21st Century Flight Training: General Aviation Manual for Primary Flight Training in the New Millennium
By (Author) Sean E. Lane
Foreword by Richard A. Skovgaard
Aviation Supplies & Academics Inc
Aviation Supplies & Academics Inc
15th January 2009
United States
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
629.13252
Paperback
472
1021g
The effect that recent technological advances in aviation-related software, hardware, and infrastructure flying skills and their increased reliance on such devices during cloudless flights is examined in this authoritative Attitude Reference (VAR), the revolutionary flight training program, is at the center of this discussion and call for a visual flight instruction program similar to that of Basic Attitude Instruments (BAI). Core VAR segments, task prioritization, and proficiency segments for performance maneuversall of which lead efficiency and sound aeronautical decisionare discussed, as well as visual situational awareness and plane maintenance. Additional information is also provided on passing checkrides and oral examinations, pilot maintenance responsibilities, and FAA special-emphasis programs including the TAA Safety Study Standard.
Sean Lane is an 8,000-hour, ATP-rated Part 121 Captain, Gold Seal CFI with over 1,100 hours dual-given, former Part 141 Check Instructor, and former U.S. Air Force mechanic. He lives near Superstition Mountain in Arizona.