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Fire Flight

A Novel

par John J. Nance ...

From New York Times bestselling author and "master of the airborne thriller" John J. Nance comes Fire Flight, a ripped-from-the-headlines adventure about the extraordinary pilots who risk their lives flying substandard airplanes in a little-known and lopsided war against our nation's wildfires.Veteran pilot Clark Maxwell thought his fire bombing days were well behind him. But when Jerry Stein, ... En savoir plus

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From New York Times bestselling author and "master of the airborne thriller" John J. Nance comes Fire Flight, a ripped-from-the-headlines adventure about the extraordinary pilots who risk their lives flying substandard airplanes in a little-known and lopsided war against our nation's wildfires.Veteran pilot Clark Maxwell thought his fire bombing days were well behind him. But when Jerry Stein,
... En savoir plus
Souvenirs sans gloire

Les confessions d'un pilote de ligne

par Michel Vanvaerenbergh ...

Un pilote doit parfois compter sur la chance... Les 14 souvenirs retracés dans ce livre le prouvent à la perfection !J'aurais pu raconter les vols où j'ai été brillant, génial ou même simplement héroïque. J'ai préféré relater des vols où la chance a pallié mes défaillances. Michel Vanvaerenbergh, ancien instructeur sur Boeing 737, raconte quelques-uns de ses souvenirs de plus de 13000 heures de ... En savoir plus

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Un pilote doit parfois compter sur la chance... Les 14 souvenirs retracés dans ce livre le prouvent à la perfection !J'aurais pu raconter les vols où j'ai été brillant, génial ou même simplement héroïque. J'ai préféré relater des vols où la chance a pallié mes défaillances. Michel Vanvaerenbergh, ancien instructeur sur Boeing 737, raconte quelques-uns de ses souvenirs de plus de 13000 heures de
... En savoir plus
China's Stealth Fighter

The J-20 'Mighty Dragon' and the Growing Challenge to Western Air Dominance

par Abraham Abrams ...

A detailed exploration of China's J-20 stealth fighter, its development, impact, and role in reshaping global power dynamics. The United States and Soviet Union began a race to develop the first and most capable fifth generation stealth fighters in the late 1970s. The Cold War's end, however, was followed by both a near total collapse of Russian efforts and major cuts and delays to American ... En savoir plus

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A detailed exploration of China's J-20 stealth fighter, its development, impact, and role in reshaping global power dynamics. The United States and Soviet Union began a race to develop the first and most capable fifth generation stealth fighters in the late 1970s. The Cold War's end, however, was followed by both a near total collapse of Russian efforts and major cuts and delays to American
... En savoir plus
Falling Upwards

Inspiration for the Major Motion Picture The Aeronauts

par Richard Holmes ...

Lose yourself in the clouds with bestselling and prize-winning biographer and science writer Richard Holmes in this glorious history of hot-air ballooning.Hot-air balloons have drifted through Richard Holmes’s work for many years. And now, in this heart-lifting book he tells the story of these ineffably romantic floating machines and the reckless invention of the adventurers who flew them.His ... En savoir plus

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Lose yourself in the clouds with bestselling and prize-winning biographer and science writer Richard Holmes in this glorious history of hot-air ballooning.Hot-air balloons have drifted through Richard Holmes’s work for many years. And now, in this heart-lifting book he tells the story of these ineffably romantic floating machines and the reckless invention of the adventurers who flew them.His
... En savoir plus
Wild Adventures of the New Aviators

Challenges and Thrills of Paragliding, Hang-gliding, Paramotoring and Micro-lighting

par Brian Milton ...

A collection of thrilling excursions from aviation including paragliding, hang-gliding, paramotoring and micro-lighting. Soaring over forest fires, a moonlight New Year's Eve flight over the Pennines, bungee-jumping from a paraglider as a birthday celebration, jumping off Mount Everest, or numerous several-hundred-mile flights over open country and on different continents. This book covering many ... En savoir plus

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A collection of thrilling excursions from aviation including paragliding, hang-gliding, paramotoring and micro-lighting. Soaring over forest fires, a moonlight New Year's Eve flight over the Pennines, bungee-jumping from a paraglider as a birthday celebration, jumping off Mount Everest, or numerous several-hundred-mile flights over open country and on different continents. This book covering many
... En savoir plus
canadian drone licence Basic Operations certification practice tests

par Auslander Publishing ...

