"The twenty-first century has relegated airplane flight--a once remarkable feat of human ingenuity--to the realm of the mundane. When most people today think of flying, they imagine tedious routines that involve security checkpoints, exorbitant baggage fees, shrinking legroom, and frustrating delays. Mark Vanhoenacker, a 747 pilot who gave up careers in academia and the business world to pursue his childhood dream of flight, asks us to re-imagine...

"Whether they're watching a plane soar overhead or they're on a flight themselves, young people love imagining themselves as the pilot in the cockpit of an airplane! In this motivating book, written for newly independent readers, budding aviators will learn more about this career and its important duties....[This book] invites readers to consider their own career ambitions and suggests how to prepare today for a high-flying career tomorrow." --publisher's...

All kinds of technical questions can be asked in an airline interview, yet there is a specific approach pilot applicants should take to successfully prepare for this part of the hiring process. In this expanded fourth edition of the book, author Ron McElroy gives readers an abundance of preparatory exercises in the areas of mental math, approach plates, regulations and procedures, weather, systems and aerodynamics, and cockpit situations to analyze...

Carl Fredericksen is a 78- year-old curmudgeon. He used to enjoy his modest life as a balloon seller when his adventure-loving wife Ellie was still alive. When she died, Carl was left with his memories and the awareness that they never made their dream journey to Paradise Falls in South America. When well-meaning officials consign Carl to Shady Oaks Retirement Home, he rigs thousands of helium balloons to his house and floats away. He discovers that...

Dreaming of Learning to Fly? And maybe becoming a Commercial Pilot? Have a seat in the airplane's cockpit and be entertained by these memoirs of an enthusiast aviator! Observe fascinating flight experiences, technology, and the beauty and forces of nature. Become captivated by the flying world of a professional pilot and flight instructor during the '80s and early '90s in Europe. And, maybe gain a few pieces of advice along the way for your own...

The Airman Certification Standard (ACS) is the guide for aviation students, instructors, and FAA-designated examiners to know what pilot and industry license applicants must know, do, and consider for their FAA Knowledge Exam and practical (checkride), in order to earn a certificate or rating. This is the revised edition (FAA-S-ACS-7A) of the new ACS (effective June 11, 2018). The ACS replaced (and is replacing in an ongoing basis for all licenses)...

This book is part of ASA's Airman Certification Standards Series. The "Airman Certification Standards (ACS)" is the guide for aviation students, instructors, and FAA-designated examiners to know what pilot and aviation mechanic license applicants must know, must perform, and consider in preparing for their FAA Knowledge Exam and practical (checkride) to earn their certificate or rating. The ACS adds task-specific knowledge and risk management elements...

Beginning or part-time flight instructors are not always fully aware of what to expect as a student pilot progresses through the flight training process. In "Teaching Flight: Guidance for Instructors Creating Pilots" author LeRoy Cook lends his half-century of experience as a guide to motivate, inspire, and mentor new instructors. In his latest book, LeRoy Cook writes to new flight instructors but his guidance regarding how to teach people to fly...