Confident Flying: A Pilot Upgrade A guide to better risk management, decision making and judgement, to get the most out of your flying.

by Collins, Richard L.; Bradley, Patrick E.

• ISBN13: 9781560274056
• ISBN10: 1560274050
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-04-01
• Publisher: Aviation Supplies & Academics

Summary

Written for pilots of all skill levels and interest, this book explores common misconceptions regarding piloting risks and shows what the actual risks are and why. Reflective insight is the basis for this book's program for risk management, sound decision-making, and judgment. With the bringing together of varied experiences and different perspectives, pilots can examine the risks in each phase of flight: preflight, takeoff, en-route portions of VFR and IFR flight, approach and arrival, and landings. Particular high-risk areas are evaluated as well, including night flight, aerobatics, midair collision risks, special weather considerations, and human factors.

Author Biography

Richard L. Collins is editor-at-large for Flying magazine and is the author of Flying IFR and Tips to Fly By. He lives in Ijamsville, Maryland. Patrick E. Bradley is an attorney with the Department of Justice, Aviation Section. He lives in Skillman, New Jersey.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Preflight Planning	1	(18)
Before Takeoff	19	(16)
The Takeoff	35	(20)
En Route VFR	55	(20)
En Route IFR	75	(20)
Arriving VFR	95	(18)
Arriving IFR	113	(18)
Landing	131	(18)
Dark is the Night	149	(18)
Midair Collisions	167	(18)
Special Weather Considerations	185	(20)
Messing Around	205	(10)
70/100 Hours Per Year	215	(8)
Those Exciting New Electronics	223	(8)
Human Factors	231	(20)
Index	251