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Title: Complete Idiot's Guide to Flying and Gliding by Bill Lane, Azriela L. Jaffe, Brian Mac Moyer ISBN: 0-02-863885-9 Publisher: Alpha Books Pub. Date: 20 March, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.75 (4 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Book for Complete Idiots...
Comment: This book is truly for idiots. It assumes that you were in a coma or a recently thawed/reanimated caveman who is unsure what those noisy things in the sky are. The "Gliding" in the title refers to one thin chapter of the most basic info. This book would be entirely suitable for a precocious toddler or any elementary school child interested in writing the most basic of book reports.
Rating: 5
Summary: Goosebumps about the JFK chapter
Comment: The chapter in this book on JFK Jr.'s crash last summer had me reading from paragraph to paragraph like I was locked into a suspense novel.
Oh sure, we all know the awful conclusion, but what is so riveting is how author Bill Lane walks you through all the details of the fateful flight, and adds in logical, well-explained theories about what may have happened -- down to how the red and green lights from the control panel of JFK's craft may have been reflecting off the inside of the windows, further reducing visibility that foggy night. Reading each detail, I got goosebumps, and felt like I was right there with JFK and the Bessettes, getting more and more tense as more and more things went wrong on their trip to Cape Cod.
I haven't been a big fan of things flight-oriented. But this book is written in a way that makes you realize that deep down somewhere on some hidden level, you have all these questions about flying that you didn't even know where there. Oh yes -- it had me saying to myself -- I guess I have wondered what demographic it is that ends up crashing their own planes most, and oh yes, I have wondered what physical phenomenon it is that makes pilots become so disoriented when flying at night. This book puts you in touch with that curiosity, then cheerfully answers the questions for you.
Complete Idiot's Guide to Flying and Gliding is written in a tone that's very familiar and explanatory. Thankfully, it never talks over your head leaving you confused -- but it doesn't condescend, either. It really hits the spot for people who are curious about the ins and outs of flight -- from actual aerodynamics, to the psychology of pilots -- but have been too afraid to ask about it all.
What keeps planes in the air? Do acrobatic pilots ever pass out from all that pressure when they turn upside down? What's "get-there-itis"? What's "nose art"? What does it feel like when a small plane hits the water at a 5,000-per-minute descent?
You have to pick up the book and find out!
Rating: 5
Summary: great intro to aviation
Comment: A very readable, friendly introduction to aviation. The perfect gift for anyone considering getting a pilot's license.
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Title: Cloud Dancing: Your Introduction to Gliding and Motorless Flight by Robert F. Whelan, Betsy Lampe, Inc Staff Rainbow Books ISBN: 1568250258 Publisher: Rainbow Books, Inc. Pub. Date: May, 1996 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Understanding Gliding: The Principles of Soaring Flight by Derek Piggott ISBN: 071366147X Publisher: A&C Black Pub. Date: August, 2002 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Joy of Soaring: A Training Manual by Carle Conway ISBN: 1883813026 Publisher: Aviation Book Co Pub. Date: September, 1993 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Airplane Flying Handbook : FAA#8083-3 by Federal Aviation Administration ISBN: 1560273763 Publisher: Independent Publishers Group Pub. Date: November, 1999 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying by Wolfgang Langewiesche ISBN: 0070362408 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Pub. Date: 01 September, 1990 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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