Mountain Flying Instructional Books and Videos

Mountain Flying Bible Revised The cover depicts the approach for landing on runway 02 at the one-way Cabin Creek strip (I08) in Idaho. The elevation is 4,200 feet. Stay out of Trouble - Learn the basic, intermediate and advanced techniques of mountain flying. The book is arranged in the sequence of an actual flight for ease of use in finding the information you want and need. It covers Preflight, Take off, En route, Arrival and Landing. Move into advanced operations with ease and safety. Airplane Performance - Learn to anticipate how your airplane will perform in the mountains.Discover simple rules-of-thumb to enhance safety and simplify operations. Weather - Learn the weather information required for peace of mind and increased pleasure. Color Photos - 16 pages of color photos of backcountry strips covering the approach, landing and takeoff procedures. Simplify your Flying - Comprehensive book with helpful Icons, Rules of Thumb, Formulas, and Secrets. Indispensable for the novice or experienced pilot. $36.85 The Shirt Pocket Mountain Flying Guide Good judgment comes from experience, experience comes from bad judgment. $18.30 Let’s face it. Flying in the mountains takes specialized procedures and techniques. Safety demands that you have the facts and knowledge. This pocket Guide provides you the information you need to know. This is not a rehash of the Mountain Flying Bible. It includes new material and color photos throughout. There are 129-color pages of the 208 pages. What is Covered: Section 1 - Do's and Don'ts Section 2 - Basic Premises Section 3 - Flying Canyons Section 4 - Crossing Ridges Section 5 - Turbulence & Va Section 6 - Maximum Lift Flap Setting Section 7 - How to Land an Airplane Section 8 - Visual Illusions Section 9 - Spot Method for Landing Section 10 - Mountain Airstrip Operations Section 11 - Mountain Weather Taildragger Tactics Taildragger Tactics, contains operations and techniques for flying conventional-gear airplanes. It is loaded with information, facts and plain English explanations to eliminate mistakes. $24.95 Taildraggers are not harder to fly than tricycle-gear airplanes; they are different. Once the differences are mastered, the pilot has no more trouble operating the taildragger than the tricycle gear, despite the fact the taildragger has stricter limitations concerning crosswind operations. The book has been structured to allow one to read from the beginning to the end much like a novel. Each chapter builds and expands upon information that was presented in the previous chapter; however, each chapter is also self-contained to allow one to read only the chapters desired. Flying a taildragger requires knowledge and skill. The knowledge is imparted in this book. The skill is something that must be developed in the airplane. TAILDRAGGER TACTICS - Table of Contents: Chapter 1 - Aerodynamic Forces Chapter 2 - Starting Chapter 3 - Taxiing Chapter 4 - Run-up Chapter 5 - Takeoff Chapter 6 - Cruise Chapter 7 - Descent/Traffic Pattern Chapter 8 - Landing Chapter 9 - Tie-Down Chapter 10 - Crosswind Operations Chapter 11 - Cold Weather Operations Chapter 12 - Regulations Cross Country Planning and Flying Guide This guide is geared for the novice or student pilot; although, it may be helpful for flight instructors. The main purpose of the guide is to provide a solid foundation for understanding the VOR, allowing the student to easily visualize his actual position based upon the indications of the VOR's OBS (omnibearing selector) and CDI (course deviation indicator). Contents: Chapter 1 - Planning and Executing the Flight Chapter 2 - Radio Navigation VOR Principle Chapter 3 - Control Positioning While Taxiing $5.95 Mountain Flight 82 Minute Video DVD $28.95 Mountain Flight, filmed in part in the Idaho Primitive Area, includes in-flight footage of some of the most beautiful, rugged and demanding mountain terrain in the U.S. It covers flight planning, accident causes, weather, density altitude, approaches, landings, departures, and survival. The weather section includes time lapse sequences of thunderstorms, mountain waves, lenticular and rotor clouds. Graphics are used to clarify, explain and demonstrate the ground and flight procedures for safe operation in the mountains. Color, approximately 80 minutes. Description Part No. Price Buy MOUNTAIN FLYING BIBLE REVISED 13-04035 $36.85 TAILDRAGGER TACTICS-BOOK 13-04050 $24.95 THE SHIRT POCKET MOUNTAIN FLYING GUIDE 13-04051 $18.30 MOUNTAIN FLIGHT 82 MINUTE DVD 13-04052 $28.95 CROSS COUNTRY PLANNING AND FLYING GUIDE (CD-ROM) 13-04054 $5.95