Night Flying

By Courtney Flatau and Richard F. Haines

Book Overview

The infatuation pilots have for flying often doesn't become true love until they've experienced the exhilaration of their first nighttime flight, soaring above the earth on a crystal-clear, moonlit evening when, even at low altitude, the horizon seems to stretch on forever. Despite the sobering beauty of flying at night, it makes every aspect of piloting more difficult & complex. It requires pilots to make many adjustments, not only in how they use their equipment & execute flight procedures, but also in the way they think & feel. This is the first book to approach the subject of safe night flying both as a matter of technique & of personal fitness. No other book combines practical information on the latest aircraft technology with the most current research into the human factors of flight safety. Night Flying-which draws on the unique perspectives of a former NASA scientist specializing in human factors & an Airline Transport-rated pilot, flight instructor, & engineer-is a potentially life-saving guide for l

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 083063780X
• ISBN13: 9780830637805
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.