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THE ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO AERODYNAMICS

The fundamentals - why and how airplanes fly - explained in an understandable manner. An excellent introductory text, averaging almost one illustration per page. 240 pages, 234 illustrations. Paperback.

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13-30100ILLUST. GUIDE TO AERODYNAMICS$39.95

LEARNING TO FLY HELICOPTERS

Written in a conversational style thats both fun and easy to read... Even if youre a confirmed fixed-wing pilot and show no rotor-wing tendencies, youll enjoy this book and gain an insight into your brother pilots obsessions. AG-Pilot International. 354 pages, 100 illust., paperback. By Randall Padfield.

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13-29931LEARNING TO FLY HELICOPTERS$24.95

YOUR PILOTS LICENSE

A valuable reference manual during training, but also a keeper that should be in the pilots basic reference library as long as you continue flying. 176 pages, 73 illustrations. Paperback. By Joe Christy .

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13-29900YOUR PILOTS LICENSE$19.95

FLYING & LEARNING: BASICS FOR EVERY PILOT

Heitman uses simple terms and personal experiences to lay basics which students can use to get their feet wet. By keeping things simple, he also keeps the new student interested, which can be difficult when teachying something as complicated as flying.

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13-15129FLYING & LEARNING: BASICS$14.95

I LEARNED ABOUT FLYING FROM THAT

The Major Bluchers Bookshelf column in Colorado CAP Flyer, said of this book,

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3259I LEARND ABOUT FLYN FROM THAT$13.95

THE RIGHT SEAT

The Right Seat is an excellent introduction to flying for pilots' companions and would-be pilots. Clearly explains in easy-tounderstand text with illustrations: how the airplane flies, how the instruments work and how to read them, how to navigate, communicate, assist the pilot and what to do if anything should happen to the pilot. A perfect gift for your flying companion.

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13-02083THE RIGHT SEAT +$12.95

ASA - YOU CAN FLY!

For those who have always dreamed about flying but didn't know where or how to start — now they can take that long-awaited first step with some guidance. You Can Fly! authors Greg Brown and Laurel Lippert write to those who are considering flight training, specifically to answer frequently asked questions about it, and at the same time entice more people into exploring general aviation.

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13-05754ASA BOOK YOU CAN FLY$14.95

ASA FLIGHT TRAINING:TAKING THE SHORT APPROACH

A comprehensive orientation to aviation — find out what's involved with learning to fly and earning a pilot's license in this streamlined approach to flight training.

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13-05790ASA TAKING THE SHORT APPROACH$27.95

JUMP!

To jump or not to jump--this book answers the question! Here's just the thing for anyone who has ever toyed with the idea of skydiving and wants to know more before deciding if the sport is right for them.

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13-07838JUMP!Was $14.95
Now $12.95

THE ABCs OF FLYING

Aviation instructor David Frazier's ABC's consist of Attitude, Basic techniques, and Communication. In a newly revised edition of his standard guide, Frazier takes pilots through a thorough, often humorous, course in the essentials of safe flying. Clearly written, logically presented, and replete with new and updated information and new illustrations.

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13-29915THE ABCS OF SAFE FLYINGWas $34.95
Now $24.95

YOUR PILOT'S LICENSE EIGHTH EDITION

An updated version of the classic book that has helped aviators take off for more than a quarter century. Written in an easy-to-understand style by a certified flight instructor with practical advice on what it takes to learn how to fly an airplane.

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13-11268YOUR PILOTS LICENSE EDITION 8$18.75