Handling InFlight Emergencies (Practical Flying Series) - Softcover

Eichenberger, Jerry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071376038 ISBN 13: 9780071376037

Publisher: McGrawHill Education, 2001

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DEFUSE THE EMERGENCY BEFORE IT HAPPENS

Do you know the best way to get found if you're forced down, radioless, in the wilderness? Can you land in heavy surface winds? What happens if your engine fails? Are you prepared for the unexpected?

Pilot Jerry Eichenberger's Handling In-Flight Emergencies is the best way to prepare for the unexpected-and to fly more confidently and safely. This guide can help you-

* Apply the best prevention, management, and correction strategies for all in-flight emergencies
* Fly knowing you're armed with the best solutions to in-air crises
* Follow critical preflight and training procedures that protect you aloft
* Learn preferred ways of coping with icing, thunderstorms, wind shear, mechanical and electrical failures, IFR conditions, navigational errors, spatial disorientation, and more
* Discover equipment to help you identify and reduce dangers that might otherwise go undetected
* Evaluate avionics products before you need them
* Learn from other pilots' errors

REAL-LIFE CASE STUDIES ILLUSTRATE EACH EMERGENCY SITUATION

A volume in the McGraw-Hill Practical Flying Series

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DEFUSE THE EMERGENCY BEFORE IT HAPPENS

Do you know the best way to get found if you're forced down, radioless, in the wilderness? Can you land in heavy surface winds? What happens if your engine fails? Are you prepared for the unexpected?

Pilot Jerry Eichenberger's Handling In-Flight Emergencies is the best way to prepare for the unexpected-and to fly more confidently and safely. This guide can help you-

* Apply the best prevention, management, and correction strategies for all in-flight emergencies
* Fly knowing you're armed with the best solutions to in-air crises
* Follow critical preflight and training procedures that protect you aloft
* Learn preferred ways of coping with icing, thunderstorms, wind shear, mechanical and electrical failures, IFR conditions, navigational errors, spatial disorientation, and more
* Discover equipment to help you identify and reduce dangers that might otherwise go undetected
* Evaluate avionics products before you need them
* Learn from other pilots' errors

REAL-LIFE CASE STUDIES ILLUSTRATE EACH EMERGENCY SITUATION

A volume in the McGraw-Hill Practical Flying Series

Edition details

• Publisher: McGrawHill Education
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071376038
• ISBN 13: 9780071376037
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 320