Do you want to fly drones in Canada ?Are you thinking of becoming a Canadian BASIC OPERATIONS drone pilot ?Want to start your drone business but need to be licensed ?Updated version for 2025This Canadian Drone Licence – BASIC OPERATIONS Certification practice tests study guide is designed to provide you with everything you need to pass the TC (Transport Canada) – TP15623E Basic Operations R.... ... En savoir plus

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Do you want to fly drones in Canada ?Are you thinking of becoming a Canadian BASIC OPERATIONS drone pilot ?Want to start your drone business but need to be licensed ?Updated version for 2025This Canadian Drone Licence – BASIC OPERATIONS Certification practice tests study guide is designed to provide you with everything you need to pass the TC (Transport Canada) – TP15623E Basic Operations R....
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The Cannibal Queen: A Flight Into the Heart of America

A Flight Into the Heart of America

par Stephen Coonts ...

The compelling real-life adventure from New York Times bestselling author Stephen Coonts—now available as an ebookBestselling author Stephen Coonts’s stirring ode to aviation: a revealing account of his three months spent exploring small-town America from the skiesStephen Coonts spent the summer of 1991 cruising above rivers, farms, mountains, and swamps in the Cannibal Queen, his restored 1942 ... En savoir plus

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The compelling real-life adventure from New York Times bestselling author Stephen Coonts—now available as an ebookBestselling author Stephen Coonts’s stirring ode to aviation: a revealing account of his three months spent exploring small-town America from the skiesStephen Coonts spent the summer of 1991 cruising above rivers, farms, mountains, and swamps in the Cannibal Queen, his restored 1942
... En savoir plus
Airplane Flying Handbook (2026)

FAA-H-8083-3C

par Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), U.S. Department of Transportation ...

Collections series ASA FAA Handbook Series
This is not AI-generated content. Aviation Supplies & Academics has been the industry’s trusted source for official FAA publications for more than 85 years. Look for the ASA wings to ensure you are purchasing the latest authentic FAA release.This handbook FAA-H-8083-3C is current in 2026.The FAA’s Airplane Flying Handbook has been required reading for all pilots for more than 40 years and ... En savoir plus

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This is not AI-generated content. Aviation Supplies & Academics has been the industry’s trusted source for official FAA publications for more than 85 years. Look for the ASA wings to ensure you are purchasing the latest authentic FAA release.This handbook FAA-H-8083-3C is current in 2026.The FAA’s Airplane Flying Handbook has been required reading for all pilots for more than 40 years and
... En savoir plus
Battle of Britain Voices

37 Fighter Pilots Tell Their Extraordinary Stories

par Jonathan Reeve ...

July 1940, and Britain is the only European country which hasn’t caved in to Hitler’s Third Reich. Hitler’s stated aim was to ‘eliminate the English home country as a base for the continuation of the war against Germany’. A Nazi invasion of Britain was set for 15 September, but the prerequisite was air supremacy – control of the skies over Britain to permit Blitzkrieg tactics and the successful ... En savoir plus

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July 1940, and Britain is the only European country which hasn’t caved in to Hitler’s Third Reich. Hitler’s stated aim was to ‘eliminate the English home country as a base for the continuation of the war against Germany’. A Nazi invasion of Britain was set for 15 September, but the prerequisite was air supremacy – control of the skies over Britain to permit Blitzkrieg tactics and the successful
... En savoir plus
Juan Terry Trippe: Founder of Pan Am and Commercial Aviation

par Daniel Alef ...

The growth of commercial air transportation and the number of passengers flying today can be laid at the feet of one of the great aviation pioneers, Juan Trippe, who began a crusade to create an air network that would link America to the world. The Yale graduate was absorbed by flight and airplanes. He established Pan American World Airways with a fleet of flying boats linking the U.S. Latin and ... En savoir plus

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The growth of commercial air transportation and the number of passengers flying today can be laid at the feet of one of the great aviation pioneers, Juan Trippe, who began a crusade to create an air network that would link America to the world. The Yale graduate was absorbed by flight and airplanes. He established Pan American World Airways with a fleet of flying boats linking the U.S. Latin and
... En savoir plus
Cockpit Confidential

Everything You Need to Know About Air Travel: Questions, Answers, and Reflections

par Patrick Smith ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA fascinating fear of flying book from a commercial airline pilot and author of the popular website askthepilot.com.For millions of people, travel by air is a confounding, uncomfortable, and even frightening experience. When you go behind the scenes, however, you can see that the grand theater of air travel is actually fascinating. From the intricate design of airport ... En savoir plus

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA fascinating fear of flying book from a commercial airline pilot and author of the popular website askthepilot.com.For millions of people, travel by air is a confounding, uncomfortable, and even frightening experience. When you go behind the scenes, however, you can see that the grand theater of air travel is actually fascinating. From the intricate design of airport
... En savoir plus
The Pilot's Manual: Ground School

Pass the FAA Knowledge Exam and operate as a private or commercial pilot

par The Pilot’s Manual Editorial Team ...

