Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Velva Jean learns to fly Velva Jean learns to fly Jennifer Niven Velva Jean leaves Appalachia to pursue her dream of being a singer, but instead discovers she wants to be a female pilot after her brother treats her to a surprise flying lesson. OL16679814W
The commercial pilot's licence The commercial pilot's licence Anneli Christian-Phillips "Many of those embarking on commercial pilot's training have little idea of what they will have to do, as far as flying training is concerned, to get the licence. The Commercial Pilot's Licence is ba… OL19707384W
Cockpit confidential Cockpit confidential Patrick Smith For millions of people, travel by air is a confounding, uncomfortable, and even fearful experience. Patrick Smith, airline pilot and author of the popular website www.askthepilot.com, separates fact … OL19753398W
An invitation to fly An invitation to fly Sanford Gum,Dennis Glaeser,Bruce Walters A good reference for student pilots taking ground academics. OL2298507W
The flightdeck survival manual The flightdeck survival manual James McBride A selection of short stories containing the accrued wisdom of a career spent flying aeroplanes for a living. These stories express in graphic detail the challenges facing modern airline crews today. … OL27699383W
Sport pilot syllabus Sport pilot syllabus Irvin N. Gleim Preface -- Introduction -- Sport pilot ground training syllabus airplane -- Sport pilot flight training syllabus airplane -- Tests -- Introductory flight log sheet -- Order form -- Suggestions and co… OL29269596W
How to fly the space shuttle How to fly the space shuttle Russell Shorto Explains how space shuttles work and what astronauts do during the course of a shuttle mission. OL3343361W
Turbulence Turbulence Peter F. Lester 1 v. (various pagings) : 26 cm OL3748672W
Fly the hot ones Fly the hot ones Steven Lindblom Describes what it is like to fly eight different types of airplanes representing the radical extremes of airplane flying, including the Piper J-3 Cub, Quicksilver Sport Ultralight, and Grumman F-14 T… OL4659237W
Back to Basics Back to Basics the Editors of Flying Magazine The Back to Basics series was aimed at students at every level of experience. We tried to be thorough, systematic, exhaustive, scientifically correct -- and even interesting. For the most part, we th… OL8128144W
How to become a pilot How to become a pilot United States Federal Aviation Administration HOW TO BECOME A PILOT contains essential, authoritative information on learning how to fly. It is a step-by-step guide to everything you need to know to get into the air. pplicants for pilot certific… OL932618W