Aviation skills and piloting Books

An insiders view of when the airlines started to hire women pilots. Originally banned from the airline cockpit. In 1973, the first woman pilot was finally hired; others followed. In this entertaining and informative story of determination, courage, and...

Jump inside the cockpit of an airplane and take an exhilarating trip across the United States. With a 34-year experience in aviation, your pilot will land safely at your destination. In this gripping follow-up to his bestselling memoir, Hangmen,...

Every person yearns to become a professional figure as he grows up. As children, we dream of being different figures, police officers, firefighters, soldiers, driving ships, planes, large trucks, and all kinds of jobs that take us to adventure. That is...

Are you fascinated by the evolving landscape of aviation and the promise of eco-friendly air travel? Do you find yourself pondering the possibilities of modern innovations in aviation and how they contribute to a sustainable future?Do these questions...

Flying has been man's longing since the beginning of time. Over the centuries, the sky has been conquered by different flying machines. Years continue to pass, and the aeronautical industry is growing daily, with better designs and engines, faster and...

Being a pilot implies having the ability to operate an aircraft under normal and abnormal conditions. Pilot is anyone who is able to fly the machine from one place to another safely. So far there are no differences between an airplane pilot and a...

This book was designed to simplify and summarize the major concepts of the subject matter, based on the experience of both airline pilots and aircraft dispatchers of commercial companies, all professionals of the highest level. The teaching methodology...

Dispatching a flight not only represents organizing the departure of an aircraft but also involves an endless number of operational issues in charge of qualified personnel for that purpose. The figure of Aircraft Dispatcher was born with the need to...

A work dedicated to aeronautical professionals who carry out their job in the passenger cabin of commercial aircraft, but also a work dedicated to anyone who wants to take their first steps in the fascinating world of a cabin crew member. A complete...

The Citation is a family of business jets by Cessna that started in 1972 with the entry into service of the first model. In the fifty years following the 1969 first flight, more than 7,500 Citations were delivered, forming the largest business jet fleet...

This work has been developed to bring the main aeronautical content to aviation enthusiasts, students and future pilots and to anyone passionate about the aeronautical field who wants to learn a little more about this fascinating world of civil aviation...

Bienvenidos a una nueva entrega de la colección mas exitosa de libros aeronáuticos en español. A pedido de lectores de todo el mundo, hemos creado esta magnifica obra literaria sobre todo lo que un piloto en formación debe aprender acerca de una de las...

Continuing the success of the book Meteorology for Pilots published by the publisher, this manual will be the ideal complement to understand, analyze and avoid all the meteorological threats that surround aerial activities. In this work you will find a...

Welcome to a new installment of the most successful collection in America, welcome to the Aeronautical Library! In this new edition, we have decided to take a different path to how we write and transmit knowledge and experiences. This new volume is not a...

More than a century has passed since humans conquered the sky. Like any conquest, it required assuming countless risks to achieve it. Once achieved, the process of consolidation begins, along with stabilization. Time and hard work are what allow this...

Hello pilots! Welcome to the fascinating world of Aviation. This is the first step of what will be an exciting adventure throughout the career of an Airplane pilot. Whether for sports or commercial purposes, we will develop each stage of our learning,...

Inglés Aeronáutico, propone una metodología diferente al resto de los manuales de ingles que abundan en el mercado. En primera instancia propone conocer las exigencias de OACI para comprender su importancia y entender cuales son los puntos necesarios a...

Flying has been man's desire since the dawn of mankind when he contemplated the flying of birds looking up at the sky. Millennia passed until he finally decided to dare to stop contemplating the birds and start his passion and primitive instinct of...

Conventional navigation is dependent upon ground-based radio navigation aids. It has been the mainstay of aviation for the last years. Pilots, operators, and manufacturers are all familiar with the associated technology, avionics, instrumentation,...

With the constant technological advance in the aeronautical industry, aircraft have evolved in speed, performance, designs and size. Since the beginning of time, unmanned flying machines, as they were called at the time, were not considered part of...

The night flight type rating is based, purely and exclusively, on the abilities of a pilot to adapt to a flight without visibility, in situations of visibility beyond the usual ones that he can experience during the day. Night flight and instrumental...

Welcome to a new edition of the most successful collection of aeronautical books in America. At the request of readers around the world, we have created this magnificent literary work about everything that a pilot in training must learn about one of the...

Due to the constant technological advancements in the aeronautical industry, the growth of all airports in the world is constant. An airport is home to every pilot, his own home, his personal space, his workplace and as such he must know it perfectly to...

