Right Seat Handbook: a White-Knuckle Flier's Guide to Light Planes

Name: Right Seat Handbook: a White-Knuckle Flier's Guide to Light Planes
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ISBN: 9780070601482

ISBN-10: 0070601488

ISBN-13: 9780070601482

Edition: 1994

Authors: Charles F. Spence

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If your favorite passenger tends to be nervous or you're tired of being asked why you spend so much time at the airport, this passenger-friendly guide could be your ticket to peace. Soothing and informative, it answers questions passengers may be afraid to ask-like ``what happens if the engine quits?'' while providing a confidence- and enthusiasm-building introduction to flying.

Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Publication date: 8/1/1994
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 144
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.330
Language: English

Foreword	p. ix
Introduction	p. xiii
Getting there can be half the fun	p. 1
How the airplane flies	p. 2
What if the engine quits?	p. 5
Are two better than one?	p. 6
Controlling the four forces	p. 9
Qualifying the pilot	p. 15
Look before you leap	p. 17
Checking the weather	p. 19
Planning the route	p. 22
Conducting the airplane preflight	p. 24
What's all that stuff on the panel?	p. 29
Knowing what's on the panel	p. 31
Many items are like familiar old friends	p. 35
Other instruments	p. 41
How you will find your way	p. 45
Rules of the road	p. 47
Navigating by pilotage	p. 48
Going by dead reckoning	p. 48
VOR navigation	p. 52
Making the trip under instrument flight rules	p. 57
Other ways to navigate	p. 60
Going by GPS	p. 60
ATC is watching you	p. 63
Somebody down there hears you	p. 65
Using the radio	p. 68
Talking to people	p. 70
Using the unicom	p. 70
Talking with ATC	p. 71
Talking with flight service station specialists	p. 72
Other radio aids	p. 74
You are not alone	p. 76
Waiting out the weather	p. 77
Be prepared for a stop	p. 78
Find local interests	p. 79
You can take it with you	p. 81
What limits the luggage	p. 82
Plan in advance what to take	p. 83
Choosing the luggage	p. 83
Take only what you need	p. 84
Limit the wardrobe without limiting appearance	p. 84
Should Fido go along?	p. 86
Are we there yet?	p. 87
Careful what they eat and drink	p. 88
Prepare for the unexpected	p. 90
Give them the right things to do	p. 90
Keep the airplane safe, too	p. 92
Discovering the nation by light airplane	p. 93
East	p. 94
Central	p. 102
West	p. 106
Go for it	p. 109
Glossary	p. 111
Index	p. 119
About the author	p. 123
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