This is not AI-generated content. The contents were created by subject matter experts from Aviation Supplies & Academics, an 85-year-old aviation company.Before taking to the sky, a pilot’s education begins on the ground. For over 35 years, The Pilot’s Manual: Ground School has introduced pilots to aerodynamics, airplane systems and flight instruments, human factors, weather, and flight operations ... En savoir plus

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This is not AI-generated content. The contents were created by subject matter experts from Aviation Supplies & Academics, an 85-year-old aviation company.Before taking to the sky, a pilot’s education begins on the ground. For over 35 years, The Pilot’s Manual: Ground School has introduced pilots to aerodynamics, airplane systems and flight instruments, human factors, weather, and flight operations
... En savoir plus
History and Pictorial of Chicago O’Hare International Airport (1976 to 1996)

par Richard Fuller ...

This book is a pictorial history of Chicago O’Hare International Airport from 1976 to 1996. The pictures show all the changes that Chicago O’Hare International Airport went through during that period, plus in between each chapter is some history of what had taken place during those years and what the memories of the passengers and crew of AAL flight 191 were. ... En savoir plus

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This book is a pictorial history of Chicago O’Hare International Airport from 1976 to 1996. The pictures show all the changes that Chicago O’Hare International Airport went through during that period, plus in between each chapter is some history of what had taken place during those years and what the memories of the passengers and crew of AAL flight 191 were.
... En savoir plus
26 Seconds

Grief and Blame in the Aftermath of Losing My Brother in a Plane Crash

par Rossana D'Antonio ...

Much as Eric Schollsberg’s Fast Food Nation made people think about the way we eat, this provocative memoir and exposé challenges readers to question why, given its long history of cover-ups and systemic safety gaps, we continue to trust the aviation industry.On a stormy late May morning in 2008, TACA Airlines Flight 390 crashes at one of the most dangerous airports in the world, Honduras’s ... En savoir plus

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Much as Eric Schollsberg’s Fast Food Nation made people think about the way we eat, this provocative memoir and exposé challenges readers to question why, given its long history of cover-ups and systemic safety gaps, we continue to trust the aviation industry.On a stormy late May morning in 2008, TACA Airlines Flight 390 crashes at one of the most dangerous airports in the world, Honduras’s
... En savoir plus
Airport Operations for the Professional Pilot

Aviation Books Series, #13

par Stephen Walmsley ...

Collections Livre 13 - Aviation Books Series
Since the early days of flight, airports have been a focal point of aircraft activity. Airports today come in many shapes and sizes, with no two airports being the same. Some airports cover vast areas, containing multiple runways and complex maze of taxiways. The increasing number of aircraft taking to the skies has also meant airports are an area in which incidents and accidents are more likely ... En savoir plus

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Since the early days of flight, airports have been a focal point of aircraft activity. Airports today come in many shapes and sizes, with no two airports being the same. Some airports cover vast areas, containing multiple runways and complex maze of taxiways. The increasing number of aircraft taking to the skies has also meant airports are an area in which incidents and accidents are more likely
... En savoir plus
Down Around Midnight

A Memoir of Crash and Survival

par Robert Sabbag ...

Around midnight on June 17, 1979, Air New England Flight 248, en route from New York, crashed into the woods on Cape Cod. The pilot was killed, and the survivors struggled to escape the wreckage and wait for rescue. They survived with trauma both physical and emotional. Robert Sabbag was among them. This is his gripping account of the crash and his candid attempts, and those of the other survivors ... En savoir plus

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Around midnight on June 17, 1979, Air New England Flight 248, en route from New York, crashed into the woods on Cape Cod. The pilot was killed, and the survivors struggled to escape the wreckage and wait for rescue. They survived with trauma both physical and emotional. Robert Sabbag was among them. This is his gripping account of the crash and his candid attempts, and those of the other survivors
... En savoir plus
The Alaska Bush Pilot Chronicles: More Adventures and Misadventures from the Big Empty

More Adventures and Misadventures from the Big Empty

par Mort D. Mason ...

Readers of Flying the Alaska Wild marveled at Mort Mason's true tales of braving the elements at the extremes in a Piper Super Cub. But the bush pilot, adventurer, and raconteur was just beginning, and in this book he revisits his most memorable moments of flying by the seat of his pants through blizzards and white-outs, on assignments at times hazardous and sometimes simply whacky, always with a ... En savoir plus

$26.99 CAD

Readers of Flying the Alaska Wild marveled at Mort Mason's true tales of braving the elements at the extremes in a Piper Super Cub. But the bush pilot, adventurer, and raconteur was just beginning, and in this book he revisits his most memorable moments of flying by the seat of his pants through blizzards and white-outs, on assignments at times hazardous and sometimes simply whacky, always with a
... En savoir plus
Flying Green

On the Frontiers of New Aviation

par Christopher de Bellaigue ...

