Flying Skills : flight safety
Proficient Pilot 3
by Barry Schiff
Publisher:
ISBN-10:
156027283X
ISBN-13:
9781560272830
Published Date:
1997
Other Identifiers:
ASA-PP-3
Pages:
342
Weight:
1.1lbs
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The Proficient Pilot, Volumes 1, 2 and 3 by Barry Schiff is an interesting, enjoyable, and most importantly - educational array of information on flying and flying techniques by Barry Schiff, a pilot with over 25,000 hours experience and frequent contributor to AOPA Pilot magazine. In a series of 5-6 page chapters, Schiff touches on everything from dead reckoning techniques to turbocharger operations, to flying the space shuttle. There are many hints & tips and how-to books available of improvin
From the Back Cover:
Proficient Pilot contains a wealth of information published nowhere else: how to survive a crash landing, how to start a hot engine, how to use ground effect to an advantage, how to cope with an engine fire, how to ditch, and much more. Schiff disposes of popular misconceptions about flying in turbulence, coping with wind shear, and obtaining meaningful performance data. He shares his tricks of the trade for handling a variety of situations and emergencies. In the words of Ernest K Gann, "I recommend you heed Schiff's messages because they are written by a true aviator. He knows it. He has done it. And he is doing it".
Proficient Pilot contains a wealth of information published nowhere else: how to survive a crash landing, how to start a hot engine, how to use ground effect to an advantage, how to cope with an engine fire, how to ditch, and much more. Schiff disposes of popular misconceptions about flying in turbulence, coping with wind shear, and obtaining meaningful performance data. He shares his tricks of the trade for handling a variety of situations and emergencies. In the words of Ernest K Gann, "I recommend you heed Schiff's messages because they are written by a true aviator. He knows it. He has done it. And he is doing it".
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Pilot Proficiency
skidding turns
an open door in flight
the black hole approach
simulated engine failures
flap malfunctions
the downwind turn
V speeds (a to z)
IFR charts for VFR flight
pilot error
declaring an emergency
investigating accidents
IFR Operations
ILS approaches
circling approaches
altimetry
minimum vectoring altitude
avionics failure
flying DME arcs
radar approaches
Turbine Operations
flying a jet
jet takeoff technique
airspeed in a jet
the speed of sound
straight vs. swept wings
almost above the weather
deep stalls
maximum range
spoilers and speed brakes
landing techniques
resource management
turboprop engines
inertial navigation
Personal Observations
getting more ratings
the rule of 60
the preflight inspection
destinationitis
survival
ham-fisted pilots
distractions
keeping up w/the airplane
procedure vs. technique
instructors: good and bad
eavesdropping on the radio
using checklists
logging time
the killer downdraft
the max trim technique
oxygen
aerobatics
trimming during steep turns
seat of the pants flying
hazardous airports
the sterile cockpit
skill vs. experience
Flying For Fun & Profit
banner towing
glider towing
flying on skis
flight around the world
my favorite airplane
skidding turns
an open door in flight
the black hole approach
simulated engine failures
flap malfunctions
the downwind turn
V speeds (a to z)
IFR charts for VFR flight
pilot error
declaring an emergency
investigating accidents
IFR Operations
ILS approaches
circling approaches
altimetry
minimum vectoring altitude
avionics failure
flying DME arcs
radar approaches
Turbine Operations
flying a jet
jet takeoff technique
airspeed in a jet
the speed of sound
straight vs. swept wings
almost above the weather
deep stalls
maximum range
spoilers and speed brakes
landing techniques
resource management
turboprop engines
inertial navigation
Personal Observations
getting more ratings
the rule of 60
the preflight inspection
destinationitis
survival
ham-fisted pilots
distractions
keeping up w/the airplane
procedure vs. technique
instructors: good and bad
eavesdropping on the radio
using checklists
logging time
the killer downdraft
the max trim technique
oxygen
aerobatics
trimming during steep turns
seat of the pants flying
hazardous airports
the sterile cockpit
skill vs. experience
Flying For Fun & Profit
banner towing
glider towing
flying on skis
flight around the world
my favorite airplane
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