AN INVITATION TO FLY : Basics for the Private Pilot HB

• Hardback book
• Sanford Gum & Bruce Walters
  College of San Mateo
• Over 610 pages
• 1996 Barnes & Noble Books
• © 1982 by Wadsworth, Inc.

Summary of Contents includes:

" Preface

Part I How to Get Started
Chapter 1 On Becoming a Pilot

Part II How an Airplane Works
Chapter 2 The Practical Science of Flight
Chapter 3 Flight Instruments
Chapter 4 The Power Plant and Its Systems
Chapter 5 Airplane Weight and Balance
Chapter 6 Performance: Measuring an Airplane's Capabilities

Part III The Flying Environment
Chapter 7 Airports, Airspace, and Local Flying

Part IV Weather
Chapter 8 Meteorology: A Pilot's View of Weather
Chapter 9 Using Aviation Weather Services

Part V Published Material
Chapter 10 Flight Information Publications

Part VI Navigation
Chapter 11 Basics of Air Navigation
Chapter 12 Radio Navigation Aids
Chapter 13 Composite Navigation: Going Cross-Country

Part VII Medical Aspects and Emergencies
Chapter 14 The Physiology of Flight
Chapter 15 Handling Airborne Emergencies

Appendix A Sample Abbreviated Checklists
Appendix B Federal Aviation Regulations
Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms
Index
Index to the Federal Aviation Regulations "

This book is in very nice condition with moderate edgewear to the cover.
There are a few light dirt marks on the side edges of the pages, mostly visible from the side view.
No torn or ripped pages.
No other markings or writing.

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