Pilot Training : Flying Skills : VFR skills
The Right Seat, by Avram Goldstein

The Right Seat

by Avram Goldstein

Publisher:
ISBN:
0938013017
Published Date:
1986
Edition:
4th Printing
Pages:
144
Weight:
0.5lbs
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For a pilot's companion
The Right Seat is an excellent introduction to flying for pilots' companions and would-be pilots. Authored by noted aviation writer Avram Goldstein, CFII, this book lays a good foundation for that first lesson on the way to the private ticket. The Right Seat clearly explains in easy-to-understand text with illustrations: how the airplane flies, how the instruments work and how to read them, how to navigate, how to communicate, how to assist the pilot, and what


TABLE OF CONTENTS:

The Airplane: A User Friendly Introduction
a walk around the airport
the engine doesn't make it fly - its the wings
the power controls and instruments
the flight control and instruments
a few simple exercizes

Navigation: Where are you - Where do you go next
navigating by eye
navigating by instruments

Communication: How to talk, how to listen
communication technique
radio frequencies for communications
communications from tie down to tie down

How to Help your Pilot Friend without Ruining the Friendship

How to Take Over in an Emergency
what to do immediately
what to do next
landing the airplane