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Airman Certification Standards: Instrument Rating - Airplane
FAA-S-ACS-8B.1
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2019
This book is part of ASA’s Airman Certification Standards Series. The “Airman Certification Standards (ACS)” is the guide for aviation students, instructors, and FAA-designated examiners to know what pilot and aviation mechanic license applicants must know, must perform, and consider in preparing...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2014
The U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Human Research and Engineering Directorate (ARL HRED) uses engineering helicopter simulators to assess crewstation design for Army Aviation aircraft. This report summarizes pilot (PI) visual gaze and dwell times obtained during operational missions conducted with...
Wingless Eagle
U.S. Army Aviation through World War I
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2003
At the start of the twentieth century the United States led the world in advances in aviation, with the first successful engine-powered flights at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, and Dayton, Ohio, beginning in 1903. Fifteen years later, however, American airmen flew European-designed aircraft because...
Aircrew Security
A Practical Guide
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
The events of 11 September 2001 changed the world, and in particular the aviation community, forever. Since then, the terrorist threat continues to dominate international air travel and pose a real and present danger to airline passengers and aircrew across the globe. In line with this, expectations...
The Pilot's Manual: Airline Transport Pilot
All the aeronautical knowledge required for the ATP Certification Training Program
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2019
Becoming an airline pilot demands a well-rounded candidate--someone skilled in the operation and handling of aircraft who is of the utmost professional and moral character. This book covers the technical areas while highlighting what it means to be an aviation professional. The Federal Aviation Administration...
Aircraft Dispatcher Oral Exam Guide
Prepare for the FAA oral and practical exam to earn your Aircraft Dispatcher certificate
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2017
This book helps you prepare for the FAA oral and practical exam to earn the FAA's Aircraft Dispatcher certificate. Aircraft dispatchers are a critical link in air safety and a viable career option for many aviators. This exciting career path is experiencing tremendous growth, placing dispatchers in...
Airplane Flying Handbook
FAA-H-8083-3A
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2014
The Federal Aviation Administration’s Airplane Flying Handbook provides pilots, student pilots, aviation instructors, and aviation specialists with information on every topic needed to qualify for and excel in the field of aviation. Topics covered include:
Ground operations
Cockpit management
The...
by Daniel Alef
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2009
In 2008 U.S. domestic airlines carried nearly 750 million passengers domestically and internationally. The growth of commercial air transportation and the number of passengers flying today can be laid at the feet of one of the great aviation pioneers, Juan Trippe, who began a crusade to create an air...
Colours in the Sky
The History of Autair and Court Line Aviation
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2018
It's impossible to tell the story of Court Line without telling that of Autair, founded by helicopter pioneer William 'Bill' Armstrong. Autair itself was an offshoot of his global helicopter operation, but Bill also had his finger in many aviation 'pies' including a multitude of operations in Africa,...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2015
Professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction, this exceptional book provides a great history of NASA Langley Research Center's contributions to aviation and spaceflight. You will read about one of the Nation's oldest research and development facilities, a...
by Daniel Alef
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2011
The growth of commercial air transportation and the number of passengers flying today can be laid at the feet of one of the great aviation pioneers, Juan Trippe, who began a crusade to create an air network that would link America to the world. The Yale graduate was absorbed by flight and airplanes....
by Richard Edwards
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2013
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RJ Mitchell: Legend of the Spitfire recounts the extraordinary achievements of one of Britain’s greatest aviation legends, the man responsible for creating Britain’s most iconic fighter aircraft, the Supermarine Spitfire.
The book, which is around the length of...
Taking to the Skies
Daredevils, heroes and hijackings, great Australian flying stories
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2014
So how do you test drive a Jumbo? And why did a future civil aviation director once taxi a plane down Perth's main street to attend a ball?
From the ridiculous to the downright dangerous, the story of Australian aviation is full of tales of adventure and nation building. It is also a story...
The Crash Detectives
Investigating the World's Most Mysterious Air Disasters
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2016
“Negroni is a talented aviation journalist who clearly understands the critically important part the human factor plays in aviation safety.” —Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, pilot of US Airways 1549, the Miracle on the Hudson
One of The Wall Street Journal’s 3 Books Every...