| Cockpit Automation: For General Aviators and Future Airline Pilots [With DVD] Contributor(s): Casner, Stephen M. (Author), Dupuie, Douglas A. (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1560276363 ISBN-13: 9781560276364 Publisher: Aviation Supplies & Academics OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2006 Annotation: This introduction to the new generation of airplane cockpit automation, now prevalent in general-aviation aircraft, provides common-sense instructions and illustrations for each step of an actual flight--from preflight, taxi-out, takeoff, cruising, descent, and landing. Autopilots, GPS navigation systems, and other colorful "glass cockpit" displays are examined as well as other modern technologies found in late model aircraft; particular emphasis is placed on the Garmin G430. Ideal for both self-study and classroom use, each chapter ends with a practice session that can be used in a simulator program or at a local flight school. The accompanying 30-minute DVD further reinforces the new material by demonstrating each skill as it pertains to specific flight scenarios. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Transportation | Aviation - Piloting & Flight Instruction |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 7" W x 10" (0.85 lbs) 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Cockpit Automation provides basic instruction in the use of cockpit automation equipment now prevalent in general aviation aircraft -- GPS, autopilots, and other colorful displays for weather, terrain, etc. Cockpit automation is covered as it happens in an actual flight, from preflight, taxi-out, take-off, cruise, descent and landing. Ideal for both self-study and classroom use, this book provides step-by-step, common-sense instruction that teaches you to use your panel-mounted IFR GPS computer and other modern cockpit technologies, with particular emphasis on the Garmin G430. The fundamental skills you need are presented using simple language and familiar examples drawn from everyday flight situations. Each chapter ends with a practice session that can be used in a simulator program or an airplane at the local flight school. This book is the ideal prerequisite to the author's other book, The Pilot's Guide to the Airline Cockpit and provides hands-on experience with cockpit automation in the airplanes pilots are flying today. Includes a bonus DVD (approximately 30 minutes in length) that demonstrates each of the skills covered in the book. |
