Bibliography
Sources of information for this book and other suggested reading matter:
Title Author Publisher Notes
Stick and Rudder Wolfgang
Langewiesche
McGraw-Hill
Studies for Student Pilots Michael Royce Pitman
The Private Helicopter Pilot's Guide Steve Sparrow Steve Sparrow
The Art & Science of Flying Helicopters Shawn Coyle Shawn Coyle
The Helicopter and How it Flies John Fay David & Charles
Astronomy for Night Watchers J B Sidgwick
AIP Canada
A Race on the Edge of Time David E Fisher McGraw-Hill Good book about the
development of radar in
WWII, though I do take
exception to the
description of Hugh
Dowding as mentally
unstable.
Chickenhawk Robert Mason
A helicopter pilot's
training and
experiences in the
Vietnam war.
Positive Flying Taylor & Guinther Delacorte Fixed wing tips
The Helicopter Pilot's Handbook Phil Croucher Electrocution
Operational Flying Phil Croucher Electrocution
CARs in Plain English Phil Croucher Electrocution
Amateur Radio Study Guides
By The Same Author
CARs in Plain English
Canadian Aviation Regs translated!
The ANO in Plain English
British Aviation Regs translated!
The Helicopter Pilot’s Handbook
One snag with helicoptering is that
there are virtually no flying clubs, at
least of the sort that exist for fixed
wing, so pilots get very little chance
to swap stories, unless they meet in a
muddy field somewhere, waiting for
their passengers. As a result, the
same mistakes are being made and
the same lessons learnt separately
instead of being shared – it’s
comforting sometimes to know that
you’re not the only one to have
inflated the floats by accident! Even
when you do get into a school, there
are still a couple of things they don’t
teach you, namely that aviation runs
on paperwork, and how to get a job,
including interview techniques, etc—
flying the aircraft is actually a very
small part of the process.
Another drawback is that nobody
really tells you anything, either about
the job you have to do (from the
customer) or how to do it (the
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