Pilot Training : Flying Skills : VFR skills
Tips to Fly By
by Richard Collins
Publisher:
ISBN:
9781560273387
Published Date:
1980
Edition:
2nd Edition
Other Identifiers:
ASA-TIPS
Pages:
213
Weight:
0.8lbs
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Tips To Fly By; by Richard Collins is full of practical flying tips from the chief editor of Flying and AOPA Pilot magazines. The author brings to this book 18,500 flight hours and over 900 magazine articles. Here is his experiences written in a conversational style, yet packed with useful information. Consider it the best of those magazines in one book. From preflight to fuel management to selecting an aircraft, it imparts flying savvy that takes 1,000s of hours to obtain.
From The Introduction
A new pilot summed this up when he said he felt superficially trained. What he wanted was an outline of things he would learn from experience in his first 1,000 hours of flying. This book is based on experience, and it is my hope that the pilot who mentioned the need will find here 1,000 hours worth of hands on flying experience.
A new pilot summed this up when he said he felt superficially trained. What he wanted was an outline of things he would learn from experience in his first 1,000 hours of flying. This book is based on experience, and it is my hope that the pilot who mentioned the need will find here 1,000 hours worth of hands on flying experience.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
On The Ground
preflight planning; the pilot; the airplane; the flight
Takeoff and Initial Climb
takeoff; initial climb
Enroute Climb and Cruise
smooth transitions; pilotage; marginal VFR; ground speed; fuel management; the optimum altitude; traffic - see and be seen
Descent & Landing
engine cooling techniques; finding the airport; flying the traffic pattern; the approach; power/pitch controversy; taildraggers
High Performance Singles
cockpit check; retractables; T-tails; loading and performance; systems
Flying
the accelerate / stop myth; engine out technique; single vs. twin IFR
The Art of Practice
practice Vmc safely; to spin or not to spin
Emergencies
hands on in an emergency; weather emergencies; the 180 and other saves
Flying at Busy Airports
communications; the ATC/pilot relationship; wake turbulence; jet blast
Night Flying
weather; cockpit lighting; fuel; departures and arrivals; instruments; approaches and landings
Mountain Flying
mountain strips; engine failure; wind and clouds; stall/spin; thin air big downdrafts
Moving to Higher Altitudes
instrument rating required; oxygen; age and condition; pressurization; the turbocharged engine; winds aloft; singles vs. twins
VFR or IFR
hazy days; the system; planning; freedom of choice
Those Magnificent Machines
the author's selections; used airplanes; final selection
Fine Points
definition; finest point of all
preflight planning; the pilot; the airplane; the flight
Takeoff and Initial Climb
takeoff; initial climb
Enroute Climb and Cruise
smooth transitions; pilotage; marginal VFR; ground speed; fuel management; the optimum altitude; traffic - see and be seen
Descent & Landing
engine cooling techniques; finding the airport; flying the traffic pattern; the approach; power/pitch controversy; taildraggers
High Performance Singles
cockpit check; retractables; T-tails; loading and performance; systems
Flying
the accelerate / stop myth; engine out technique; single vs. twin IFR
The Art of Practice
practice Vmc safely; to spin or not to spin
Emergencies
hands on in an emergency; weather emergencies; the 180 and other saves
Flying at Busy Airports
communications; the ATC/pilot relationship; wake turbulence; jet blast
Night Flying
weather; cockpit lighting; fuel; departures and arrivals; instruments; approaches and landings
Mountain Flying
mountain strips; engine failure; wind and clouds; stall/spin; thin air big downdrafts
Moving to Higher Altitudes
instrument rating required; oxygen; age and condition; pressurization; the turbocharged engine; winds aloft; singles vs. twins
VFR or IFR
hazy days; the system; planning; freedom of choice
Those Magnificent Machines
the author's selections; used airplanes; final selection
Fine Points
definition; finest point of all
RELATED LINKS:
- ...from the 'VFR skills' Category
- > Flight Maneuvers Illustrator
- > Stick & Rudder
- > Taildragger Tactics
- > Visualized Flight Maneuvers - High Wing
- > Tips to Fly By
- > Bush Planes
- > Making Perfect Landings
- > The Shirt Pocket Mountain Flying Guide
- > Mountain Flying
- > Anatomy of a Spin
- ...from the 'flight safety' Category
- > Handling In-Flight Emergencies
- > Aircraft Safety
- > Logging Flight Time
- > Controlling Pilot Error: Controlled Flight into Terrain
- > The Right Seat
- > CRM: Exploring the Human Element
- > A Pilot's Guide to Safe Flying
- > Proficient Pilot 3
- > Piloting with Confidence
- > Survival Sensefor Pilots & Passengers
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