Advanced Soaring Made Easy

Advanced Soaring Made Easy
Author: Bernard Eckey
Publisher:
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2009
Genre: Gliding and soaring
ISBN: 9780980734904

Covers all sources of energy for soaring but it also deals with weather analysis, flight preparation, mental aspects, safety matters, technical issues and competitive flying. It is a first class training aid to guide pilots from local soaring to advanced cross-country flying and beyond.

Approach

Approach
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 52
Release: 1968
Genre: Aeronautics
ISBN:

The naval aviation safety review.

Glider Flying Handbook

Glider Flying Handbook
Author: Federal Aviation Administration
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 501
Release: 2011-02-11
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1626366721

This book—prepared by the Federal Aviation Administration—is a resource without equal for glider pilots. Covering components and systems, flight instruments, performance limitations, preflight and ground operations, launch and recovery procedures, flight maneuvers, traffic patterns, soaring weather, radio navigation, and much more, it lays out in authoritative detail the science, mechanics, and regulations that every pilot needs to know. Plus, it contains a glossary of essential terms and crystal-clear color illustrations. No one should learn to fly, or fly a glider, without this information close at hand.

Beyond the Farthest Star

Beyond the Farthest Star
Author: Edgar Rice Burroughs
Publisher: eStar Books
Total Pages: 585
Release: 2012-06-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1612105386

A two part novel. Tangor was mysteriously transported to a planet beyond the farthest star!

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.