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“steve longland”

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  • Gliding

    From passenger to pilot

    by Steve Longland ...
    Gliding is for everyone who has ever dreamt of riding the air currents with the view stretching to the horizon, and with barely a sound to disturb the moment. Written by an experienced instructor, this book guides you through the first steps to realising that dream, and goes on to explore the many opportunities offered by this compelling and existing sport. ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

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  • The Mammoth Book of Air Disasters and Near Misses

    by Paul Simpson ...
    Series Book 429 - Mammoth Books
    An incredible 30,000 flights – at least – arrive safely at their destinations every day. But a handful don’t, while some come terrifyingly close to crashing. When even the smallest thing does go wrong at 35,000 feet, the result is nearly always a fast-unfolding tragedy.This extensive collection of compelling real-life accounts of air disasters and near-disasters provides a sobering, alternative ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Pete the Bushman

    Hunting Tales and Back-Country Lessons from a Wild West-Coaster

    by Peter Salter ...
    The adventures of Pete the Bushman, a wild West-coaster from Pukekura, New Zealand's answer to Crocodile Dundee and a man who owns his own town. This book about a true New Zealand bushman, of a life lived against the grain, of adventure in New Zealand's thickest wilderness and a lifestyle any Kiwi bloke would envy. Pete the Bushman has lived a life inseparable from the bush - these are his stories ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • No Visible Horizon

    Surviving the World's Most Dangerous Sport

    by Joshua Cooper Ramo ...
    The flying life has always demanded a passage across the razor's edge. At any moment you could slip to the other side: a gas leak, weather, fire in the cockpit. Sometimes what made the risks particularly horrible was that you could watch your mistakes play out in front of you, as a chorus of guilt followed you down. Usually you survived and could describe this music to others, but none of you -- ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • Lightning Strikes Twice

    The Story of the English Electric Lightning

    by Martin W. Bowman ...
    Introduced into RAF service in December 1959, the English Electric Lightning was and still is one of the most iconic of British fighter aircraft. When it entered service it was literally streets ahead of the competition. With a rate of climb and top speed superior to its competition, and maneuverability that was still unmatched twenty years after it entered service, the Lightning was a potent ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • Instrument Flying

    by David Hoy ...
    This book is designed to supplement the instruction a student receives during his or her course. The Instrument Rating is a test of not only the student's ability to fly accurately on Instruments, the foundation, but also the ability to cope under a number of pressures. Instrument Flying is intended to help prepare the student to pass what is regarded as probably the most demanding flight tests in ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

  • Soaring Pilot's Manual

    Second Edition

    by Ken Stewart ...
    The Soaring Pilot's Manual advances the reader from elementary flying to confident soaring by clearly and precisely explaining the basic soaring mechanisms and techniques. Explanatory diagrams illustrate the text throughout, making a complicated subject simple to understand. Having covered the first steps, the book progresses to cross-country flying and the final section contains exercises that ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

  • Helicopter Pilot's Companion

    A Manual for Helicopter Enthusiasts

    by Helen Krasner ...
    The Helicopter Pilot's Companion is essential reading for those who are considering training to be a helicopter pilot, those currently undertaking training and those who have recently gained their Private Pilot's Licence for helicopters. Written in a clear, no-nonsense style, it covers a whole range of subjects concerning rotary aviation including common myths about flying helicopters, choosing a ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • Helicopter Pilot's Manual Vol 1

    Principles of Flight and Helicopter Handling

    by Norman Bailey ...
    This manual has been produced for students undertaking their basic helicopter training. It concentrates on explaining not only how and why the helicopter flies but also on the correct handling techniques needed to master the flying exercises required to obtain a helicopter pilot's licence. The simpliflied text together with an abundance of diagrams will greatly assist the student to become a ... Read more

    $22.79 CAD

  • London City Airport Through Time

    by Paul Hogan ...
    Series series Through Time
    London City Airport was first conceived as part of the regeneration of the London Docklands at the start of the 1980s, a pilot landing on Heron Quays to prove it could be done. Built on the land between the Royal Albert Dock and the King George V Dock, the first commercial services operated from the airport in October 1987, with the official opening by HM The Queen in November of that year. The ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Flying Cars, Amphibious Vehicles and Other Dual Mode Transports

    An Illustrated Worldwide History

    by George W. Green ...
    It wasn’t very long after the first commercially viable automobiles came on the scene that ambitious engineers began to dream of vehicles that could travel not only on land but also in the air, or by water. For a century, talented designers have created unique dual purpose vehicles for land, water and air (in various pairings) for both civil and military applications. Sometimes converted from ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • Das Luftfahrt ABC

    Luftfahrtvokabular in Englisch mit Übersetzungen ins Deutsche

    by Sabine Mertens ...
    Unser Buch ist die Antwort auf den häufig vorgebrachten Wunsch nach einem Nachschlagwerk, in dem das wichtigste Luftfahrtvokabular für den deutschsprachigen Piloten übersichtlich zusammengefasst ist. Im "Luftfahrt ABC" finden Sie ein Glossar, eine übersichtliche Zusammenstellung der wichtigsten Luftfahrtvokabeln, die mit zahlreicher berufsspezifischer Phraseologie zur praktischen Anwendung ergänzt ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus