Practical Flying (Classic Reprint): Complete Course of Flying Instruction - Couverture souple

McMinnies, W. G.

 
9780259185390: Practical Flying (Classic Reprint): Complete Course of Flying Instruction

Synopsis

Master practical flying with a comprehensive guide written by experienced officers. This hands-on manual covers the core skills, safety, and preparation every new pilot needs, presented in plain language for quick understanding.

Prowned as a practical, approachable course, it walks you through the essentials of flight theory, the engine and controls, and the simple steps to your first solo flights. It also offers clear guidance on cross-country planning, map reading, and navigating by instruments, along with the medical and clothing notes that support safe flying.


  • Foundations of flight, controls, and engine basics

  • Step-by-step guidance for the first lessons and solo flight

  • Navigation, map work, deviation, variation, and cross-country planning

  • Practical tips on instruments, weather awareness, and safety



Ideal for aspiring pilots and students of aviation seeking practical, no‑nonsense instruction that translates to real-world flying.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

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