Synopses & Reviews
Fly the Wing discusses the basics and fundamentals that pilots must learn. It then describes how to polish and refine skills as you go on more difficult maneuvers and advanced phases of flight.
This book is a professional flight training manual designed to motivate professional pilots to attain and maintain high standards of performance.
Table of Contents
Introduction; Ground school and study habits; Basic aerodynamics; High-speed aerodynamics; High-altitude machs; Approach speed control and target landings; Preparation for flight training; Basic instrument scan; Takeoffs; Rejected takeoffs; Climb, cruise, and descent; Steep turns; Stalls; Unusual altitudes; Maneuvers at minimum speed; Landings : approach technique and performance; ILS approaches; Missed approaches and rejected landings; Category II and II approaches; Nonprecision and circling approaches; Holding: Radio failure; The oral; The flight check; Weight and balance; Flight planning; Icing; Use of anti-ice and deice; Winter operation; Thunderstorm flight; Low-level wind shear; Index