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The Naked Pilot by David Beaty £12.95 Postage Group: 2	Utterly Ridiculous by Philip L. Moore £7.99 Postage Group: 2	The Killing Zone by Paul A. Craig £21.99 Postage Group: 2

In the Naked Pilot, Beaty addresses such questions as: why, after landing safely back at an airport with a fire on board, no exit on a DC-8 was opened for 23 minutes and everyone inside perished.	Tales of high jinks on the airfield and in the skies abound, Utterly Ridiculous is a tongue-in-cheek, adult comedy loosely based on real events over the past quarter of a century.	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.
Appointment On Lake Michigan by Dennis Kenyon £12.95 Postage Group: 2	Fatal Traps For Helicopter Pilots by Greg Whyte £24.99 Postage Group: 2	Learning To Fly Helicopters by R. Randall Padfield £18.99 Postage Group: 2

The temperature is minus forty degrees. A helicopter has landed on the frozen surface of Lake Michigan. Alistair Craig's dream of a new life is shattered when he discovers the identity of his passenger, and becomes embroiled in a terrorist kidnap plot headed by a ruthless Al Qaeda gang. Moreover, the IRA has joined them!	Acquire the Life-Saving Skills Needed to Eliminate or reduce most helicopter accidents a vital resource for pilots, helicopter enthusiasts, and aircraft maintenance technicians, Fatal Traps For Helicopter Pilots analyzes all aspects of helicopter accidents, including flight basics, engineering, meteorology, flight training, and human factors.	"Fun and easy to read ... even if you're a confirmed fixed-wing pilot and show no rotor-wing tendencies, you'll enjoy this book and gain an insight into your brother pilots' obsessions." AG Pilot International.
Air Crashes by Richard L. Collins £17.99 Postage Group: 2	Emergency - Crisis On The Flight Deck by Stanley Stewart £11.50 Postage Group: 2	Helicopters & Rotorcraft by Rod Simpson £17.99 Postage Group: 2

What went wrong, why, and what can be done about it -- this book examines aviation accidents so readers can avoid repeating them.	Emergency is a collection of true stories about flights in civil airliners and smaller craft where disaster and massive loss of life seem imminent. Yet, each situation is concluded without a single death thanks to the skill of the pilots and their crews whose bravery and resourcefulness have earned them well-deserved commendations	This unique publication is the definitive study in text and pictures of civil and military helicopters built since 1945. Meticulously researched, it includes a great variety of machines including true helicopters, autogyros, tilt wing aircraft, flying platforms, strap on personal helicopters, and compound helicopters.
Flying Carpet - The Soul Of An Airplane by Greg Brown £16.99 Postage Group: 2	Dream Aircraft by Barry Schiff £19.99 Postage Group: 3	Slipping The Surly Bonds by Dave English £12.95 Postage Group: 3

This is the captivating inside story of the making of a pilot. Well-known and respected author Greg Brown shares the journey of life’s skies as he matures from fledgling to seasoned aviator, encountering aerial adventure and colourful characters all along the way.	Join Barry Schiff on an amazing journey across time and space as he flies and brings home reports on some of aviation’s most rare and popular aircraft. Dream Aircraft documents his lifelong voyage flying aircraft that pilots and aviation enthusiasts dream of flying.	From man's earliest expressions on the magic of flying to the chilling last words of some of aviation's giants, here's an utterly unique collection of 1,000 of the most memorable thoughts on flight down through the ages.
The Helicopter Trial Flight Guide by Ruth Downey £5.99 Postage Group: 2	AFE Pilot's Guide - Robinson R22 £9.95 Postage Group: 2	ASA Rotary Wing Flight £14.95 Postage Group: 2

Whether or not the trial lesson you have booked is a gift or your have decided to find out about flying for yourself, you will find that the experience will greatly enhanced if you have read through this short guide in advance.	AFE Pilot’s Guides are the standard reference for any pilot of one of these popular aircraft and helicopter types – whether learning to fly, converting onto type, becoming a club pilot or considering becoming an owner.	Reprint of US Army FM 1-51, edited and adapted for civilian helicopter students. Includes discussion on helicopter aerodynamics, common flight techniques, normal field operations, and precautionary measures, and critical conditions.
Pooley's R22 Study Guide by Leon Smith £20.00 Postage Group: 2	The Bell 206 Book by Phil Croucher £14.99 Postage Group: 2	The Aviation Book - The Worlds Aircraft A-Z by Thames & Hudson £24.95 Postage Group: 2

A popular guide to every facet of using and training in the R22 Helicopter.	This book has grown out of notes written for the author's students. It is not intended to be a replacement for the flight manual, but a training aid for people coming to the Bell 206 for the first time or pilots who have been flying it for years who have been trained up on myth and legend, wanting to know how it really works!	In this visual feast of aviation, Fia O. Caoimh illustrates the history of flight through amazing drawings of nearly 400 of the world’s aircraft, each individually rendered and with technical specs. A highly individual reference book, it will delight anyone who loves aircraft and the thrill of flying.
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