![]() Takeoffs and landings are most frequently involved. National Transportation Safety Board statistics reflect a consistent accident pattern that varies little from year to year. Other valuable sources are listed in the bibliography. Their study and video tape on rejected takeoffs was exceptional. A case in point is their Landing on Slippery Runways, published in the mid-1960s but still a valuable reference in the 21st century. The Boeing Commercial Airplane Company has provided some outstanding studies on aircraft performance. These too are books every serious pilot should own. Two other excellent references are Fly the Wing by the late Jim Webb (EAL) and Handling the Big Jets by former British test pilot D.P. Hurt of the University of Southern California (available from ASA). A basic reference is Aerodynamics for Naval Aviators, by H. Army, Navy, and Air Force and the manufacturers have a wealth of information that, to operate safely, pilots of sophisticated aircraft simply must know. Yet the National Aeronautics and Space Administration the U.S. Consequently, some important aeronautical information is not readily available. When serious pilots begin searching for information beyond the aircraft systems training provided at most flight schools, they are immediately stymied by the lack of resources. ![]() Not meant to be earthbound living to fly. Living to FlyĪs the hawk with wings clipped, sooner would die: This lit the fire that set the course to a lifetime in aviation. It was Jack who gave the author his first flying lesson at age 13. After a brief post-war career as a bush pilot, flying out of Ely, Minnesota, he began a lasting career with Western Airlines. From there he signed up with the Navy where he first instructed, then went to sea flying Corsairs from carriers. He started in the early 1940s as a 21-year-old flight instructor in the World War II Civil Pilot Training program at Auburn University in Alabama. To the memory of Captain Jack Lee Isaac, Western Airlines, Inc. 256, 259, and 261, the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). ![]() 182, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) p.183, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) p. 74–76, 291, courtesy National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) p. Photography © John Lowery unless otherwise noted. ![]() Third Edition published 2008 by Aviation Supplies & Academics.įirst edition 2001, Iowa State University Press. None of the information in this manual supersedes operational documents or procedures issued by the Federal Aviation Administration, or aircraft and avionics manufacturers’ manuals. This book, or any portions thereof, may not be reproduced in any form without written permission of the publisher. Ebook edition published 2012.Īll rights reserved. 2008 Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc. Currently he resides in Folsom, California. He taught for ten years as an adjunct assistant professor of aeronautical science for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University at the McClellan AFB campus. ![]() Air Force and commercial pilot with more than 13,500 hours of flying a wide variety of both light and high performance large aircraft. Surviving emergencies such as rapid decompression and in-flight fires.Cruising speed and fuel control in turbine aircraft.Takeoff V-speeds, runway length requirements, and the real physics of takeoff performance.Within this collection of impressive know-how, you’ll uncover the vital story behind such topics as: FITS (FAA/Industry Training Standards) are now included, and information has been added to prepare pilots for today’s state-of-the-art “TAA” (technically-advanced aircraft) and VLJs (very-light jets). This third edition includes up-to-date cockpit and airport procedures and recent upgrades in communications and navigation equipment. Along the way you will find a new level of understanding about day-to-day, real-world flying you thought you long understood, and gain a full indoctrination into the topics that matter when flying heavy, high, and fast. John Lowery combines 50 years of experience as a corporate pilot and pilot examiner with fluid discussions that probe the details all career aviators must understand. Far from your typical textbook on aerodynamics and systems, Professional Pilot takes you right up front to learn from a master turbine pilot who’s been there. It is filled with the kind of insightful tips, stories, facts and mythbusting that will change how you operate as PIC. Professional Pilot is about decision making: that is, the element that sets the captain apart from the rest of the crew. ![]()
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