ISBN: 9781560272823 - the proficient pilot (2 Ergebnisse)

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Paperback. Zustand: Good. 342 pages. clean tidy copyIn the second volume of The Proficient Pilot, veteran airline captain Barry Schi ff provides new material as rich and varied as that in his prizewinning first vo lume. His valuable advice for general aviation pilots is based on more than 26,0 00 hours of first-hand experience. The Proficient Pilot Volume 2 contai ns a wealth of information published nowhere else; how to execute and survive a crash landing, how to hot-start an engine without fail, how to use ground effect to advantage, how to make a gear-up landing, how to combat and cope with an eng ine fire, how and when to ditch, and much more. Schiff disposes of popular misco nceptions about cruise control, flying in turbulence, coping with wind shear, an d obtaining meaningful performance data. He shares his tricks of the trade for h andling a variety of system failures and emergencies. The clear, easy-t o-read text is illustrated throughout with helpful drawings and diagrams. Also i ncludes a section on special flights the author has made, and features a forewor d by Space Shuttle Crewmember Jay Apt. Apt summarizes Barry Schiff's contributio n to aviation in this book with these words: He writes with a practica l eye for details that matter. Throughout the book, he makes aviation theory und erstandable and always translates it into sensible advice that a pilot can readi ly use.I'll read this one every year as part of my personal attempt to remain proficient.this book will not only increase your proficiency, it will greatly increase your love of flying.…