101 Things To Do After You Get Your Private Pilot's License

by LeRoy Cook

Overview

* Picks up where flight training ends--shows how to get best performance using tips and tricks not taught in school

* Wide-ranging coverage includes flying with family, handling different airport types, test-flying, joining a flying club, and flying for money

* Discusses mastering advanced navigation systems and handling all types of weather

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071660976
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	10/30/2003
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	300
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

LeRoy Cook (Butler, MO) calls himself a lifelong aviation student. A columnist and editor for Private Pilot magazine for more than 20 years, and a flight instructor for nearly 40 years, he holds FAA Gold Seal certification for single-engine and multiengine airplanes, gliders, and instrument instruction.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Striking Out on Your Own Chapter 1: A License to Learn Chapter 2: Going Somewhere? Chapter 3: Efficient Flight Planning Chapter 4: The Flying Vacation Chapter 5: Low-Level Flying Chapter 6: Dodging Tall Towers Chapter 7: The VFR Flight Plan Chapter 8: Using GPS in the Cockpit Part 2: Traffic and Airports Chapter 9: Midair Menace Chapter 10: Uncontrolled Airports Chapter 11: Grass Strips Chapter 12: Tower-Controlled Airports Chapter 13: Class Charlie Airspace Chapter 14: Class Bravo Airspace Part 3: Weather Chapter 15: Preflight Briefing Chapter 16: Personal Forecasting Chapter 17: Coping with Marginal VFR Chapter 18: Trapped in IFR Weather Part 4: Surviving the Seasons Chapter 19: Wind Wisdom Chapter 20: Thunderstorms: Summer Monsters Chapter 21: Squall Line Encounters Chapter 22: Managing Heat Stress Chapter 23: Hazy Summer Days Chapter 24: Fog, Insidious Enemy Chapter 25: Cold, Cold Start Chapter 26: Chiller Ice Chapter 27: Flying Snow Part 5: Using Your Head Chapter 28: Go/No-Go Judgment Chapter 29: Slow Down to Save Time Chapter 30: Stress Management Chapter 31: Considerate Operations Chapter 32: Sensibility Chapter 33: Currency Part 6: Your Own Airplane Chapter 34: Flying Clubs Chapter 35: First Love Chapter 36: Customized Checklist Chapter 37: Test Flying an Airplane Chapter 38: Thorough Postflight Inspection Chapter 39: Accidents Part 7: Going On Chapter 40: Flight Review Due? Chapter 41: Aerobatics Chapter 42: Taming a Tailwheel Chapter 43: High-Performance Checkout Chapter 44: Flying for Money Chapter 45: Instrument Rating -- Worthwhile? Chapter 46: IFR Itinerary Chapter 47: File IFR or Stay VFR Chapter 48: Regaining IFR Currency Chapter 49: Splashing It On Chapter 50: Soaring Spirits Chapter 51: Uplifting Experiences Chapter 52: Multiengine Rating Chapter 53: ATP Certificate INDEX