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Velva Jean learns to fly
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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. |
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Jupiter Pirates - Hunt for the Hydra
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Jason Fry |
"When you're a privateer, running a starship is a family business. For Tycho Hashoone, his twin sister, Yana, and their older brother, Carlo, the family business is far from easy. For starters, the… |
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Apache
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Macy, Ed (Warrant Officer) |
Designed in the mid 1980s to take on the Soviets, the Apache is the most sophisticated fighting helicopter the world has ever known. Ed Macy's account of the incredibly hard Apache selection process … |
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The commercial pilot's licence
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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… |
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Cockpit confidential
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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 … |
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An aviator's field guide to tailwheel flying
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Jason Blair |
"A tailwheel flight instructor/examiner shares resources and discussion to help pilots transition or improve their tailwheel aircraft pilotage. -- In "An Aviator's Field Guide to Tailwheel Flying," a… |
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Skyfaring
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Mark Vanhoenacker |
"The twenty-first century has relegated airplane flight--a once remarkable feat of human ingenuity--to the realm of the mundane. When most people today think of flying, they imagine tedious routines … |
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Apache
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Macy, Ed Pilot |
"An astonishing first book, 'Apache' is a story of courage, comradeship, technology and tragedy, during the ongoing war in Afghanistan. 'Apache' is the first book to come from the cockpit of the most… |
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FAR/AIM 2013
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United States Federal Aviation Administration |
Adhering to a reputation for excellence, this latest edition of apropos parts of the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) and the Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) has been fully updated and indexe… |
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Flight school
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Nick Barnard |
"Here is a flying class for children who relish the details of dials, widgets, and flight panels. Filled with facts and statistics, it covers flying hardware, gadgets, and pilot know-how, and will de… |
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El helicóptero
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Arlene Blanchard |
A day in the life of a helicopter pilot as he rescues a man on an oil rig, tows a boat in trouble, and helps a farmer feed his sheep in a severe snowstorm. |
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A week in the life of an airline pilot
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William Jaspersohn |
Traces a pilot's journey to India in a 747 to provide the reader a look at the duties and excitement of such a job. |
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Sled driver
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Brian Shul |
No aircraft ever captured the curiosity & fascination of the public like the SR-71 Blackbird. Nicknamed "The Sled" by those few who flew it, the aircraft was shrouded in secrecy from its inception. E… |
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How to fly the space shuttle
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Russell Shorto |
Explains how space shuttles work and what astronauts do during the course of a shuttle mission. |
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Guide to the Biennial Flight Review
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Jackie Spanitz |
1 volume (various pagings) ; 22 cm |
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Turbulence
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Peter F. Lester |
1 v. (various pagings) : 26 cm |
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Attack at Pearl Harbor
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Nancy LeSourd |
Letters between two young girls, one in Washington, D.C., and eager to become a newspaper reporter, the other in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, determined to take flying lessons, chronicle not only events in … |
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Star wars, star pilot
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Laura Buller |
Describes the space vehicles and the pilots who use them in the Star Wars galaxy. |
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Fly the hot ones
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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… |
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The Flying Book
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David Blatner |
Whether you fear, thrill at, or, like many, have never bothered to stop and think about the wonder of commercial flight, The Flying Book will inform, surprise, reassure, and entertain. David Blatner … |
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