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A valuable training aid for applicants preparing for glider category rating or current glider pilots who wish to improve their knowledge

This comprehensive handbook, created by the Federal Aviation Administration, supplies glider pilots with all the information they need for certification in the glider category. An all-in-one technical manual, the Glider Flying Handbook focuses solely on the precise science of glider flight. Inside are hundreds of detailed illustrations and diagrams on:

Components and systems
Flight instruments
Performance limitations
Launch and recovery procedures
Flight maneuvers
Traffic patterns
Soaring weather
Radio navigation
And much more

Complete and authoritative, the FAA’s Glider Flying Handbook makes available to the reader everything from the history of glider flight to the skills needed to fly cross-country. This ultimate resource is the essential tool all student glider pilots need to get certified and all experienced flyers need to stay safe and informed.

Glider Flying Handbook (Federal Aviation

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      Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
      Publication Date: 02/07/2015
      ISBN13: 9781632206992, 978-1632206992
      ISBN10: 1632206994

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A valuable training aid for applicants preparing for glider category rating or current glider pilots who wish to improve their knowledge

      This comprehensive handbook, created by the Federal Aviation Administration, supplies glider pilots with all the information they need for certification in the glider category. An all-in-one technical manual, the Glider Flying Handbook focuses solely on the precise science of glider flight. Inside are hundreds of detailed illustrations and diagrams on:

      Components and systems
      Flight instruments
      Performance limitations
      Launch and recovery procedures
      Flight maneuvers
      Traffic patterns
      Soaring weather
      Radio navigation
      And much more

      Complete and authoritative, the FAA’s Glider Flying Handbook makes available to the reader everything from the history of glider flight to the skills needed to fly cross-country. This ultimate resource is the essential tool all student glider pilots need to get certified and all experienced flyers need to stay safe and informed.

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