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Cover of Springfield Aviation
by Job Conger
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2008

Citizens of Springfield first witnessed human flight, a balloon ascent, on July 5, 1858. In 1861, the capital city�s most famous resident, Abraham Lincoln, then residing in the White House, authorized the creation of the first U.S. �air force,� a balloon to observe Confederate troops. Springfield�s...
Cover of Long Island Airports
by Joshua Stoff
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2004

Long Island is a natural airfield. The central area of Long Island�s Nassau County�known as the Hempstead Plains�is the only natural prairie east of the Allegheny Mountains. The island itself is ideally placed at the eastern edge of the United States, adjacent to its most populous city. In fact,...
Cover of Millardair and Me

Millardair and Me

A Young Man's Journey from Turbulence to Triumph

by Dennis J Chadala
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2018

  The recent double murder conviction of Dellen Millard that suddenly and shockingly gripped the Canadian media, took the author back in time where he reflects on some of the events that transpired during those years at Millardair and his association with Carl Millard, the patriarch of the...
Cover of Resilience: Stories of Courage and Survival in Aviation Disasters
by Ken Jenkins
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2015

Although flying is one of the safest modes of transportation, accidents do happen, and when they do, the aftermath is devastating. With today's 24- hour media access, we are bombarded by images of twisted metal, debris and personal belongings, smoldering away in a seemingly endless nightmare. Aviation...
Cover of The Right Choice

The Right Choice

An aviation story of deceit and disaster

by Tony Blackman
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2007

The Right Choice describes a competition between two manufacturers trying to sell their latest aircraft to an airline in the Philippines, both firms desperate to win. In the real world many tales are told about how such competitions are won and lost using every trick available. The contest in this...
Cover of Aviation in Florida
by Kevin M McCarthy
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016

Florida—land of perpetual sunshine, open spaces, and endless blue skies perfect for flying. Blimps, hot air balloons, bi-wings, jets, space shuttles-you name it: if you can fly it, you can fly it here, and many aviators have. From the launch of Amelia Earhart's final flight to the worlds first scheduled...
Cover of Virginia Aviation
by Roger Connor
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2014

Virginia has one of the oldest and richest aeronautical legacies in the country. Beginning with the use of balloons in the Civil War, the commonwealth was at the forefront of aerospace innovation, particularly in military aviation. Langley Field and Quantico were key development centers in the maturation...
Cover of Luck & Timing
by Glenn Klein
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2007

The author of Luck and Timing has long been aware that he has indeed been lucky in life during many aviation connected experiences. He has acted in what in hindsight he considers less than smart ways while flying an airplane. Yet his luck was good as was the end result. His timing was also good in...
Cover of Passenger Behaviour
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Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017

With 2003 being the 100th anniversary of modern aviation, Passenger Behaviour was published at a milestone for the aviation industry. Remarkable achievements in engineering have made air travel highly accessible within the span of a single lifetime. However, when evolutionary barriers are exceeded...
Cover of Simulation in Aviation Training
by Florian Jentsch, Michael Curtis
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017

Simulations have been a fixture of aviation training for many years. Advances in simulator technology now enable modern flight simulation to mimic very closely the look and feel of real world flight operations. In spite of this, responsible researchers, trainers, and simulation developers should look...
Cover of The Final Flight

The Final Flight

A Bermuda Triangle Mystery

by Tony Blackman
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2006

This book is a Bermuda Triangle Mystery. A modern airliner flying from the Caribbean to Bermuda carrying 10 priceless impressionist paintings disappears near Bermuda. Peter Talbert, aviation expert and working for the airline, investigates the loss of the aircraft. He meets an art insurance specialist...
Cover of The Flight Instructor's Survival Guide

The Flight Instructor's Survival Guide

true, witty, insightful stories illustrating the fundamentals of instructing

by McMahon
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2017

After passing the FAA’s Fundamentals of Instructing (FOI) knowledge test required of all instructors, the true challenge begins—applying that knowledge in the real world of teaching flight. Follow along as Arlynn McMahon lifts the FOI principles from the classroom and brings them into the cockpit....
Cover of First Through The Clouds

First Through The Clouds

The Autobiography of a Box-Kite Pioneer

by Frederick Warren Merriam
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2018

The early years of aviation were marked by flimsy, unreliable machines and daring adventurous young men. One of the pioneer aviators leading the way in Britain was F. Warren Merriam who, following Louis Blériot’s first flight across the Channel in 1809, joined the Bristol and Colonial Aeroplane...
Cover of The 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing in Desert Shield and Desert Storm: U.S. Marines in the Persian Gulf, 1990-1991 - Defense of Eastern Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, CentCom, SCUDs, Khafji, Al Jaber, Heliborne
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2016

Professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction, this unique monograph is an account of the activities of the Marines and units of the 3d Marine Aircraft Wing in support of the I Marine Expeditionary Force's efforts to liberate Kuwait. This document is part of a...
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