Beyond the Checkride: Flight Basics Your Instructor Never Taught You, Second Edition

By Howard Fried and Gene Gailey

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THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE FOR NEW PILOTS--FULLY UPDATED

Covering the latest FAA regulations, Beyond the Checkride, Second Edition, is packed with invaluable lessons learned by trial and error based on the real-life experiences of hundreds of pilots. Originally written by legendary flight instructor Howard Fried and thoroughly revised by veteran pilot Gene Gailey, this practical resource takes you, step by step, through a flight from the perspective of a flight examiner. Learn from other pilots' mistakes--it's easier and safer, and it could even save your life.

FEATURES UP-TO-DATE COVERAGE OF:

Rarely taught basics, including maneuvering speed, propeller safety, night flying, and morePaperwork and other requirementsPilot certificates and ratingsHuman factors that affect flying, including fatigueand emotionsFlight safety and accident preventionAircraft controlSurviving spins, stalls, spirals, and moreFlying advanced aircraftWeather conditionsAir traffic controlFAA regulations

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0071822534
• ISBN13: 9780071822534
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

One of the best books in Aviation

This book is really nice and is worth the price. Didn't regret i bought this book. Really polished from the cover 'til the last page!

Good info for a potential check ride applicant

Howard's guide will help prepare a new pilot applicant with some inside information that he/she would otherwise not have available. He provided hundreds, if not thousands of check rides in the Detroit and Pontiac area.

Very useful, full of common sense

Beyond The Checkride (What your instructor never taught you) Once I began reading. I completed the book the same day. Although I am a new pilot, (250 hrs) I believe any pilot would gain new insights from Howards common sense, tell it like it is approach.

Really learned a lot!

I am a pretty new private pilot and the title grabbed my attention. I read and enjoyed the vast majority of the content and gained valuable insight from a definite pro. Mr. Fried's writing style is very informal (almost too much so) and I finished the book in two days. This book is for anyone who is interested in improving their understanding of important concepts that may have been only briefly touched on during their training.

Good ! All the flying wisdom packed into this is worth more.

A collection of essays and snippets that contain experiences and wisdom not easily found elsewhere. Can be read in any order(chapter). What bothered me was the subtitle - 'What your Flight Instructor never taught you'; so I had to leave it in the car or home. Couldn't bring it into flight school :)