Glider Flying Handbook

Glider Flying Handbook
Author: Federal Aviation Administration
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2007-07
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1602390614

For both certified glider pilots and students attempting certification in the glider category, this is an unparalleled...

Glider Flight Instructor Manual

Glider Flight Instructor Manual
Author: Francesco Daniele Padovano
Publisher: ACCI (Asociación Cultural y Científica Iberoamericana)
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2022-09-16
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 8418476672

For decades and in the interests of greater flight safety, Competence criteria have been introduced in professional training. The results obtained in professional aviation are indisputable and the proposed new paradigm aims to increase the pilot's ability to resolve, in particular, unfamiliar situations. There is no doubt that during soaring, the conditions faced are, as a general rule, highly variable, which requires the pilot to be highly adaptable. However, even though this flying technique is the one that requires the most resilience, there is no single criterion in the development of training that would lead the future pilot to develop the necessary skills, nor is there a single evaluation criterion that would determine a common standard. From my experience in professional teaching in organisations such as CAE, the experience as an EASA inspector and my own experience as a gliding instructor I wanted to propose a new way of teaching and, above all, of assessing a future glider pilot with COMPETENCE criteria in which the elements of CRM and TEM are always present together with the application of KSA. In this text I hope that gliding instructors will find a tool for teaching their classes and a greater standardisation as a guide to develop their own Competence Based Training and assessment adapted at the local conditions and gliders. The future is not white or black but an infinite scale of greys where different solution could be proposed successfully. By this the list of mission proposed is my personal view adapted to my programs but it not pretends to be an absolute criterion. Hope you will enjoy Happy landings! Francesco Padovano

Glider Basics

Glider Basics
Author: Thomas Knauff
Publisher:
Total Pages: 204
Release: 1988
Genre: Gliding and soaring
ISBN:

Danger and Poetry

Danger and Poetry
Author: Joe Karam
Publisher:
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2016-09-20
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780997355307

One man's discovery into soaring flight. An aviation memoir written for prospective and novice pilots as well as anyone who hasn't stopped dreaming and daring. Praised as "insightful" and "revealing" by Thomas L. Knauff, member of the United States Soaring Hall of Fame and glider pilot from the 1999 motion picture The Thomas Crown Affair.

Glider Flying Handbook

Glider Flying Handbook
Author:
Publisher: Aviation Supplies & Academics
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2003
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN:

The first official book released by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the sole purpose of glider and sailplane instruction and knowledge, this book answers all the questions related to glider flying and soaring found in the FAA's required knowledge exams for pilots. Included is detailed coverage on decision making, aerodynamics, aircraft performance, soaring weather, flight instruments, medical factors, communications, and regulations, all in relation to the world of glider flying. Through full-colour graphics and detailed descriptions, pilots are better able to comprehend and visualise the manoeuvres within the book.

Practical Test Standards Flight Instructor Glider FAA-S-8081-8B

Practical Test Standards Flight Instructor Glider FAA-S-8081-8B
Author: Federal Aviation Federal Aviation Administration
Publisher:
Total Pages: 79
Release: 2019-09-05
Genre:
ISBN: 9781691286362

Current as of September 2019. Official FAA publication. The Flight Instructor--Glider Practical Test Standards (PTS) book has been published by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish the standards for flight instructor certification practical tests for the glider category. FAA inspectors and designated pilot examiners shall conduct practical tests in compliance with these standards. Flight instructors and applicants should find these standards helpful during training and when preparing for practical tests.