Fly the wing : a flight training handbook for transport category airplanes / Billy Walker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walker, Billy, Captain, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Transport planes--Piloting.

Transport planes.

Airplanes--Piloting.

Airplanes.

Aeronautics, Commercial.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (271 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle, Washington : Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc., [2018]

Summary:

"'Fly the Wing' has been an indispensable comprehensive textbook on transport-category airplanes for more than 45 years. Updated to include coverage of modern cockpit automation, 'Fly the Wing,' Fourth Edition provides pilots with valuable tools and proven techniques for all flight operations. Pilots planning a career in aviation will find that this book provides important insights that other books miss. Inside the book you'll find a link and a password which grant access to download a complete glossary of flight terms, printable quick reference handbooks, and numerous supporting graphics. Written in an easy, conversational style, this useful reference progresses from ground school equipment and procedures, to simulators, to real flight. Along the way, the author covers the physical, psychological and technical preparation needed by pilots to acquire an ATP certificate while maintaining the highest standards of performance. Although not intended to replace training manuals, 'Fly the Wing' is by itself a course in advanced aviation. With clear explanations and in-depth coverage, it has been described as a full step beyond the normal training handbook. Pilots desiring additional knowledge in the fields of modern flight deck automation, high-speed aerodynamics, high-altitude flying, speed control, take-offs, and landings in heavy, high performance aircraft will do well to read and retain this material."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Ground school and study habits

Basic aerodynamics

High-speed aerodynamics

High-altitude machs

Approach speed control and target landings

Preparation for flight training

Basic instrument scan

Takeoffs

Rejected takeoffs

Climb, cruise, and descent

Steep turns

Stalls

Unusual attitudes

Maneuvers at minimum speed

Landings: approach

Technique and performance

ILS approaches

Missed approaches and rejected landings

Category II and III approaches

Nonprecision and circling approaches

Holding

Radio failure

The verbal exam

The flight check

Weight and balance

Flight planning

Icing

Use of anti-ice and deice

Winter operation

Thunderstorm flight

Low-level wind shear.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Revised edition of: Fly the wing / Jim Webb and Billy Walker.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781619546417

1619546418

9781619546394

1619546396