The Killing Zone: How & Why Pilots Die

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McGraw Hill Professional, 2 janv. 2001 - 304 pages
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This literal survival guide for new pilots identifies "the killing zone," the 40-250 flight hours during which unseasoned aviators are likely to commit lethal mistakes. Presents the statistics of how many pilots will die in the zone within a year; calls attention to the eight top pilot killers (such as "VFR into IFR," "Takeoff and Climb"); and maps strategies for avoiding, diverting, correcting, and managing the dangers. Includes a Pilot Personality Self-Assessment Exercise that identifies pilot "types" and how each type can best react to survive the killing zone.
 

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Table des matières

Chapter 1 The Killing Zone
1
Chapter 2 The Dangers
17
Chapter 3 Continued VFR into IFR Conditions
25
Chapter 4 Maneuvering Flight
71
Chapter 5 Takeoff and Climb
85
Chapter 6 Approach and Landing
109
Chapter 7 Runway Incursion
143
Chapter 8 Midair Collision
159
Chapter 12 Ice
223
Chapter 13 The Effects of Advanced Flight Training
235
Chapter 14 Instrument Flight CFIT
251
Chapter 15 Advanced Aircraft Accidents
265
Chapter 16 Pilot Personality
279
Chapter 17 Airmanship
291
Chapter 18 Accidents and the Media
297
Accident Statistics
303

Chapter 9 Fuel Management
171
Chapter 10 Pilot Health Alcohol and Drugs
191
Chapter 11 Night Flying
211
Index
321
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À propos de l'auteur (2001)

Paul A. Craig, Ed.D., longtime pilot, FAA award-winning flight instructor, and aviation educator and author, designed and conducted the research described in this book based on his lifelong concern with the high accident rate among general aviation pilots, and in the process of earning his doctorate in education, with special empahsis on pilot decision-making and flight training. A Gold Seal Multiengine Flight Instructor and twice FAA District Flight Instructor of the Year, he has spoken widely to flight instructors and others on improving flight training and safety. He is the author of Be a Better Pilot; Stalls & Spins; Multiengine Flying, 2nd Edition; and Light Airplane Navigation Essentials, all from McGraw-Hill's renowned Practical Flying Series.

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TitreThe Killing Zone: How & Why Pilots Die
AuteurPaul Craig
ÉditeurMcGraw Hill Professional, 2001
ISBN007150415X, 9780071504157
Longueur304 pages
  
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