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Fate Is the Hunter
Fate Is the Hunter
by Ernest K Gann
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Ernest K. Gann's classic memoir is an up-close and thrilling account of the treacherous early days of commercial aviation. In his inimitable style, Gann brings you right into the cockpit, recounting both the triumphs and terrors of pilots who flew when... (read more)

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The Sky People: A History of Parachuting
The Sky People: A History of Parachuting
by Peter Hearn
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This complete history of parachuting relates the sport's excitement, humor, triumph, and tragedy.... (read more)

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To Conquer the Air: The Wright Brothers and the Great Race for Flight
To Conquer the Air: The Wright Brothers and the Great Race for Flight
by James Tobin
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 371-414) and index.... (read more)

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Wild Blue: Stories of Survival from Air and Space (Adrenaline Classics)
Wild Blue: Stories of Survival from Air and Space (Adrenaline Classics)
by David Fisher
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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
How to Become a Pilot: The Step-By-Step Guide to Flying
by Faa
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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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Worlds Greatest Aircraft
Worlds Greatest Aircraft
by Christopher Chant
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Our landscape format Encyclopedia series in the 12 x 9 1/4 trim size have been so popular that we have created a more portable format for those who are interested in a smaller paperback edition. Beautifully illustrated throughout in full color. A great... (read more)

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How to Fly a Plane
How to Fly a Plane
by Nick Barnard
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How to Fly a Plane is the most complete guide to flying a plane available. It’s perfect for the novice pilot or curious adventurer, and a great gift for the aviation obsessed. Nick Barnard has created the ultimate companion for armchair flyers and... (read more)

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Dawn Over Kitty Hawk
Dawn Over Kitty Hawk
by Walter J Boyne
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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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Tiny Broadwick: The First Lady of Parachuting
Tiny Broadwick: The First Lady of Parachuting
by Elizabeth Roberson
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Georgia Thompson Brownis life follows the history of aviation.... (read more)

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Flight: A Celebration of 100 Years in Art and Literature
Flight: A Celebration of 100 Years in Art and Literature
by Anne Collins Goodyear
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Published in collaboration with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Flight: A Celebration of 100 Years in Art and Literature is a creative testament to the inspiration which first drove man to reach for the sky and ultimately... (read more)

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20 Hours, 40 Min: Our Flight in the Friendship (National Geographic Adventure Classics)
20 Hours, 40 Min: Our Flight in the Friendship (National Geographic Adventure Classics)
by Amelia Earhart
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Commemorating the 75th anniversary of her first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, "20 Hrs., 40 Min." reintroduces Amelia Earhart--one of the most fascinating figures of the 20th century--to a new generation of readers. 20 photos. Map.... (read more)

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Plane Insanity: A Flight Attendant's Stories of Sex, Rage, and Queasiness at 30,000 Feet
Plane Insanity: A Flight Attendant's Stories of Sex, Rage, and Queasiness at 30,000 Feet
by Elliott Hester
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Make sure your seatbacks and tray tables are in their full upright and locked position for these shocking, bizarre, hilarious, and outrageous stories of airplane travel. Youre belted into a middle seat with burly businessmen on either side. Its ninety... (read more)

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Springer Optimization and Its Applications #33: Variational Analysis and Aerospace Engineering
Springer Optimization and Its Applications #33: Variational Analysis and Aerospace Engineering
by Giuseppe Buttazzo
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This proceedings volume consists of papers presented at the Variational Analysis and Aerospace Engineering conference held in Erice, Italy in September 2007 at the International School of Mathematics, Guido Stampacchia. The workshop provided a platform... (read more)

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Instrument Flying
Instrument Flying
by Richard L Taylor
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The fourth edition of the perennial best-seller. Fully updated, with everything the private pilot needs to know about flying IFR, such as handling emergencies, filing flight plans, understanding IFR communications, navigating, and flying more efficiently.... (read more)

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Avoiding Common Pilot Errors (Tab Practical Flying Series)
Avoiding Common Pilot Errors (Tab Practical Flying Series)
by John Stewart
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This important book brings an air traffic controller's perspective to the mistakes pilots commonly make in controlled airspace. Veteran controller John Stewart has spent years observing pilots display their lack of education, lack of flight preparation... (read more)

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Future Flight: The Next Generation of Aircraft Technology
Future Flight: The Next Generation of Aircraft Technology
by William D Siuru
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Advances in aerodynamics, propulsions systems, avionics, materials artificial intelligence, and manufacturing techniques will all shape tomorrow's aviation, and this fully illustrated book offers a well-trained telescope to the future of flight.... (read more)

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Air Pilots Glossary & Reference Guide
Air Pilots Glossary & Reference Guide
by David Bruford
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Provides pilots with a quick and easy access to most points concerning flying in a modern aircraft. The items are listed in alphabetical order and there is a comprehensive index and the most complete list of currently-used aeronautical abbreviations ever... (read more)

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East to the Dawn: The Life of Amelia Earhart
East to the Dawn: The Life of Amelia Earhart
by Susan Butler
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Amelia Earhart captured the hearts of the nation after becoming the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic in 1928. And her disappearance on an around-the-world flight in 1937 is an enduring mystery. Based on ten years of research, East to the Dawn... (read more)

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The Wrong Stuff?: Attempts at Flight Before (& After) the Wright Brothers
The Wrong Stuff?: Attempts at Flight Before (& After) the Wright Brothers
by Phil Scott
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The first book-length pictorial review of aviation history told through its most creative disasters, The Wrong Stuff? is published in association with the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum. It is published to coincide with the 100th anniversary... (read more)

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Rotorcraft/Helicopter for Private and Commercial Pilots (Practical Test Standards Series)
Rotorcraft/Helicopter for Private and Commercial Pilots (Practical Test Standards Series)
by Faa Staff
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The FAA'S concise Study aids for passing the checkride. The Practical Test Standards (PTS) series guides student pilots, flight instructors, and FAA-designated examiners through checkrides, the final test in acquiring a pilot license. Each PTS guide... (read more)

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