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Taking to the Sky: The History of Flight | |
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The Earliest Aviators | |
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"If Man Were Meant to Fly ..." | |
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Did Icarus Beat Orville and Wilbur? | |
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Not So Mythical | |
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For the Birds | |
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Leonardo da Vinci, Aviation Pioneer | |
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Leonardo and His Flying Machines | |
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The First Flight? | |
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Aeronauts and the Balloon Revolution | |
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A Lot of Hot Air | |
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The Very First Aviators | |
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The Race Is On! | |
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Gliding Pioneers | |
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Sir George Cayley | |
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Otto Lilienthal | |
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The Bishop's Boys: Wilbur and Orville Wright | |
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The Bishop's Boys | |
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The Race to Fly | |
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Getting Off the Ground | |
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Lilienthal, Chanute, and Langley | |
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"Turning" Point | |
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Ready for Takeoff | |
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Proof Positive | |
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Who Was Really First? | |
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Gustave Whitehead | |
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The Flight That Wasn't? | |
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Barnstormers and Other Risk Takers | |
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Harriet Quimby | |
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Lincoln Beachey | |
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The Wrights' Deadly Circus | |
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Ralph Johnstone | |
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The Vin Fiz Falls Flat | |
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Defying Death | |
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Beginning of the End | |
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Flying by the Pound: Air Mail | |
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Air Mail Pilots | |
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The Birth of the Airlines | |
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Great Flyers of the World Wars | |
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The First Military Planes | |
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World War I: Aviation's Fiery Trial | |
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Rickenbacker: From Chauffeur to Fighter Ace | |
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Rickenbacker Throws His "Hat in the Ring" | |
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The Fastest Gun in the Sky | |
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"Captain Eddie" Becomes Captain of Industry | |
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The Dreaded Red Baron | |
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From White-Knuckle Flyer to Red Baron | |
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The End of the Red Baron | |
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World War II: The Planes That Won the War | |
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The "Flying Fortress": The B-17 Bomber | |
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The B-29 "Superfortress" Bomber | |
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Wild Mustangs: The P-51 Fighter Plane and Chuck Yeager | |
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The X-1 | |
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The P-51 Lives On | |
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Lindbergh, Earhart, and the Rise of the Airlines | |
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Charles Lindbergh, the Reluctant Hero | |
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Lucky Lindy | |
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Lindbergh the Daredevil | |
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The "Flying Fool" | |
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Flying Into History | |
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Amelia Earhart Flies Into Immortality | |
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"Lady Lindy" | |
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Taking the Long Way | |
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First Sign of Trouble | |
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Theories and Conspiracies | |
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The Airlines Reap the Benefits | |
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Cessna, Piper, and the Emergence of Sport Flying | |
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Sport Flying: Safer Than Ever | |
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The Planes That Clyde Built | |
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The Self-Taught Pilot | |
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The Beloved Cessna | |
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Bill Piper Puts Pilots on Top | |
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From Oil Man to Air Man | |
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You Take the High Wing, and I'll Take the Low Wing | |
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When "Hogs" Fly | |
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Oshkosh: The Sport Pilot's Rite of Passage | |
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The Thrill of Flight | |
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How Airplanes Fly, Part 1: The Parts of a Plane | |
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Putting Names to the Pieces | |
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The Powerplant | |
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The Engine | |
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The Propeller | |
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The Cowling | |
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The Plane Has a Body | |
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Putting Wings on It | |
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The Ailerons | |
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The Flaps | |
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The Empen-What? | |
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The Horizontal Stabilizer | |
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The Vertical Stabilizer | |
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The Rudder | |
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We're Rolling Now | |
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Tricycle Gear | |
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Conventional Gear | |
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Retractable Gear | |
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How Airplanes Fly, Part 2: The Aerodynamics of Flight | |
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Pivot Points: Pitch, Roll, and Yaw | |
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The Four Forces | |
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Lift: The Gift of Newton and Bernoulli | |
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For Every Action | |
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Pressure | |
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Lift Has Its Limits | |
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The Angle of Attack | |
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Carry That Weight | |
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What a Drag | |
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Parasite Drag | |
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Induced Drag | |
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Thrust: The Driving Force | |
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Jet-Powered Thrust | |
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Making All the Moves | |
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In Control | |
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Turn, Turn, Turn | |
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Soaring on Silent Wings: Gliding | |
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The Glider and the Plane | |
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Thin Is In | |
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Nice Pair of Wingtips | |
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Wheels Can Be a Drag | |
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Taking Off | |
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The Glider's "Engine" | |
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Thermal Power | |
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Flying the Range | |
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Landing the Glider | |
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Gliding Conditions | |
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In the Cockpit | |
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How Much Will It Cost? | |
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For Nonpilots: Getting Started | |
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For Power Pilots: Making the Transition | |
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How Do Helicopters Fly? | |
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Igor Sikorsky's Wild Ride | |
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Taming the Wild Rotor | |
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The Dynamics of Helicopter Flight | |
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Spinning Into Flight | |
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Putting a Whole New Twist on It | |
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Going Places | |
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The Swash Plate Assembly | |
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Going Forward | |
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When the Fan Stops Turning | |
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Amazing Future | |
