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Overconfident
Nouvelles autobiographiques
Language: French
Release Date: October 22, 2014
Mise à l'épreuve à bord de l'avion pour un jeune pilote
Comment un jeune copilote très sûr de lui découvre lors d'un vol derrière le rideau de fer, sous la férule d'un ancien de la RAF qu'il y a un monde entre le simulateur et la vie réelle.
Michel Vanvaerenbergh nous invite...
The Droner's Manual
A Guide to the Responsible Operation of Small Unmanned Aircraft
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2018
The progress made in the field of unmanned aircraft within the last decade have made it possible for almost anyone to build their own UAV in their garage. For many, this is an exciting business proposition in fields from video production to agriculture. However, for beginners and even more experienced...
High Hulls
Flying Boats of the 1930s and 1940s
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2018
For a time, the flying boat was seen as the way of the future. These aircraft, so strange and foreign to the modern mind, once criss-crossed the world and fulfilled essential military roles. In his latest book for Fonthill, Charles Bain looks at the golden age of the flying boat, when these sometimes...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2015
Professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction, this unique USAF publication examines in detail the development and employment of land-based air power in maritime operations, through a series of case studies spanning a period of more than fifty years. Although the emphasis...
Flying IFR
The Practical Information You Need to Fly Actual IFR Flights
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2015
This is the eBook (epub) edition of this title.
In this 5th Edition of his classic book on IFR flight, author Richard Collins shares his experience in this guide to the real world of instrument flying, detailing the IFR system, equipment, and exploring the risks and rewards of instrument flying....
Tips to Fly By
Thousands of PIC hours' worth of tips and tricks of the trade
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 1999
Organized into the natural progression of a flight, this is a compendium of tips on virtually every aspect of piloting an aircraft, including ground work, takeoff and initial climb, enroute climb and cruise, and descent and landing. Advice is offered on such advanced flight topics as flying high-performance singles and twins, dealing with emergencies, and operating at busy airports.
Confident Flying: A Pilot Upgrade
A guide to better risk management, decision making and judgement, to get the most out of your flying.
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2001
Written for pilots of all skill levels and interest, this book explores common misconceptions regarding the actual risks are and why. Reflective insight is the basis for this book's program for risk management, and judgment. With the bringing together of varied experiences and different perspectives,...
Transforming the Skies
Pilots, Planes and Politics in British Aviation 1919-1940
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2018
Following the Armistice of 1918, the British Air Industry and the newly founded RAF held a low place in national priorities. The RAF was rapidly run down, with the infant airlines being given the least possible help, and this neglect continued during the 1920s. The RAF’s role was questioned and...
Bill Lancaster: The Final Verdict
The Life and Death of an Aviation Pioneer
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2015
Captain William Lancaster was the subject of public attention and controversy during his life as a record-breaking flyer, because of his love affair with Jessie ‘Chubbie’ Miller (dubbed “the Australian Aviatrix”) and as the defendant in one of the most sensational murder trials of the twentieth...
Socio-Technical Decision Support in Air Navigation Systems
Emerging Research and Opportunities
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2018
The integration of technology into the aviation system planning has allowed for more stable, yet increasingly complex, models that enable better analysis techniques and new approaches to decision-making. These modern advances ensure higher productivity in addressing various planning problems. Socio-Technical...
The Millionaires' Squadron
The Remarkable Story of 601 Squadron and the Flying Sword
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2014
Imagined by an aristocrat in White's Club, London in 1925, a part-time squadron of wealthy young men with their own private aircraft was incorporated into a newly-established combat-ready Auxiliary Air Force, first as bombers, then fighters. The pre-war years combined serious training with frivolity...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2015
Professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction, this unique USAF publication provides fascinating original case studies about close air support.The introduction of airplanes to warfare led almost from the first to their application in close support of ground forces....
by Frank E. Hitchens
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2016
Aircraft Museums of the United Kingdom has been written for the aviation enthusiast with an interest in aircraft from the past. Aircraft range throughout the museums from 1909 up to recent years. Thirty-five museums are listed within this book and each is presented on its merits for the aircraft displayed....
L'amour au premier vol
Histoire vraie
Language: French
Release Date: February 14, 2017
« En apercevant mes parents devisant joyeusement, j’embrasse avec amour le tableau attendrissant qu’ils forment, et tout à coup, me vient le désir impérieux de retenir, par la puissance des mots, l’essence de leur relation et de leur passion pour l’aviation. » C’est sous la mouvance...