In this completely new book, Collins shares some personal insights learned from his lifetime of flying general aviation airplanes.

The Next Hour: The Most Important Hour in Your Logbook

Engineering & Transportation

Richard L. Collins

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Unforgettable: My 10 Best Flights

Lane Wallace

Ever wonder why an airplane can stall with its engine running full speed? How airports developed into the convoluted mess that they have become? Who invented rudder pedals, ailerons, the fuselage, and the Mile High Club?It's all here in Then & Now: How Airplanes Got This Way, Phil Scott's rich, witty and fun seventh book. In this collection of hilarious, historical essays, veteran journalist and historian Scott takes apart aircraft through history and tells how, through a combination of science and art, all the pieces fit together to make a thing that worked-or didn't.He explains how gasoline was used to cure the croup before it powered engines, how it was better to be thrown clear of a wreck than being strapped into the seat, how a future war hero invented instrument landings.In delightful Literary Intermissions, an aviator's wife tells how her future lover wooed her with his training log, while a pioneering woman journalist learns how to take off and land. Scott's exciting Then & Now explains not only how airplanes work in the air, but how pilots learned how to decipher these clues into a few movements of their hands and feet.Introduction by aviation legend Richard L. Collins.

Then & Now: How Airplanes Got This Way

Phil Scott

Richard Collins uses airplanes as the centerpiece in Logbooks - Life in Aviation to weave together fascinating stories from his career in aviation and magazine publishing, tracking the evolution of each industry as he lived it. According to Richard he has flown "virtually all the airplanes that were offered from the end of World War Two up to 2008," when he retired from flying. In Logbooks, new pilots will learn first-hand about aircraft they've only heard of while veteran pilots will enjoy reminiscing about the much-loved aircraft that Richard flew during his long career. From landing on an aircraft carrier to flying the Concorde to countless cross-country trips in N40RC, his P210, Richard tells fascinating and detailed stories about his life in aviation. Logbooks is more than just flying stories, although it certainly is that. Divided into six sections - Adventures, Airplanes, Safety, Technique, Weather and Flightstyles - Collins shares tips learned along the way and insightful opinions about current aviation issues. Readers will learn what it takes to fly safely, and have no doubt why Richard Collins is revered as an iconic figure in general aviation.

Logbooks: Life in Aviation

In Unusual Attitudes, Martha Lunken has collected her favorite columns from Flying Magazine to share with a wider audience. The stories chronicle Martha's rich life in aviation and are peopled with an assortment of unforgettable aviation characters. Often funny, sometimes irreverent, always personal, the stories in Unusual Attitudes will resonate with everyone who loves airplanes. Filled with Martha's adventures and misadventures, Unusual Attitudes enables readers to accompany her as she flies a variety of popular and not-so-popular aircraft. From her tales as an FAA examiner to her experience operating Miss Martha's Flying School to unforgettable flights with whom Martha calls her "forever friends" in aviation, she shares it all with you. Interspersed with the stories is some real-life advice from Martha, valuable to those who interact with flight instructors, the FAA, and other airplane owners and pilots. Her opinions may anger you; these stories may make you laugh or cry, but each chapter of Unusual Attitudes is filled with the passion that Martha brings to her flying. Whether you read the chapters in order or skip around for a favorite, readers will always be entertained as Martha spins another tale and draws you into her aviation life. Unusual Attitudes shows why Martha Lunken is one of aviation's most popular columnists, sure to be appreciated by those whose enjoy reading, and re-reading, a great airplane story.

Unusual Attitudes: obsessions and confessions of a lady pilot

Martha Lunken

A brand new, all-color printing of an essential textbook - at an exceptional price! The Airplane Flying Handbook provides basic knowledge that is essential for pilots. This handbook introduces basic pilot skills and knowledge for piloting airplanes. It provides information on the transition to other airplanes and the operation of various airplane systems. It is developed by the Flight Standards Service, Airman Testing Standards Branch, in cooperation with various aviation educators and industry. This handbook is developed to assist student pilots learning to fly airplanes. It is also beneficial to pilots who wish to improve their flying proficiency and aeronautical knowledge, those pilots preparing for additional certificates or ratings, and flight instructors engaged in the instruction of both student and certificated pilots. It introduces the future pilot to the realm of flight and provided information and guidance on the performance of procedures and maneuvers required for pilot certification.

Sporty's Airplane Flying Handbook (FAA-H-8083-3B)

Federal Aviation Administration

Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge FAA-H-8083-25B - Updated 2016 The Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge provides basic knowledge that is essential for pilots. This handbook introduces pilots to the broad spectrum of knowledge that will be needed as they progress in their pilot training. Except for the Code of Federal Regulations pertinent to civil aviation, most of the knowledge areas applicable to pilot certification are presented. This handbook is useful to beginning pilots, as well as those pursuing more advanced pilot certificates. Topics Covered: Introduction to Flying Aeronautical Decision-Making Aircraft Construction Principles of Flight Aerodynamics of Flight Flight Controls Aircraft Systems Flight Instruments Flight Manuals and Others Documents Weight and Balance Aircraft Performance Weather Theory Aviation Weather Services Airport Operations Airspace Navigation Aeromedical Factors Reprinted by: Sporty's Pilot Shop Clermont County/Sporty's Airport 2001 Sportys Dr. Batavia, OH 45103 The world's largest pilot shop - training and equipping pilots worldwide since 1961. Sportys.com - 1.800.SPORTYS (776.7897)

Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge

The Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge provides basic knowledge that is essential for pilots. The classic book is now available in a hardcover textbook. This hardcover PHAK is a must-have for your home library. This handbook introduces pilots to the broad spectrum of knowledge that will be needed as they progress in their pilot training. Except for the Code of Federal Regulations pertinent to civil aviation, most of the knowledge areas applicable to pilot certification are presented. This handbook is useful to beginning pilots, as well as those pursuing more advanced pilot certificates. Topics Covered: Introduction to Flying Aeronautical Decision-Making Aircraft Construction Principles of Flight Aerodynamics of Flight Flight Controls Aircraft Systems Flight Instruments Flight Manuals and Others Documents Weight and Balance Aircraft Performance Weather Theory Aviation Weather Services Airport Operations Airspace Navigation Aeromedical Factors FAA-H-8083-25B - Updated 2016

Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge - Hardcover

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