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by James V. Byrom
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2013
This is a fascinating recreation of the triumphs, tragedies, mysteries and dramas of civil aviation in southern Africa, from actual transcripts and recorded evidence. These are stories as much about the people as their machines -- and the perversities of the weather, human and mechanical error, and...
View from the Wings
60 Years in Aviation
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
A memoir of a life in aviation, from a wartime boyhood to a career in the U.S., UK, and South African industriesRecalling a wartime boyhood in which aircraft flying constantly overhead played a large part, this memoir explains how that experience led to a lifetime career in the aviation industry, in...
Airwork
A History
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Airwork Ltd/Airwork Services, now owned by VT group plc, has a long and distinguished history. It played an important role in defense support services to the RAF, Fleet Air Arm and overseas air forces, as well as in the development of civil aviation. Created at Heston in 1928, it maintained Whitley...
Flying Duchesses
A Pilot's Adventures with His Historic Plane
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2013
"Your Grace, will you please lift up the left wing," Capt. Ken McCuaig said to the Duchess of Westminster who was at the controls of her family's plane, a Grumman Goose. Ken was a Canadian who, during the winter of 1964-65 was the first personal pilot for England's 4th Duke of Westminster....
Aviation Security
After Four Decades, It's Time for a Fundamental Review
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2012
While security budgets shrink, passenger loads grow, and hostility towards security procedures increases, terrorist groups such as al Qaeda remain obsessed with attacking airplanes. In the face of these challenges and real, innovative threats, the author proposes a mechanism for conducting an independent...
Air Traffic Control Career Prep
A comprehensive guide to one of the best-paying Federal government careers, including test preparation for the initial Air Traffic Control exams.
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2014
This is the eBook (epub format) edition of this title.
This third edition of Air Traffic Control Career Prep is a comprehensive guide to one of the best-paying Federal government careers, including the test preparation for the initial Air Traffic Control exams. Also included in this book are...
by Frederick R. Morin, John Galluzzo
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2016
Shortly after the Wright brothers took to the air, aviation fever gripped Massachusetts. The biggest names in the industry, including Wilbur Wright, Glenn Curtiss, and Claude Graham-White, among others, flew in for the first major air shows, further exciting the people of the Bay State about the potential...
by Maureen Smith Keillor, AMEC (AW/SW) Richard P. Keillor MTS
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2014
A sign at the gate of Naval Air Station Pensacola (NASP) welcomes visitors to �The Cradle of Naval Aviation.� And, indeed it is. The world�s first naval aeronautical station, it came into being when the USS Mississippi (BB-23) arrived in Pensacola on January 20, 1914, with seven aircraft, nine...
by Beverly Roberts Dawson
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2007
In 1923�just 20 years after the Wright brothers� first flight at Kitty Hawk�a Naval Reserve aviation training program was established at Great Lakes Naval Training Center. Originally, sea planes and a few small land-based planes were used for primary flight instruction. With the development of...
My War in the Air 1916
Memoirs of a Great War Pilot
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2014
Originally published under the title An Airman's Outing, this magnificent title chronicles the daily life of the Flying Officer during the Great War. Touchingly dedicated to 'The Fallen of Umpty Squadron R.F.C.', Bott chronicles the lives and losses of his squadron as they carried out their duties...
On Canadian Wings
A Century of Flight
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2005
Be prepared to soar! Whether you are an aviation enthusiast, history buff, or air traveller, don‘t miss the third in a series of photo essays on aviation in Canada, covering almost 100 years of flight by Canadians. Dramatic visuals accompany each step of aviation‘s advances, from Canada‘s first...
Confessions of a Very Private Pilot
A Jet Pilot's Humorous Life Story
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2015
From University Aviation Press: Confessions of a Very Private Pilot delivers real-life advice from an owner-pilot on how to evaluate, purchase, train, and operate turbine and light jet aircraft. Each chapter is a story told in a lighthearted manner, complete with real life situations and humorous...
The Golden Years of Flying: As We Remember
Frontier Airlines 1946-1986
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2007
Recording the legacy of flying the DC-3 in the Rocky Mountains with Frontier Airlines, this historical narrative the pilots who flew from 1946 to 1986 and who had many record-breaking achievements. Anecdotes adventures of flying through "tornado alley" without radar, flying into dimly lit...
Fly by Wire
The Geese, the Glide, the Miracle on the Hudson
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2009
On January 15, 2009, a US Airways Airbus A320 had just taken off from LaGuardia Airport in New York when a flock of Canada geese collided with it, destroying both of its engines. Over the next three minutes, the plane's pilot, Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, managed to glide it to a safe landing...