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by Federal Aviation Administration
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
As every intelligent aviator knows, the skies have no room for mistakes. Don’t be caught with an out-of-date edition of the FAR/AIM. In the current environment, there is no excuse for ignorance of the rules of the U.S. airspace system. In this newest edition of the FAR/AIM, all regulations, procedures,...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2019
Air traffic controllers need advanced information and automated systems to provide a safe environment for everyone traveling by plane. One of the primary challenges in developing training for automated systems is to determine how much a trainee will need to know about the underlying technologies to...
by Daniel Alef
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2011
Famed aviation pioneer Donald Douglas once said "Every airplane flying today has some Jack Northrop in it." Northrop was an aviation genius who was more interested in developing new technology than selling airplanes or making a fortune. The Northrop story is the story of American aviation history; he...
by Federal Aviation Administration
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2018
All the information you need to operate safely in US airspace, fully updated.
If you’re an aviator or aviation enthusiast, you cannot be caught with an out-of-date edition of the FAR/AIM. In today’s environment, there is no excuse for ignorance of the rules of the US airspace system. In...
Milestones of Flight
The Epic of Aviation with the National Air and Space Museum
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2016
Experience the history of flight with the world-class aviation collection at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, which attracts millions and millions of visitors each year in Washington, D.C. From the moment the Wright Brothers first took flight in 1903 to the modern-day reliance on stealth...
Birdmen
The Wright Brothers, Glenn Curtiss, and the Battle to Control the Skies
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2014
From acclaimed historian Lawrence Goldstone comes a thrilling narrative of courage, determination, and competition: the story of the intense rivalry that fueled the rise of American aviation.
The feud between this nation’s great air pioneers, the Wright brothers and Glenn Curtiss, was a collision...
Glenn H. Curtiss
Aviation Pioneer
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2001
Glenn Curtiss beat even the Wright brothers (who sued him bitterly) to get pilot�s license No. 1 in America. He teamed with Alexander Graham Bell, helped develop the moving wing part known as the aileron, introduced tricycle landing gear, made the first airplane sales, and turned aeronautics into a...
The Flight of the Century: Charles Lindbergh and the Rise of American Aviation
Charles Lindbergh and the Rise of American Aviation
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2010
In late May 1927 an inexperienced and unassuming 25-year-old Air Mail pilot from rural Minnesota stunned the world by making the first non-stop transatlantic flight. A spectacular feat of individual daring and collective technological accomplishment, Charles Lindbergh's flight from New York to Paris...
The Next Crash
How Short-Term Profit Seeking Trumps Airline Safety
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2014
If you are one of over 700 million passengers who will fly in America this year, you need to read this book. The Next Crash offers a shocking perspective on the aviation industry by a former United Airlines pilot. Weaving insider knowledge with hundreds of employee interviews, Amy L. Fraher uncovers...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2012
This official Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) document - converted for accurate flowing-text ebook format reproduction - is a reproduction of the NextGen Implementation Plan, which provides an overview of the FAA's ongoing transition to the Next Generation Air Transportation System. The Plan...
Trailblazer in Flight
Britain's First Female Jet Airline Captain
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2013
Yvonne Pope Sintes only ever wanted to fly. But in the 1950s, very few women were allowed into the male dominated world of aviation. Whilst many women were consigned to the role of house-wife, Yvonne chose a different path. Her dream was to join the ranks of the Royal Air Force, crisscrossing international...
Safety Was No Accident
History of the Uk Civil Aviation Flying Unit Cafu 1944 -1996
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2012
This book will appeal to aviation engineers, air traffic controllers and all pilots who have taken a U.K. commercial pilots license. It explains how the U.K. Civil Aviation Flying Unit (CAFU) was formed during WWII and the work for which it was intended. How Flight Inspection methods were evolved...
Aviation Pioneers of Canada 7-Book Bundle
Brace for Impact / Air Canada / and 5 more
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2016
The Aviation Pioneers of Canada 7-Book Bundle presents the high-flying insight of Peter Pigott, in a special collection chronicling the aviators, aircraft, and drama of over a century of Canadian flight. From the Avro Arrow and the Silver Dart to the adventurers and visionaries who pushed Canadian...
Soaring Skyward
A History of Aviation in and Around Long Beach, California
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2011
Flying was a perilous adventure, with death only a small breath away. Many lost their lives in pursuit of their dream and have remained relatively forgotten, until now. (italics until now) Aviation fever struck young and old alike, especially after the four Dominguez Air Meets held in Southern California...