The Air Pilot's Manual: Flying Training Vol 1 (Air Pilots Manual 01) List Price: £20.00 Sale Price: £13.94 Used From: £12.90 Average Rating:

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I bought this book in the hope that it would help me to understand the basics of flying. Big mistake. This book is almost entirely prescriptive: do this, do that, use this control - but no reasons given. This makes it an inordinately dull book. But worse than that, it seems to have been written by a committee who have no understand of the basic functions of the primary controls! To my surprise, the throttle is NOT considered to be a main flight control. So the throttle is of secondary importance? And what is its function? In a section on the effects of power changes, the book says that reducing power tends to make the nose pitch down, and "When adding power, the reverse effect occurs; the nose will tend to pitch up. This can be counteracted with forward pressure on the control column." These changes are portrayed as unwanted side effects. So what is the main effect of power changes, then? We are not told until page 87, where we are advised that: "by reducing power, the thrust will not balance the drag and consequently the aeroplane will slow down. If, however, the desired airspeed is somewhat greater than that being maintained, then, by increasing power, the thrust will exceed the drag and the aeroplane will accelerate until the drag is again equal and opposite to the thrust." And, to make things really clear: "Once the aeroplane has accelerated or decelerated to the target airspeed, the power is adjusted to maintain it." So obviously, the authors consider the throttle to be the speed control. I wonder, have the people who wrote this stuff actually tried to fly an aircraft? Climb (somehow) until reaching a safe height, adjust the controls to maintain a constant speed and altitude. Make a careful note of the airspeed, and apply more power. The airspeed DROPS! So reduce the power all the way to idle. The airspeed INCREASES! These speed changes are typically small, but they totally disagree with the authors' claims! Much later on in the book, they do eventually gain some grasp on reality and suggest, correctly, that the throttle's main function is control of vertical speed, but it is too late, they have already done damage to the reader's attempt to understand. So my advice is, if you don't know anything about how an aeroplane flies, and wish to know, then do NOT read this book. It will mislead you, then confuse you. And it isn't any fun to read, either. Insteaad, consider "Stick and Rudder", an old book but the author knows his stuff, and writes it well.

I purchased this book a few months ago and I have to say it is very well written with some excellent diagrams to help you learn the basics of flying training. It assumes no prior knowledge of flying and takes you totally from grass roots including theory of flight basics. The authors are clearly experts in their field and this is evident throughout the whole book. I was a little reluctant to buy this book in the first place as I already had some exprience of flying, however I was surprised to learn many new aspects of hands-on flying and theory of flight which I didn't know. This series of books will probably teach you more than you would need to know for taking the PPL course, however they are great if you are wanting to go further than PLL. The style of writing does not include cheesy and irritating 'americanisms' or humour - it just gets straight to the point and teaches you exactly what you need to know. If you are looking for a humour and storytelling then don't buy this book. If you are looking for a very precise and well written text which covers exactly what you need to know then this is the book for you.

You just gotta have this. Well illustrated and clear to read.

I was quite keen on the Thom series till I got the AFE ones! I think my interest in flying overcame the rather dry style of the Thom publications: this volume and the others.This book is competent, but pedestrian and dull. And to make a book about flying dull is quite an achievement!

I have used this book and the AFE version, this book is not nearly as complicated as the AFE, if you are learning to fly then I would suggest this as apposed to any other, as it is full of diagrams and explanations, many aren't!!!

Aviation Law and Meteorology (Air Pilot's Manual) List Price: £23.00 Sale Price: £13.94 Used From: £8.00 Average Rating:

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Having completed my Aviation Law exam, I can say in complete faith that Trevor Thom's Aviation Law and Meteorology covers everything! It got me through 100% (except for the PPL Confuser's job of testing at the end of my revision...) and, although you have to read every word to get all the required information, you shouldn't find a question coming up which you know nothing about. Definitely worth buying!

Air Navigation (Air Pilot's Manual) List Price: £23.00 Sale Price: £14.09 Used From: £14.66 Average Rating:

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This roller-coaster ride finds our hero sat in the cockpit of a light aeroplane somwhere over Southern England, but where? You may never know until you have read and inwardly digested this third, and thrill-packed installment of the Air Pilot's Manual... I read this one fairly quickly because, in spite of the amount of room for confusion with this topic, the book is completely clear. If you are actually doing your PPL exam, you will also need a wind calculator. The book features the Pooley's CRP 1 model. You could also do with a current Southern area 1:500,000 chart and a decent protractor. With all of this, you will be able to work through all the examples plus the past papers in the PPL confuser (separate book) and be ready for your test. This is a heavyweight exam. Dull though it may be, you need this book.

The Aeroplane, Technical (Air Pilot's Manual) List Price: £23.00 Sale Price: £11.12 Used From: £8.90 Average Rating:

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Very good book even for an enthusiast like myself. Takes you down to the very detail of how various systems in an aircraft work (light aircraft anyway). A good book to start with from scratch. Overall, good value for money.

Radio Navigation and Instrument Flying: v. 5 (Air Pilot's Manual) List Price: £28.00 Sale Price: £21.49 Used From: £43.82 Average Rating:

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I bought this book because I am a low-hours PPL working towards the UK IMC rating. I like it. It covers the syllabus in detail and should get me through the exam. If I had to criticise, I would say that it has a tendency to labour obvious points and matters that should have been mastered during PPL training but this is a far better fault than the opposite.

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Intended for private, light aircraft pilots, flying clubs and flying schools, this book provides an introduction to all aspects of basic light aircraft control, both practical and theoretical. Designed primarily for student pilots as they progress through the training for their Private Pilot's Licence, it describes a typical light aeroplane, its engine, airframe, systems and controls, and its handling on the ground and in the air. The author explains the complex environment inwhich the private pilot must operate, and covers the procedures and regulations governing flight operationsIntended for private, light aircraft pilots, flying clubs and flying schools, this book provides an introduction to all aspects of basic light aircraft control, both practical and theoretical. Designed primarily for student pilots as they progress through the training for their Private Pilot's Licence, it describes a typical light aeroplane, its engine, airframe, systems and controls, and its handling on the ground and in the air. The author explains the complex environment in which the private pilot must operate, and covers the procedures and regulations governing flight operations