The Proficient Pilot, Volume 1
(Paperback, 2nd edition)
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The Proficient Pilot, Volume 1
By (Author) Barry Schiff
Aviation Supplies & Academics Inc
Aviation Supplies & Academics Inc
1st September 2001
2nd edition
United States
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
629.13252
Physical Properties
Paperback
330
482g
Description
A compilation of Barry Schiff's monthly column in AOPA Pilot, the popular aviation periodical, these books contain favourite articles from over the years in three volumes that are arranged by subject. These articles are pulled from his more than 26,000 flight hours in 260 types of aircraft to assemble volumes filled with Schiff's vast knowledge and experience with teaching pilots. This first volume covers such diverse topics as slip tips, takeoff techniques, crosswind landing, scud running, and multiengine flying.
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Author Bio
Barry Schiff is a 34-year veteran of TWA and holds five world aviation speed records. He is the author of Boeing 707, Flight 902 Is Down!, and Test Pilot. He is also a contributing editor of AOPA Pilot. He lives in Los Angeles.
