Fiche bibliographique n° 728
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| Titre | Gliding safety |
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| Auteur | PIGGOTT, Derek |
| Année de publication | 2000 |
| Édition | 2e édition |
| Langue | anglais |
| Éditeur | Adam & Charles Black Ltd London |
| Pays | Angleterre |
| Code ISBN | ISBN-10: 0713648538 ISBN-13: 978-0713648539 |
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| Nombre de pages | 208 |
| Sommaire | Foreword SECTION 1: AVOIDING GLIDING ACCIDENTS How glider accidents happen Ground handling damage Cockpit checks Swinging and ground looping accidents Winch and car launches Stall and spin-related accidents Advice on making field landings Some thoughts on aerotowing accidents Low 'g' sensitivity Cloud flying SECTION 2: MOVING ON TO OTHER TYPES OF GLIDER Polishing your flying First flights in new types of glider Advice on using flaps What kind of glider should I buy? SECTION 3: BETTER GLIDING INSTRUCTION Notes for new instructors Teaching look out Simplifying the instruction The final turn Teaching aerotowing Teaching other pilots to fly gliders Safety and glider aerobatics Tape recordings for gliding instruction SECTION 4: CONVERTING TO GLIDERS Coming into gliding Power pilots learning to glide Index |
| Résumé | This guide to gliding safety by renowned gliding instructor Derek Piggot, explains the move away from the "square" circuit pattern, a move which promises to eliminate many accidents caused by pilots making a rigid circuit instead of being more flexible. |
| Genre | Techniques et Construction |
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| Remarques | Extraits sur le site Wally Kahn & BGA UK eBook Collection. |
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