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Learn about all Garmin G1000 features & differences
Get the single source of information that educates pilots about all of the features and benefits of flying the Garmin G1000, and how features vary among aircraft manufacturers. Whether you fly a Beechcraft, Cessna, Columbia, Diamond, Mooney or Tiger, you'll learn which Garmin G1000 features apply to your particular aircraft. Or, if you're planning to buy a new Very Light Jet (VLJ) like the Cessna Mustang or Diamond D-Jet, this book will help you prepare while you wait for delivery.

You'll learn about the PFD and MFD displays, audio panel, programming the GPS, electrical systems, using the autopilot and dealing with emergencies. A detailed discussion of instrument approaches, integrated with use of the autopilot, will help you become a pro. Advanced features, optional in some aircraft, such as TIS and TAS traffic monitoring systems, Stormscopes, and Terrain Awareness Warning Systems (TAWS) are discussed in detail. You'll also learn to use all of the data link weather features like NEXRAD radar, satellite images, freezing level, winds aloft, AIRMETs, SIGMETS, TFRs, and METARs available through XM Satellite weather.

Learning to Fly the Garmin G1000
Instructors agree that the cockpit is not an ideal learning environment. Reading this book is one of the most efficient and cost effective ways to learn the G1000 before stepping into the cockpit and taking your first transition lesson. In addition, we recommend that you use the Garmin G1000 simulator software to practice as you read this book

“Max Trescott has done it again…This book is an absolute must-have for your flying library” says Rod Machado.

Don’t get stuck in the clouds wondering which button to push!
New! Get the one book that tells pilots what they need to know to safely fly using a modern GPS receiver and autopilot. Most books treat GPS as a subtopic and don’t tell everything you need to know about using GPS. Max Trescott’s GPS and WAAS Instrument Flying Handbook recognizes that GPS is at the center of modern cockpits and not just add-on equipment. Designed for both VFR and IFR pilots, this book tells you what you need to know to safely operate modern GPS systems including detailed, step-by-step instructions for the Bendix/King KLN 94, Garmin GNS 430, 430W, 480, 530, 530W and G900X, G1000 and Perspective glass cockpits.

Modern technology is rapidly changing the avionics used in new Beechcraft, Cessna, Cirrus, Diamond, Mooney, Pilatus, Piper, TBM and other General Aviation aircraft. However the complexity of GA cockpits has increased to the point where pilots now need separate GPS and autopilot training. Operating the equipment is not intuitive and safety dictates that pilots understand how to get the most out of a modern GPS receiver.

Max Trescott’s latest book takes the reader through the details of how GPS and WAAS, the Wide Area Augmentation System, operate. Then he gives detailed instructions for operating the most popular panel mounted GPS. He explores common misperceptions such as the myth of “activating the approach” and why you never need to do it. He also explains the new WAAS minimums: LPV, LNAV/VNAV, LNAV, LNAV+V, and LP and why checking RAIM no longer matters with a WAAS-capable GPS receiver.

Experienced pilots may be surprised to learn why you should always load an approach with an IAF—even when receiving vectors to final. They’ll also learn why what they used to do with the SUSP key will now get them in trouble when loading an instrument approach.

Throughout the book, NTSB reports and NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System pilot reports are used to illustrate pitfalls in using—and misusing—GPS equipment. Dozens of practical GPS and IFR tips, gleaned from the industry’s most experienced flight instructors are clearly displayed in the margins. Serious pilots who want to understand all of the intricacies of using their GPS and autopilot while avoiding common “gotchas” will want a copy of Max Trescott’s GPS and WAAS Instrument Flying Handbook.

Learn What All Pilots Should Know
• The big differences between the Direct-to key and using a flight plan.
• Getting started entering flight plans.

Learn the Right Way to Load Approaches including:
• The myth of needing to “activate the approach”.
• Why you’ll never want to load an approach with an IAF—even when receiving vectors to final.
• When to Load versus to Activate an instrument approach.
• Why pushing the SUSP key gets you in trouble when loading an instrument approach.

Learn About Flying Instrument Approaches
• How to fly ALL instrument approach types.
• Why checking RAIM alone isn’t sufficient with a WAAS-capable GPS receiver.
• How to use your autopilot along every step of the approach.
• Why your autopilot may fail to couple to an ILS glide slope.
• Why some missed approaches begin before a GPS counts down to zero.

Learn About WAAS and other New Capabilities
• Details on new minimums: LPV, LNAV/VNAV, LNAV, LNAV+V, and LP.
• How to tell if a GPS is certified to use new WAAS-based approaches.
• Different regulations that apply to WAAS-based GPS receivers.
• Loading airways and flying GPS-based T- and Q-route airways.

Endorsed by Rod Machado.
"Max Trescott has done it again with the publication of Max Trescott’s WAAS and GPS Flying Handbook. This book is an absolute must-have for your flying library if you’re an instrument rated pilot or are working on your instrument rating. It’s a comprehensive, no-nonsense guide to understanding and flying GPS approaches. Max takes you from the basics to the advanced aspects of WAAS based GPS approaches and covers the nitty-gritty details that are oh-so necessary to safely use today’s sophisticated GPS equipment.”

—Rod Machado, Flight Instructor, Author and National Aviation Safety Counselor

+15,000 aviation abbreviations, acronyms and codes - 196 pages, paperback, English language.

