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Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying
by Wolfga Langewiesche
Publisher Comments
In the early 1940's, Wolfgang Langewiesche wrote a series of articles in Air Facts analyzing the various aspects of piloting techniques. Based on these articles, Langewiesche's classic work on the art of flying was published in 1944. This book explains... ( read more)
List Price $26.95
Your price: $14.95
Used - Hardcover
Flight: 100 Years of Aviation
by R G Grant
Publisher Comments
Describing the feats of the brave men and women who piloted the early flying machines, to the pioneers of long-distance flight and the test pilots who ushered in the jet age, Flight is a gripping narrative of humankind's quest to conquer the skies and... ( read more)
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Used - Hardcover
Spirit of ST Louis
by Charles A Lindbergh
Synopsis
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography, this is Lindbergh's own account of his historic transatlantic flight in 1927. Chosen as one of the "100 Greatest Adventure Books" of all time by National Geographic Adventure magazine.... ( read more)
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Jane's Airline Recognition Guide
by Gunter Endres
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More than 700 airlinesFully illustratedCompany histories and current fleet detailsExplanations of brand logosAircraft setup and engine configurationTechnical... ( read more)
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747: Creating the World's First Jumbo Jet and Other Adventures from a Life in Aviation
by Joe Sutter
Publisher Comments
747 is the thrilling story behind "the Queen of the Skies" -- the Boeing 747 -- as told by Joe Sutter, one of the most celebrated engineers of the twentieth century, who spearheaded its design and construction. Born in 1921 in Seattle, Sutter grew up on... ( read more)
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Used - Hardcover
West with the Night
by Beryl Markham
Publisher Comments
"Did you read Beryl Markham's book, West with the Night? I knew her fairly well in Africa and never would have suspected that she could and would put pen to paper except to write in her flyer's log book. As it is, she has written so well, and marvelously... ( read more)
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Used - Trade Paper
Amelia: A Life of the Aviation Legend
by Donald M Goldstein
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"Earhart's story soars again." Pittsburgh Post... ( read more)
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Used - Trade Paper
Amelia Earhart: The Mystery Solved
by Elgen M Long
Synopsis
Earhart's last days are recreated in gripping detail, based on the authors' expert knowledge and a recently discovered report of the final leg of her fateful around-the-world flight. 40 photos. Maps.... ( read more)
List Price $25.00
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Used - Hardcover
The Chasing Icarus: The Seventeen Days in 1910 That Forever Changed American Aviation
by Gavin Mortimer
Publisher Comments
A dramatic chronicle of a pivotal moment in the history of aviation. By 1910--seven years after the Wright brothers first lifted a plane off the ground at Kitty Hawk--America and the world were transfixed by the danger and challenge of mastering the air.... ( read more)
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Inside the Sky: A Meditation on Flight
by William Langewiesche
Publisher Comments
William Langewiesche's life has been deeply intertwined with the idea and act of flying. Fifty years ago his father, a test pilot, wrote Stick and Rudder, a text still considered by many to be the bible of aerial navigation. Langewiesche himself learned... ( read more)
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Used - Trade Paper
Naked Pilot: The Human Factor in Aircraft Accidents
by David Beaty
Publisher Comments
Investigations into the causes of aircraft accidents have for decades focused on what happened and who did it - very rarely 'Why'? It is the question 'Why' that David Beaty has addressed here, fighting the misnomer of 'pilot error' and propounding that... ( read more)
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Professional Pilot Career Guide
by Robert P Mark
Publisher Comments
Find the Best-Paying and Most-Fulfilling Jobs in Professional Piloting A valuable employment tool, the Professional Pilot Career Guide provides a complete sourcebook of professional flying opportunities. This updated guide contains detailed coverage of... ( read more)
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Wild Blue: Stories of Survival from Air and Space (Adrenaline Classics)
by David Fisher
Publisher Comments
Wild Blue collects the most gripping accounts of what some would call the greatest achievement of the century: controlled flight. Charles Lindbergh takes readers wing-walking in a barnstorming biplane; Ernest K. Gann describes how the nocturnal spell of... ( read more)
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How to Become a Pilot: The Step-By-Step Guide to Flying
by Faa
Publisher Comments
Updated after 15 years, here is the essential information needed to pass FAA exams for pilot license and advanced certification. "All the knowledge the beginner or intermediate pilot needs."--Aeronautical Journal.270 pages, 10 1/4 x 7 3/4.... ( read more)
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Turbulent Skies: The History of Commercial Aviation (Sloan Technology)
by T A Heppenheimer
Publisher Comments
a gripping, in-depth look at how America's $200 billion aviation industry took flight "To understand the industry, this is necessary reading." --The Miami Herald "With the precision of a scientist, a good reporter's marshaling of disparate facts, and the... ( read more)
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Dr. Eckener's Dream Machine: The Great Zeppelin and the Dawn of Air Travel
by Douglas Botting
Publisher Comments
A richly detailed history of the opulent age of the zeppelin and the visionary builder behind the great airship, Dr. Hugo Eckener It wasn't the airplane that first romanced the public's imagination at the dawn of the twentieth century , but the great... ( read more)
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Dawn Over Kitty Hawk
by Walter J Boyne
Publisher Comments
Walter J. Boyne, the world's foremost historian on aviation and the former director of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, presents this fascinating, historically accurate, fictional account of all the cutthroat personalities who strived to be the... ( read more)
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Used - Mass Market
Pilots Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledg 4TH Edition
by Paul E Illman
Publisher Comments
-- Here is a source of unmatched, thorough preparation for any pilot studying for the private pilot tests or upgrading to a commercial license<BR>-- Encompasses terminology, navigation, airport operations, radio communications, emergency procedures,... ( read more)
List Price $49.95
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Used - Hardcover
Aviations Most Wanted
by Steven Ruffin
Publisher Comments
Ever since the caveman gazed longingly at the winged creatures above him, mankind has been enamored with the idea of flight-of just taking off and soaring away. Steven A. Ruffin celebrates that spirit, that sense of wonder, with Aviation's Most WantedTM:... ( read more)
List Price $12.95
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Zero Three Bravo: Solo Across America in a Small Plane
by Mariana Gosnell
Publisher Comments
With former Newsweek reporter Mariana Gosnell as the pilot, every takeoff is an adventure and every anecdote brings readers closer to falling in love with flying. Fromcount is "a literary work of straightforward affection . . ". (Newsweek).... ( read more)
List Price $25.95
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Used - Trade Paper
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