 16: Transition to Light Sport Airplanes (LSA) Chapter 17: Emergency Procedures Glossary Index

How to Fly a Plane
How to Fly a Plane

Author: Captain Horatio Barber

Publisher: Amberley Pub Plc

Published: 2014-04-15

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 9781445635835

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How do you fly a Sop with Camel? Or a Bristol Bulldog? Captain Horatio Barber, the first man to make a cargo flight in the world, tells you how.

Airframe
Airframe

Author: Michael Crichton

Publisher: Ballantine Books

Published: 2011-03-22

Total Pages: 448

ISBN-13: 0345526775

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Jurassic Park, Timeline, and Sphere comes this extraordinary thriller about airline safety, business intrigue, and a deadly cover-up. “The pacing is fast, the suspense nonstop.”—People Three passengers are dead. Fifty-six are injured. The interior cabin is virtually destroyed. But the pilot manages to land the plane. At a moment when the issue of safety and death in the skies is paramount in the public mind, a lethal midair disaster aboard a commercial twin-jet airliner flying from Hong Kong to Denver triggers a pressured and frantic investigation. Airframe is nonstop reading, full of the extraordinary mixture of super suspense and authentic information on a subject of compelling interest that are the hallmarks of Michael Crichton. “A one-sitting read that will cause a lifetime of white-knuckled nightmares.”—The Philaelphia Inquirer “The ultimate thriller . . . [Crichton’s] stories are always page-turners of the highest order. . . . [Airframe] moves like a firehouse dog chasing a red truck.”—The Denver Post “Dramatically vivid.”—The New York Times

Teach Yourself to Fly
Teach Yourself to Fly

Author: Nigel Tangye

Publisher: Hachette UK

Published: 2017-09-07

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 1473663997

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First published in 1938, Teach Yourself To Fly was not only one of the very first Teach Yourself books to be published but the first to actually change the world. It was used on the eve of the second world war to prepare pilot recruits and conscripts before they were called for service, and as such it was read religiously by thousands of young men, some as young as 17, and directly impacted on the British war effort. This beautiful new printing of the book captures all of the feelings of that extraordinary time - it's nostalgic, understated, inspiring and very British indeed, warning young pilots, amongst other things, not to feel 'too discouraged' in the event of a crash landing. Technology has changed hugely, but the principles of aviation as they were in the middle of the twentieth century are perfectly summarised in this lovely book. Get hold of the right vehicle, and it really can teach you to fly. What happens when you're up there, however, is your responsibility. Since 1938, millions of people have learned to do the things they love with Teach Yourself. Welcome to the how-to guides that changed the modern world.

How to Fly a Plane
How to Fly a Plane

Author: John Pullen

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2014-09-25

Total Pages: 158

ISBN-13: 9781500984861

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There are many people who have wondered what it must be like to fly an aircraft. Perhaps they have sat in the passenger cabin of an airliner on the way to a holiday destination and imagined what the aircrew did to fly the plane from A to B. Unfortunately, since 9-11 it has become virtually impossible to go into an aircraft cockpit as a member of the public. But it is important to realise that every pilot has to start his or her training somewhere and that somewhere is a small training aircraft. This applies to pilots flying military fighters to jumbo jets. And although these aircraft are very different in size and performance, the basics of flying a plane are very similar. So if you want to really know how to fly a plane, you need to start on a small training aircraft like every other pilot at the beginning of their career. This book will take you through the basics of every stage of a typical flight - from the pre-take-off checks to taxiing, take-off, climb, flying manoeuvres, navigation, flying on instruments and finally, making a safe landing. If you've ever wanted to know how to fly a plane - this is your chance.