WHEN YOU NAVIGATE THE COAST OF MAINE, A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS A Visual Cruising Guide to the Maine Coast takes the guesswork out of navigating Maine's intricate, reef-strewn waters, ensuring that your next voyage through this coastal paradise will be picture-perfect.
Case studies for each major topic are supplemented by discussion and questions for classroom reviewInstructor's CD-ROM contains PowerPoint presentations and chapter outlines
Find a small cruising sailboat and restore it to pristine condition on a budget that won't sink your budgetSmall, trailererable cruising sailboats are more popular than ever as mooring spaces dwindle and marina dockage and winter storage costs soar.
Author John Purner, who gave his fellow pilots The $100 Hamburger and the $500 Round of Golf, is back with a unique compilation of 101 not-to-be-missed aviation events, sites, and adventures.
Offers "e;how to"e; information and solutions to the most common legal and tax issues facing general aviation aircraft owners-in layman's termsFlow charts, diagrams, and legal case briefs provide real world scenarios of each discussionDownloadable forms, agreements, and checklists
The ultimate guide for flying skillfully and safely Now, in one comprehensive volume you can get both step-by-step instruction in basic piloting skills, and FARs that every pilot must be able to reference and understand.
* This worldwide bestseller utilizes case studies to examine and explain aircraft accidents and incidents * Covers five major problem causes: human factors, weather, mid-air collisions, mechanical failure, runway incursions* NEW TO THIS EDITION: Chapters on Monitoring/Managing Cockpit Behavior and Spatial Disorientation; 27 new case studies; 25% new illustrations* Updated data and statistics throughout
General aviation encompasses all the ways aircraft are used beyond commercial and military flying: private flights, barnstormers, cropdusters, and so on.
Concisely capturing flying's special allure and excitement as well as its humor and tragedy, this follow-up to the author's popular Slipping the Surly Bonds: Great Quotations on Flight features 600 additional memorable thoughts on flight.
This training guide diminishes the dangers and doubles the thrill--and safety--of flying single-engine aircraft at high altitudes in mountainous regions.
Without effective and durable hull fastenings, boats and shipsfrom the earliest days of seafaring through the twentieth centurycould not have plied the seas.
*An overview of airline industry safety statistics, standards, and mandates*Covers FAA regulatory structure, development of technologies, management roles, air transport safety measurement methods - and more*Includes tables relating to commercial aviation accident statistics*New chapter on Aviation Security
COMMUNICATIONSThe foundations of safe flight*Overcome barriers to good communications in the cockpit and out*Handle all aspects of radio communications effectively and safely*Recognize and correct miscommunications*Improve interactions with air traffic controllers*Communicate more effectively in training situations*Vary radio use to specific airport environments*Understand the capabilities and limitations of communications equipment*Know the rules--and how to apply themFAST & FOCUSED RX FOR PILOT ERRORThe most effective aviation safety tools available, CONTROLLING PILOT ERROR guides offer you expert protection against the causes of up to 80% of aviation accidents--pilot mistakes.
Dozens of practical actions you can take to minimize the risks and manage the realities of aerial hijacking and terrorism In this timely guide, Dan McKinnon, former Chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board, a Naval rescue pilot, and current President of North American Airlines:* Recommends smart travel strategies for business and personal travel* Offers life-saving behaviors to adopt in a crisis situation* Describes current antiterrorism programs* Identifies high-risk global locales and gives a rundown of cultural do s and don ts * Details airport security measures and compliance Empowering anyone who flies, this book packs the information you need to offset fears and reach your destination safely.
Fascinating and factual accounts of the world's most recent and compelling crashesIndustry insiders James Walters and Robert Sumwalt, trained aviation accident investigators and commercial airline pilots, offer expert analyses of notable and recent aircraft accidents in this eye-opening, lesson-filled case file.
A decorated fighter pilot and PGA professional tells the story of his life and serviceto both his nation and othersin this remarkable memoir that is a stirring record of faith, patriotism, family, philanthropy, and golf.
New York Times-bestselling Author: This history of NASA's lunar roving vehicle, including color photos, is "e;a joy to read from beginning to end"e; (The Wall Street Journal, Ten Best Books of the Month).
Advanced Composite Materials for Aerospace Engineering: Processing, Properties and Applications predominately focuses on the use of advanced composite materials in aerospace engineering.
The Handbook of Shock Waves contains a comprehensive, structured coverage of research topics related to shock wave phenomena including shock waves in gases, liquids, solids, and space.
Combustion Engineering, a topic generally taught at the upper undergraduate and graduate level in most mechanical engineering programs, and many chemical engineering programs, is the study of rapid energy and mass transfer usually through the common physical phenomena of flame oxidation.
