Notes of a Seaplane Instructor

Author: Burke Mees
Publisher: Focus Series Book
ISBN: 9781560275589
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Notes of a Seaplane Instructor is a distillation of all the tips, techniques and procedures of a veteran flyer and teacher, in an accessible and informative format. Author Burke Mees has an affinity for the "feel of the floats on the water" and how to communicate it in writing, as well as a sensible, professional approach which lends a truly "one-on-one" aspect to reading his book. All the seaplane maneuvers are covered, starting with preflight, proceeding through taxiing, takeoff, landing, and postflight procedures; also operating in various water conditions, stability of the aircraft on the water, step-taxi and -turn, and much more. Many illustrations, taken from and inspired by the author's own original flight instruction notebook sketches, help to further explain the concepts. In this new second edition, Burke provides even more notes on technique and performance particular to the world of floatplanes, with a special emphasis on safety and the best kind of pilot decision-making processes that keep seaplanes flying. The Second Edition also features an added chapter on multi-engine seaplane flying, and an appendix with notes on "pumping the floats" and "ropes and splicing." What is it like to fly single-engine float planes? How do pilots develop and then hone their water-flying skills? What techniques apply to both landplanes and seaplanes, and which ones belong in only one realm? The answers to these questions comprise a unique approach to seaplane flying, in a book that reveals what floatplane mastery is really all about. Notes of a Seaplane Instructor offers insights to all pilots, from already-rated seaplane pilots to those looking to experience the benefits and pleasures of seaplane flying for the first time.

Seaplane Pilot

Author: Dale De Remer
Publisher: Focus Series
ISBN: 9781560275022
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Written for pilots who want to fly airplanes that can take off and land from water, this resource provides tips for experienced seaplane pilots as well as requirements for getting certified as a seaplane pilot. All the tasks a pilot must demonstrate during the checkride to receive a seaplane certificate are covered in detail, including preflight preparations, taxiing, sailing, seaplane base and airport operations, takeoffs and landings, and emergency operations. The FAA practical test standards are included as an appendix.

Seaplane Operations

Author: Dale Remer
Publisher: Aviation Supplies & Academics
ISBN: 9781560274858
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This comprehensive text on basic and advanced techniques for float planes, amphibians, and flying boats covers natural elements, seamanship, water aerodromes and seaplane bases, ground and water operations. Also included are instructions on high speed (step) taxiing, takeoffs and landings, docking, ramping and buoying, operations with amphibians, and flying multiengine seaplanes. Included are museum-quality historical and contemporary photographs; watercolour and black-and-white illustrations; and explanatory maps, and tables.

Seaplane, Skiplane, and Float/ski Equipped Helicopter Operations Handbook

Author: United States. Flight Standards Service
Publisher: Federal Aviation Administration
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 86

Book Description

Guide to Seaplane Flying

Author: Amy L Fenster
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781686219795
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 118

Book Description
Seaplane flying is challenging and fun. This guide provide excellent information for the pilot that is adding a seaplane rating to their pilot certificate. The guide provides information on seaplane characteristics, environmental factors, various flying techniques, and more.

Aircraft Accident Investigation

Author: Richard H. Wood
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781892944177
Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 516

Book Description
This book covers all aspects of aircraft accident investigation including inflight fires, electrical circuitry, and composite structure failure. The authors explain basic investigation techniques and procedures required by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). There are also chapters on accident analysis, investigation management, and report writing. The appendices include the Code of Ethics and Conduct of the International Society of Air Safety Investigators.

Light Airplane Navigation Essentials

Author: Paul A. Craig
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
ISBN: 9780070134560
Category : Navigation (Aeronautics)
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This skill-building manual teaches the fundamentals of lightplane navigation using a natural, confidence-building progression that immediately allows readers to use newly learned techniques in the cockpit.

Flying to Extremes

Author: Dominique Prinet
Publisher: Hancock House
ISBN: 9780888397553
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 280

Book Description
Recalling some of the most memorable escapades ever conducted in the Canadian Arctic with bush planes, Flying to Extremes takes place in the late ?60s and early ?70s from a base at Yellowknife, in the heart of the Northwest Territories. Beyond recounting so many near-mishaps, this book is also about colourful people: the trappers, prospectors, miners, adventurers and gold-ingot thieves who constituted the fauna at the main bar in Yellowknife in those days. For Arctic dreamers, there was always the flight to the Nahanni River, with its Deadman's Valley, hot springs, tales of lost or dead prospectors, the many airplanes crashed in pursuit of gold, and much more Nahanni lore. This entertaining book recollects Prinet's adventures as a young man while capturing the humour, beauty, danger and unique culture of northern communities, in the dramatic landscape of the Canadian Arctic. Readers familiar with the region and those who can only dream of visiting it will both find this title a nostalgic and captivating read.

Lesson Plans to Train Like You Fly

Author: Arlynn McMahon
Publisher: Aviation Supplies & Academics
ISBN: 9781644250891
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 224

Book Description
"This guide for flight instructors (CFIs) presents lesson plans in the form of scenario-based "maneuver briefings." A rich resource for active instructors, these lesson plans are also helpful to CFI applicants preparing their own materials. Lesson Plans can also be used as a companion book for flight instructors who are following the principles of scenario-based training taught in Arlynn McMahon's first book, Train Like You Fly: A Flight Instructor's Guide to Scenario-Based Training. Lesson Plans is designed to work in complement with any syllabus and the FAA Practical Test Standards (PTS) or Airman Certification Standards (ACS). It explains how to teach each maneuver, making the flight instructor's favorite syllabus curriculum even more effective and enjoyable for flight students. Each maneuver briefing features a series of drawings instructors can discuss with their students or replicate in the classroom and an accompanying script to teach from, which includes a story or motivation on the why and how the maneuver is applied in actual flight. Common errors are discussed in the form of keys to success, to positively inspire students to become sound aviation citizens. In addition to the lesson plans, the book includes templates, checklists, and student assignments to build proper flight preparation habits and help determine the student's readiness to act as pilot-in-command. These tools are especially helpful to the flight instructor ahead of the major flight training milestones, such as first solo, solo cross-country, and the checkride. First published in 2011, This new Third Edition updates information to reflect current best practices and adds a new chapter for teaching Basic Instrument Maneuvers"--

An Illustrated Dictionary of Aviation

Author: Bharat Kumar
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN: 0071396063
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 770

Book Description
Annotation. An A-Z compilation of terms, definitions, and illustrations from the general aviation, commercial airline, and military sectors. It can be used as a dictionary, reference, or learning tool.