• NOTAM & MET
• ICAO Registration Codes
• ICAO/ISO Countrey Codes
• Flightplan codes
• Runway lighting
• V-Speeds
• JAA & FAA abbreviations
• and a little bit of humour

A compilation of Barry Schiff's popular monthly column in AOPA Pilot magazine, these books contain favorite articles from over the years, arranged by subject. These articles are pulled from his more than 26,000 flight hours in 260 types of aircraft, for a set of books filled with Schiff's vast knowledge and experience as an aviator and flight instructor.

The Proficient Pilot set delivers a wealth of information, a plethora of aviation stories, and tips of the trade from one of the industry's favorite pilot-writers, all together in a handsome gift box. Each book in the series is softcover, illustrated, and includes a comprehensive index.

A complete physics course for aviation-related trades. Not a review, its the only physics book geared for aviation training that uses *every day* examples to explain every facet of the subject. ISBN# 0-89100-411-4. 184 pages.

Whether you are a piston pilot preparing for turbine ground school, a transitioning military pilot boning up for that first corporate or airline interview, or an old pro brushing up on turbine aircraft operations, The Turbine Pilot’s Flight Manual is designed for you. Authors Greg Brown and Mark Holt cover all the basics, clearly explaining the difference between turbine aircraft and their piston engine counterparts.

Addresses:

• High speed aerodynamics
• Coordinating multipilot crews
• Wake turbulence
• Navigating in high-altitude weather
• and More

The authors clarify complex topics with a wealth of illustrations and for the first time include in this edition the multimedia Aircraft Systems CD-ROM. Access narrated color animations that make complex systems easier than ever to understand.

Includes a glossary of airline and corporate aviation terminology, handy turbine pilot rules-of-thumb, and a comprehensive turbine aircraft Spotter’s Guide. Softcover, illustrated, 8.5” x 11”, 272 pages.

What people are saying:

"This text should not only improve the hiring opportunity for pilots, but also add hours of sleep to nights between ground school classes… Where was this manual when I needed it?”—Dan Russell, captain for a commercial airline

“ An extraordinarily well-written book with a vast amount of information to enhance the knowledge of any turbine pilot.”—Bill J. Niederer, B-737 pilot

“The most comprehensive and complete information available to any aspiring commercial pilot. A basic knowledge of systems and terminology is invaluable, not only for initial training but also for your presentation during the interview process. A must read!”—Dick Ionata, retired senior captain for a major airline.

Cockpit Automation provides basic instruction in the use of cockpit automation equipment now prevalent in general aviation aircraft — GPS, autopilots, and other colorful displays for weather, terrain, etc. Cockpit automation is covered as it happens in an actual flight, from preflight, taxi-out, take-off, cruise, descent and landing.

Ideal for both self-study and classroom use, this book provides step-by-step, common-sense instruction that teaches you to use your panel-mounted IFR GPS computer and other modern cockpit technologies, with particular emphasis on the Garmin G430. The fundamental skills you need are presented using simple language and familiar examples drawn from everyday flight situations. Each chapter ends with a practice session that can be used in a simulator program or an airplane at the local flight school. Includes a bonus DVD that demonstrates each of the skills covered in the book (approximately 30 minutes).

This book is the ideal prerequisite to The Pilot’s Guide to the Modern Airline Cockpit and provides hands-on experience with cockpit automation in the airplanes pilots are flying today. Softcover, illustrated, 7” x 10”, 192 pages.

Ron Fowler accurately states, “our skills of flight either improve or slowly erode, but they rarely remain unchanged.” Speaking pilot to pilot, the author picks up where initial pilot training leaves off. Lessons from the Logbook is a collection of stories that began as articles written for Plane & Pilot magazine, and was previously published by Aviation Book Company.

The book is organized to reflect all the phases of flight: preflight, departure, en route, and arrival, and concludes with a section on recurrent training. It provides piloting techniques on such diverse topics as night flying; what to do when you get stuck above or below a cloud deck; how to handle in-flight emergencies; evaluating real-life takeoff performance; pursuing a path to perfect flying; and much, much more.

Ron Fowler is the ideal flight instructor—experienced, patient, entertaining, with excellent communication skills. Although readers may never have an opportunity to fly with him, his gentle guidance will stick with them: first when they read the pages that share the author’s expertise, to be recalled again when they have a similar experience. Lessons from the Logbook will inspire readers to improve their flying skills, and more importantly, motivate them to take to the sky.

245 pages, paperback

Pilot’s transitioning to the airlines seldom realize they will have to put their instrument flying skills to work using modern cockpit technology. This book gives you a head start on learning this exciting new aspect of airline flying.

Unlike conventional flight training manuals, this book places you in the captain’s seat and takes you step-by-step through a challenging line flight. After programming your flight route using the flight management computer, learn how to use the airplane’s autoflight system to help automatically guide you along the route you have built.

Deals with realistic enroute scenarios:

• Vectors
• Holds
• Diversions
• Intercepts
• Traffic
• Surrounding terrain
• And many others

Along the way, learn how cockpit automation can potentially help or hinder while you and your crewmate work as a team to decide the best way to fly the airplane. Softcover, illustrated, 8.5” x 11”, 168 pages.

• easy to use & reiable Rules of Thumb
• simple formule for quick results
• easy explanations
• quick tips for may situations
• proven for any type of aircraft
• for all phases of flight
• for every pilot

Aero International "....the knowledge of math every pilot should have..."

Roger Magazin "...handy...made for pilots..for the next season a nice gift or just for yourself"

Gerhard Grohmann is an Airline Captain on Boeing 747-400, a Flight Instructor, a CRM trainer and a helicopter pilot.