Flying Skills : flight safety

A Pilot's Guide
to Safe Flying

by Sander Vandeth

ISBN-10:

0958061009

ISBN-13:

9780958061001

Published Date:

2003

Edition:

1st Edition

Pages:

200

Weight:

1.1lbs

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Pilot's Guide to Safe Flying is a manual for general aviation pilots. This book is an ideal practical reference for the GA pilot. It summarizes the many ways of avoiding situations that can potentially impair the safety of a flight. It covers almost every topic relating to safe flying and provides the single pilot with an extremely useful framework for gaining and maintaining knowledge in this important area. Easy to read and focusing on the facts a pilot really needs.

1 Minimizing the risk
2 The right mental approach
3 Being Well prepared
4 Avoiding cockpit errors
5 Avoiding fuel mismanagement
6 Handling weather hazards
7 Dealing with icing
8 Takeoff and landing risk minimization
9 Guarding against illusions
10 Mid-air collision avoidance
11 Avoiding engine failure
12 Ground operating hazards
13 Managing health risks
14 Handling emergency situations

Appendix
Abbreviations
References
Bibliography
Index