Mastering GPS Flying
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (856 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0071416692 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 200 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-27 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The book also presents the latest information on WAAS, LAAS, glass cockpits, and many other new GPS-based high tech developments. From the Back CoverFLY DIRECT TO ALL THE BENEFITS OF GPSMastering GPS Flying is a set of eight flight lessons and ten background chapters that give you all you need to become comfortable and proficient with GPS -- no matter what your level of experience. Look inside to see how Mastering GPS Flying helps you to:Plan and fly GPS great circle and point-to-point cross country flights Use field-tested techniques to master data inputting and displays found on most instrument training aircraft Save time and money with "Shortcuts That Don’t Shortchange" Gain confidence using GPS core functions with unique "Black Box Practice
Dixon graduated from the University of Tennessee (Knoxville) in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science degree in communications. Mr. Sherwood Harris is coauthor (with Henry Sollman) of the well-received McGraw-Hill book, Mastering Instrument Flying, now in its third edition. Mr. Harris was a part-time flight instructor in Danbury, Connecticut, and White Plains, New York, for many years. A former Navy carrier pilot, he holds an ATP and Flight Instru
* Fully illustrated throughout with charts, maps, photos, and diagrams. With a unique set of six field-test flight lessons, this guide teaches pilots how to use GPS equipment in all common VFR (Visual Flight Rules) and IFR (Instrument Flight Rules) flight situations, in last-minute changes, as well as in emergencies. With GPS (Global Positioning Systems) now standard equipment in virtually all aircraft, GPS mastery is becoming as necessary to pilots as basic stick and rudder skills
Three Stars James Fritz It was average and had a good deal of educational content. Many areas could have been better.. Informative and Helpful seaplanepilot1 As a pilot of the 70's, I hadn't had to learn the GPS flying system. I have recently had the opportunity to fly GPS equipped aircraft and needed some basic instruction. This book along with a very good friend (who is a CFII) got me familiar with the working of the unit.I would have given the book a five star rating, but I feel you can only LOVE God, Your country and your family. I "liked" the book.