Ce livre sur les opérations de drones offre un guide complet visant à consolider les informations sur la technologie des drones, les réglementations, les protocoles de sécurité et les meilleures pratiques. Il vise à fournir aux lecteurs une compréhension...

It is increasingly important for drone pilots to log their flight data, both to demonstrate their experience and to record training received. Using the UAV Pilot Logbook allows you to accurately and completely log these personal flight data. To record...

The T-33 "Thunderbird" was the training variant of the U.S. Air Force's first production jet fighter, the F/P-80 "Shooting Star". Originally designed by Lockheed's "Kelly" Johnson during WWII, the P-80 went from drawing board to airborne in a record 150...

When Britain's brilliant aircraft designer Geoffrey de Havilland first proposed the Mosquito, the Air Ministry greeted the idea with skepticism. Powered by twin Merlin engines, the bomber would be constructed almost entirely of wood and handle like a...

Stearman's Kaydet biplane first flew in 1934, and in 1935 the U.S. Navy acquired the aircraft for use as trainers. Within a year the U.S. Army Air Corps followed suit, buying 26 of the airplanes from Boeing (which had acquired Stearman in 1934). ...

Describes and explains how and why the key aviation incidents happened--some 85 case in all. This large print edition is for the benefit of readers going right through the printed book studying the whys and hows in detail. A good present for those...

The things that airlines, aircraft manufacturers, and the FAA arenot sharing with the public. This book is the result of the author’sdoctoral research—Safety Culture, Training, Understanding, AviationPassion: The Impact on Manual Flight and...

Whether for recreation or to become an airline pilot, Flying Training to First Job will answer all the questions you ever had about starting flying training, finding your first job and obtaining a career with an airline. Topics covered include:The...

One of the few aircraft to fly in three wars - WWII, Korea and Vietnam - the Douglas A-26 / B-26 Invader gained fame as a light bomber. Designed by engineer Ed Heinemann, the XA-26 prototype first flew in 1942 and flew combat missions beginning in June...

Learn from the largest air force in the world - the US Air Force. 51 Lessons From The Skycontains stories from USAF pilots and crew who lived to share their stories of air incidents, and close calls.If you enjoy Mayday, Air Crash...

The experience of twenty-eight years of flying gave Patrick Harrington plenty to remember. Rather than 'disappearing in the ether' which, as he says, happens with many retired pilots, he explains how he began to be interested in flying, how he...

Describes and explains how and why the key aviation incidents happened--some 85 case in all. This large print edition is for the benefit of readers going right through the printed book studying the whys and hows in detail. A good present for those...

You can learn how to fly and become a pilot of your own adventure. It's not too late. You don't have to change your life direction. People from all walks of life have become pilots, and not just through the military or the airlines. In...

Whether a trainee is studying air traffic control, piloting, maintenance engineering, or cabin crew, they must complete a set number of training 'hours' before being licensed or certified. The aviation industry is moving away from an hours-based to a...

U.S. Navy AviationThis book aims to share lessons from the U.S. Navy, inspired by TOPGUN - the air combat school.In TOPGUN Lessons From The Sky, we seek to understand how the aviation industry can learn from the mistakes made by naval aviators and crew,...

Military HelicoptersRead the lessons learned from near misses by experienced military pilots. Their lessons could save your life.Get the lessons from the United States, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom with crews featured from the RAF,...

Captain Two Voices, is an interesting, funny, and sometimes scary account of 30 years plus, flying light aircraft of various types and sizes in the skies above the UK, Europe and the Far East. From the start, this memoir gives a fascinating insight in to...

Designed as a replacement for the T-6 Texan, North American's T-28 Trojan first flew in 1949 and remained in production until 1957. The T-28A was initially adopted as primary trainer by the U.S. Air Force, but it served in this capacity for less than a...

This is the current official army U.S. Army Field Manual, unchanged since this edition completed 7th May 2007. Field manual (FM) 3-04.203 presents information to plan and conduct common aviation tasks for fixed- and rotary-wing flight. However, it has...

This comprehensive book describes in practical terms - underpinned by research - how recruitment, selection, and psychological assessment can be conducted amongst pilots. The chapters emphasize evidence-based and ethical selection methods for different...

Bruce Eytinge's 'Field Guide and Pilot's Log Book' is an essential resource for anyone interested in aviation. This comprehensive guide covers all the essential topics related to flight, from aerodynamics to meteorology, and includes a useful log book...