Description:

Asserting that a flight certificate is a pilot's ``license to learn,'' this unique book offers valuable lessons learned by veteran pilots. Using the anecdotal style that has made his Flying magazine column so popular, Fried bridges the gap between pilot training and in-flight experience with his advice on vital but often under-emphasized areas of: maneuvering speed; weight and balance; aircraft control; prop safety; night flying; altitude.

Contents:

Basics Rarely Taught. Control Considerations. Stalls, Spins, and Other Bad Stuff. Human factors. Thinking Flying. Responsibility. Other Good Stuff. Advanced Equipment. Ice and Thunderstorms. Flying Different Kinds of Equipment. The Air Traffic Control System. Checklists, Paperwork and Certificates: Privileges and Limitations. What Do You Think of the FAA? What Now? Commercial Operations.