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Glider Flying Handbook (2025): Faa-H-8083-13b

Glider Flying Handbook (2025): Faa-H-8083-13b - Paperback

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Availability:Out of StockContributor:Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Audience:Young AdultPublish date:6/10/2025Pages:280
Language:EnglishPublisher:Skyhorse PublishingISBN-13:9781510784413ISBN-10:1510784411UPC:9781510784413Book Category:Young Adult NonfictionBook Subcategory:Transportation, Reference, Sports & RecreationBook Topic:AviationSize:10.94 x 8.43 x 0.63 inchesWeight:1.8519Product ID:SC610H6GPH
This full-color handbook, released by the Federal Aviation Administration in December 2024, supersedes FAA-H-8083-13A, Glider Flying Handbook, dated 2013.

A valuable training aid for applicants preparing for glider category rating or current glider pilots who wish to improve their knowledge.

This comprehensive guide, created by the Federal Aviation Administration, supplies glider pilots with all the information they need for certification in the glider category. An all-in-one technical manual, the Glider Flying Handbook focuses solely on the precise science of glider flight. Complete with hundreds of detailed color photos, illustrations, and diagrams, the handbook covers the following topics in authoritative detail:
  • Components and Systems
  • Aerodynamics of Flight
  • Flight Instruments
  • Glider Performance and Limitations
  • Preflight and Ground Operations
  • Launch, Flight Maneuvers, Landing, and Recovery Procedures
  • Abnormal and Emergency Procedures
  • Glider Flight and Weather
  • Soaring Techniques
  • Cross-Country Soaring
  • Aerotow
  • Human Factors

This ultimate resource is the essential tool all student glider pilots need to get certified and what experienced flyers need to stay safe and informed.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Skyhorse PublishingISBN-13:9781510784413ISBN-10:1510784411UPC:9781510784413Book Category:Young Adult NonfictionBook Subcategory:Transportation, Reference, Sports & RecreationBook Topic:AviationSize:10.94 x 8.43 x 0.63 inchesWeight:1.8519Product ID:SC610H6GPH
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), established in 1958, strives to "provide the safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world." FAA publications include the Aeronautical Information Manual; Airplane Flying Handbook; Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge; Aircraft Inspection and Repair; Aviation Instructor's Handbook;Helicopter Flying Handbook; Instrument Flying Handbook; Instrument Procedures Handbook; Seaplane, Skiplane, and Float/Ski Equipped Helicopter Operations Handbook;and Powered Parachute Flying Handbook. The FAA's headquarters are located in Washington, DC.
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing

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