[net.aviation] Books on VFR flying techniques

makaren@alberta.UUCP (Darrell Makarenko) (11/06/84)

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I am looking for the names of any books that people
have read on the subject of VFR flying.

Two excellent books that I have seen are

"From the Ground Up" and  "Flight Training Manual" by Transport Canada

    I am a recent private pilot and am specifically interested
in books on 
	     VFR Flying Techniques 
  but would also like the names of any good books on 
	     Safety in flying
	     Aerobatics
	     Navigation
	     Weather and flying
		  etc.
 What book(s) did you use for your groundschool?
 What did you think of them? Have you referred to them since gs ended?
 Please include any comments on the quality and/or content of the
  book as well as full title and author (and publisher if known).

  As I am sure that this topic will be of interest to many who read
  this newgroup, please post your responses to the net.
				      Thanks in advance,
					 Darrell Makarenko

cfiaime@ihnp4.UUCP (Jeff Williams) (11/07/84)

Good books on VFR flying...boy did you ask a great question.

     "Fair Weather Flying" 
     "Understanding Flying" both by Richard Taylor

     "Weather Flying" by Robert Buck

     "How to Fly" by Gordon Baxter

     "Stick and Rudder" by Wolfgang Langwiesche (sp)

     "Design for Flying"
     "Design for Safety" both by David Thurston

For ground school I use the Jeppesen Private Pilot manual.

There are also some good "don't do it again" types of books like: 
     "Pilot Error"
     "I Learned About Flying From That" by Flying Magazine.

     "Tips to Fly By" by Richard Collins

These are just a few books that come to mind about VFR flight.  I will vouch
for them all, and recomend them to my students.  And you best believe that
there are a bunch that I missed...

                                  Jeff Williams
                                  AT&T Bell Laboratories
                                  ihnp4!cfiaime

ralph@inuxc.UUCP (Ralph Keyser) (11/09/84)

Jeff Williams' list of books is excellent! I'd also like to suggest
a book called "As the Pro Flies", but you'll have to excuse me for
not remembering the author's name.

			Ralph Keyser
			ihnp4!inuxc!ralph

mlf@druxv.UUCP (11/13/84)

One of the most enjoyable books I've ever read on flying was a paperback
called "Damned Serious Business", by Ching Willows (sp?), that had a
picture of a biplane fying inverted on the cover.  For flying technique,
one of the best books is "Stick and Rudder".
                                      Mike Fontenot
                                      Denver, Colo