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How Much Will It Cost? | |
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Up, Up, and Away: Hot-Air Balloons | |
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Ballooning: It's a Gas! | |
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The Air That You Heat | |
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The Envelope, Please | |
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A Lesson from Archimedes | |
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Liftoff! | |
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Blowin' in the Wind | |
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The Plan | |
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As Different as Anabatic and Katabatic | |
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The Thrill of the Chase | |
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Champagne and Propane | |
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Imagination and Technology | |
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What Will It Cost? | |
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Hybrids, Oddities, and Curiosities | |
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Giant Gasbags: Blimps and Airships | |
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Anatomy of a Blimp | |
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The Takeoff and the Landing | |
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The Goodyear Mystique | |
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An Odd Hybrid | |
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The Free-Spinning Rotor | |
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The Next-Generation Gyroplane | |
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Harrier Jump Jet: Airplane or Helicopter? | |
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Floating Around the World | |
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How the Hybrid Works | |
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In the Cockpit | |
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Getting Off the Ground: Becoming an Airplane Pilot | |
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What Does It Cost to Become a Sport Pilot? | |
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The Medical Certificate | |
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Tools of the Trade | |
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Winning Your Wings: Instruction | |
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Additional Training Options | |
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Study Aids and Video Programs | |
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FAA Written Exam and FAA Flight Test | |
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Buying Into Sport Flying | |
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Navigation: Getting from Here to There Without Street Signs | |
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Drawing a Map | |
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The Chart | |
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On the Grid: Latitude and Longitude | |
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What's So Great About Great Circles? | |
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When North Is Not Truly North | |
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Dead Reckoning: Safer Than It Sounds | |
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Airspeed and Groundspeed | |
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Steering the Course | |
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The Radio: All Navigation, All the Time | |
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So You Think You're Lost: Getting Back on Course | |
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From Takeoff to Landing | |
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Preflight: Keeping It Safe | |
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The Once-Over | |
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Inspecting the Powerplant | |
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Getting a Move On | |
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Taxi! | |
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Liftoff! | |
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On the Radio: Working with Air Traffic Control | |
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Collision Avoidance: Keeping Your Head on a Swivel | |
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Coming Back to Earth | |
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It's Easier Than It Seems--and Harder | |
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Cloud Dancing: Air Shows and Aerobatics | |
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No Business Like (Air)Show Business | |
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What Are Aerobatics? | |
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Turning Flying on Its Head | |
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Putting a Spin on It | |
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Turning the Circle on Edge | |
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On a Roll | |
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Hammering the Point Home | |
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An Intense "Headache" | |
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Of Aerobatics and "Comfort Bags" | |
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"G" Whiz! | |
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That Green Feeling | |
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What Does It Cost to Learn Aerobatics? | |
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Meeting the Challenges to the Perfect Flight | |
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Talking About the Weather | |
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What Makes the Weather? | |
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The Coriolis Effect | |
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Reading the Clouds | |
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A Cloud Is Born | |
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To Name a Cloud | |
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Turbulence: Rocking and Rolling | |
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Severe Weather: Thunderstorms and Tornadoes | |
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Thunderstorms | |
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Tornadoes | |
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Weather Charts | |
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The Visible Atmosphere | |
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Mirages | |
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Halos, Sun Dogs, and Sun Pillars | |
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Rainbows | |
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Coronas and Glories | |
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The Green Flash | |
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Overcoming the Body's Limitations | |
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How the Atmosphere Stacks Up | |
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A Lot of Pressure | |
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A Little Pressure | |
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When Air's Not There | |
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It's Not Easy Being Green | |
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Fear of Flying | |
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Emergencies in the Air | |
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The Rare Emergency | |
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Learning from the Past | |
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When the Engine Stops | |
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Icy Wings | |
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Microbursts | |
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"Captain, the Passengers Are Revolting" | |
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Payne Stewart's Last Flight: Explosive Decompression | |
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John F. Kennedy Jr.'s Final Flight | |
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Still Another Kennedy Tragedy | |
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The Last Few Hours | |
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The Last Few Miles | |
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The Graveyard Spiral | |
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All Signs Urged Caution | |
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Inexperience | |
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Pressure | |
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Challenging Weather Conditions | |
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Personal and Professional Stress | |
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Physical Discomfort | |
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Route | |
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No Contact with Air-Traffic Controllers | |
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Dangerous Thinking | |
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The Folly of Night VFR | |
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The Deceptive Sense of Balance | |
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The Inner Ear | |
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Disorientation | |
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The Future of Aviation | |
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Human Wings | |
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Paul MacCready | |
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Daedalus and Icarus Redux | |
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Burt Rutan | |
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Skunking the Competition | |
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Around the World on One Tank of Gas | |
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Jetting Into the Future | |
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A Seat in the Cockpit | |
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Returning to Flying's Roots | |
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Appendixes | |
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Glossary | |
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Glossary of Radio Communications | |
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Recommended Reading | |
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World Wide Web Resources | |
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Index | |