Alex Davies tells the ';illuminating and important narrative' (Steven Levy, author of Facebook: The Inside Story) of the quest to develop driverless carsand the fierce competition between Google, Uber, and other companies in a race to revolutionize our lives.
The in-flight explosion of TWA Flight 800 on July 17, 1996, was one of the deadliest disasters in American history, spurring the most expensive airline investigation ever undertaken by the U.
A brilliant blend of Shop Class as Soulcraft and The Orchid Thief, Earl Swift's wise, funny, and captivating Auto Biography follows an outlaw auto dealer as he struggles to save a rusted '57 Chevy—a car that has already passed through twelve pairs of hands before his—while financial ruin, government bureaucrats and the FBI close in on him.
';A fascinating, fast-paced historyfull of remarkable characters and incredible stories' about the nineteenth-century American dynasties who battled for dominance of the tea and opium trades (Nathaniel Philbrick, National Book Awardwinning author of In the Heart of the Sea).
Economic Role of Transport Infrastructure: Theory and Models helps evaluate the economic effects of transport infrastructure investments within a cost-benefit framework for maximum economic impact.
A pilot's love letter to the world's greatest cities from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Skyfaring'A journey around both the author's mind and the planet's great cities that leaves us energised, open to new experiences and ready to return more hopefully to our lives' ALAIN DE BOTTONGrowing up in his small hometown, Mark Vanhoenacker spun the illuminated globe in his bedroom and dreamt of elsewhere - of distant, real cities, and a perfect metropolis that existed only in his imagination.
Reeds Introductions: Essential Sensing and Telecommunications for Maritime Applications covers all fundamental and essential theoretical maritime physics principles which underpin modern marine sensors and telecommunications devices as needed by marine users such as: Navy, Coastguard, Merchant Shipping and users of pleasure craft.
Reeds Introductions: Essential Sensing and Telecommunications for Marine Engineering Applications covers all fundamental and essential theoretical maritime physics principles which underpin modern marine sensors and telecommunications devices as needed by marine users such as: Navy, Coastguard, Merchant Shipping and users of pleasure craft.
Reeds Introductions: Physics Wave Concepts for Marine Engineering Applications covers the fundamental theoretical maritime physics concepts which underpin electromagnetic wave and sonar principles as developed in most maritime-related courses, whether Naval, Coastguard or Merchant Marine engineering.
Reeds Introductions: Physics Wave Concepts for Marine Engineering Applications covers the fundamental theoretical maritime physics concepts which underpin electromagnetic wave and sonar principles as developed in most maritime-related courses, whether Naval, Coastguard or Merchant Marine engineering.
With first-hand insight into the key role of the US Air Force's fighter-bomber from the Vietnam War through to Operation Desert Storm during the First Gulf War, this book is an unmissable account of some of the most dangerous and demanding missions in the two wars.
With first-hand insight into the key role of the US Air Force's fighter-bomber from the Vietnam War through to Operation Desert Storm during the First Gulf War, this book is an unmissable account of some of the most dangerous and demanding missions in the two wars.
A beautifully illustrated history of the iconic ocean-going gunboats of British 'gunboat diplomacy', the hundreds of little warships that for 50 years demonstrated the power of the Royal Navy worldwide, and which maintained and enforced the rule of the British Empire at its peak.
A beautifully illustrated history of the iconic ocean-going gunboats of British 'gunboat diplomacy', the hundreds of little warships that for 50 years demonstrated the power of the Royal Navy worldwide, and which maintained and enforced the rule of the British Empire at its peak.
The Kriegsmarine's Scharnhorst was a German capital ship, described either as a battleship or battlecruiser, and the lead ship of her class, which included one other ship, Gneisenau.
The six Douglas D-558 research aircraft, built as two variants, were produced for a US Navy and NACA collaborative project to investigate flight in the high subsonic and supersonic regimes and to develop means of coping with the dangerous phenomena of compressibility and pitch-up which had caused many accidents to early jets.
The six Douglas D-558 research aircraft, built as two variants, were produced for a US Navy and NACA collaborative project to investigate flight in the high subsonic and supersonic regimes and to develop means of coping with the dangerous phenomena of compressibility and pitch-up which had caused many accidents to early jets.
AWARDED THE ANDERSON MEDAL 2020'This splendid book will appeal to maritime historians, archaeologists, model-makers and nautical enthusiasts across the board.
AWARDED THE ANDERSON MEDAL 2020'This splendid book will appeal to maritime historians, archaeologists, model-makers and nautical enthusiasts across the board.
The Kriegsmarine's Scharnhorst was a German capital ship, described either as a battleship or battlecruiser, and the lead ship of her class, which included one other ship, Gneisenau.
