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Private Pilot's Licence Course Vol. 1 : Flying Training

Highly acclaimed series by Jeremy Pratt. A complete PPL course complies with JAR & CAA syllabus. Softbound.

Air Pilot's Manual Vol. 1: Flying Training

Trevor Thom. Softbound.

Pooleys Private Pilots Manual - Flying Training

CAA, LASORS recommended. Complies with JAR-FCL and NPPL Training Syllabus
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Making Perfect Landings in Light Airplanes

No matter how long you have been a pilot and no matter what degree of skill you have attained, if you are to land perfectly you must exert 100% effort toward that task. Many pilots resign themselves to imperfect landings merely because they are unaware of the simple fact that even the pros must work at each landing.

The three skills needed to produce a perfect landing include:

  • Recognizing the landing situation and understanding its true nature.
  • The knowledge of how to meet and weigh each required task against personal skill and limitation.
  • The ability to evaluate the airplane’s capacity to meet each challenge.

This book shows pilots how to develop a keen sense of awareness in each of the three stages of landing and to convert that awareness into perfect landings. Softcover, illustrated, 5.5" x 8.5", 144 pages.

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Making Perfect Takeoffs In Light Airplanes

This book is intended to make the typical private pilot an expert during one phase of flight: the takeoff. Detailed but easy-to-understand information gives pilots the knowledge they need to go beyond rote reactions and develop piloting excellence.

Fowler addresses the light-airplane departure as a series of steps requiring the pilot’s total awareness of situation, airplane, and self. Pilots learn to identify and assess circumstances and conditions and then to implement appropriate procedures.

Hardcover, jacket, illustrated, 5.5" x 8.5”, 156 pages.


What people are saying:

”Author Ron Fowler has assembled an excellent handbook. With just the right blend of fact and gentle humor, Fowler has lined up all the technicalities and made them understandable…With over 16,000 hours in my dusty log, I thought I would just browse through this book. Wrong! The reading awakened many memories and reminded me of a few mistakes I had foolishly made. Fowler’s work deserves more than a simple glance.”—Capt. Robert Welch, (Ret.), Former Airline Pilot, Eastern Airlines

“I wish I had had this book…when I started flying. Fowler emphasizes many important points about takeoffs that you usually don’t think about. Even after making takeoffs in everything from a C-47 to an F-4, I learned a lot about getting a plane into the air…Fowler knows takeoffs!”—Lt. Col. Donald H. Walter, (Ret.), U.S. Air Force

ASA

Visualized Flight Maneuvers Handbook - High Wing

Traditionally known as the "blue maneuvers book," this handbook is one of a series that has been the standard of the industry for more than 40 years, and complies with current practical test standards and regulations. This is the Second Edition of ASA's publication of the High-Wing version of the Visualized Flight Maneuvers series.

Excellent learning and teaching aid for instructors and students, covering all maneuvers for Private, Commercial, and Flight Instructor Certificates — including the new maneuvers from the 2002 Practical Test Standards: steep spirals, and the 180-degree power-off approach. Each maneuver is depicted in detail according to type of aircraft in which the lesson will take place; each states the objective of the task and lists the practical test standards required. This handbook is fully illustrated with fold-out pages showing each maneuver complete on a one-page spread, so the reader absorbs all the visual/text information at once.

This maneuvers guide is designed to be compact and easy to carry, and has a spiral binding for easy access to the fold-out pages. The illustrated fold-outs show each maneuver step-by-step, helping pilots understand what they should be looking for outside the cockpit window. Pilots will find full descriptions of stalls, slips, and ground reference maneuvers, as well as short, soft, and crosswind takeoffs and landings. Also included are suggested checklists for everything from preflight to takeoffs and landings, performance, and checkrides, and an easy-to-use index so pilots can quickly refer to any desired task.

Visualized Flight Maneuvers Handbook - Low Wing

Traditionally known as the "red maneuvers book," this handbook is one of a series that has been the standard of the industry for more than 40 years, and complies with current practical test standards and regulations. This Second Edition of ASA's Low-Wing version of the Visualized Flight Maneuvers series is an excellent learning and teaching aid for instructors and students. It covers all maneuvers for Private, Commercial, and Flight Instructor Certificates — including the new maneuvers from the 2002 Practical Test Standards: steep spirals, and the 180-degree power-off approach. Each maneuver is depicted according to type of aircraft in which the lesson will take place; each states the objective of the task and lists the practical test standards required. This handbook is fully illustrated with fold-out pages showing each maneuver complete on one wide-page spread (11-1/2" x 8"), so the reader absorbs all the visual and textual information at once.

This maneuvers guide is designed to be compact and easy to carry, and is spiral-bound for ease of use. The illustrated fold-out pages show each maneuver step-by-step, helping pilots understand what they should be looking for outside the cockpit window. Pilots will find full descriptions of stalls, slips, and ground reference maneuvers, as well as short, soft, and crosswind takeoffs and landings. Also included are suggested checklists for everything from preflight to takeoffs and landings, performance, and checkrides, and an easy-to-use index so pilots can quickly refer to any desired task.