Can flying be green?Everyone loves to travel, and the industry’s room for growth seems almost limitless—except that flying will soon be responsible for 19 percent of global emissions. Some people have even decided never to fly. Over the coming decades, aviation will witness more innovation than at any time since the invention of the jet engine in the 1940s, transforming the way planes are powered ... En savoir plus

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Can flying be green?Everyone loves to travel, and the industry’s room for growth seems almost limitless—except that flying will soon be responsible for 19 percent of global emissions. Some people have even decided never to fly. Over the coming decades, aviation will witness more innovation than at any time since the invention of the jet engine in the 1940s, transforming the way planes are powered
... En savoir plus
British Military Test and Evaluation Aircraft

The Golden Years 1945–1975

par Malcolm V. Lowe, Neil Robinson, Martin Derry ...

"An attractive book . . . chock full with photos and drawings of all the planes that have been drawn and built in these years in the UK." — AviationBookReviews.comIt could be argued that the heyday of British military aircraft flight testing began in the 1940s, and continued throughout the three decades that followed, during the so-called Cold War period. As such, the authors have purposely chosen ... En savoir plus

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"An attractive book . . . chock full with photos and drawings of all the planes that have been drawn and built in these years in the UK." — AviationBookReviews.comIt could be argued that the heyday of British military aircraft flight testing began in the 1940s, and continued throughout the three decades that followed, during the so-called Cold War period. As such, the authors have purposely chosen
... En savoir plus
Principles of Flight for the Private Pilot

Aviation Books Series, #4

par Stephen Walmsley ...

Collections Livre 4 - Aviation Books Series
Pilots have so much control over the various forces acting on the aircraft, but flying an aircraft also comes with responsibility. To avoid flying an aircraft beyond its limits, pilots must respect the principles of flight. Turning too sharply, flying too slowly, or overloading an aircraft can all have dire consequences. Principles of flight is one of the fundamental topics a pilot must master to ... En savoir plus

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Pilots have so much control over the various forces acting on the aircraft, but flying an aircraft also comes with responsibility. To avoid flying an aircraft beyond its limits, pilots must respect the principles of flight. Turning too sharply, flying too slowly, or overloading an aircraft can all have dire consequences. Principles of flight is one of the fundamental topics a pilot must master to
... En savoir plus
A Northwest Orient Airlines Electra L-188C Crashes Near Tell City, Indiana March 17, 1960

par Robert Grey Reynolds ...

The crash of a Lockheed Electra L-188C near Tell City, Indiana was the third major disaster involving the Electras to occur within a year's time. The Electra was a propeller plane that possessed the speed of a jet and had considerable power. The Tell City crash was pivotal for after this the FAA reduced its flying speed from 400 mph while investigations were carried out regarding the problems that ... En savoir plus

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The crash of a Lockheed Electra L-188C near Tell City, Indiana was the third major disaster involving the Electras to occur within a year's time. The Electra was a propeller plane that possessed the speed of a jet and had considerable power. The Tell City crash was pivotal for after this the FAA reduced its flying speed from 400 mph while investigations were carried out regarding the problems that
... En savoir plus
Flight Navigation Aids for the Professional Pilot

Aviation Books Series, #18

par Stephen Walmsley ...

Collections Livre 18 - Aviation Books Series
Flight navigation aids are the unsung heroes of aviation, providing pilots with crucial information to navigate the skies safely. From ground-based VORs and NDBs to satellite-based GPS systems, these technologies guide pilots across vast distances and through challenging weather conditions. However, while these systems are designed to enhance safety, they can also lure pilots into a false sense of ... En savoir plus

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Flight navigation aids are the unsung heroes of aviation, providing pilots with crucial information to navigate the skies safely. From ground-based VORs and NDBs to satellite-based GPS systems, these technologies guide pilots across vast distances and through challenging weather conditions. However, while these systems are designed to enhance safety, they can also lure pilots into a false sense of
... En savoir plus
This Is Your Captain Speaking

Stories from the Flight Deck

par Doug Morris ...

For everyone from frequent fliers to aviation geeks, travel buffs to nervous travelers, Captain Doug Morris tells you everything you want (and need!) to know about flightCaptain Doug Morris has been writing for his airline’s in-flight magazine for 24 years and has answered a gamut of questions. This Is Your Captain Speaking will draw from his extensive experience and explain everything you ever ... En savoir plus

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For everyone from frequent fliers to aviation geeks, travel buffs to nervous travelers, Captain Doug Morris tells you everything you want (and need!) to know about flightCaptain Doug Morris has been writing for his airline’s in-flight magazine for 24 years and has answered a gamut of questions. This Is Your Captain Speaking will draw from his extensive experience and explain everything you ever
... En savoir plus
Fly Away Paul

par Victor Canning ...

Collections Livre 5 - Classic Canning
How far could you go living in another’s shoes?In a mid-life moment, Paul Morison travels from America to England to discover his mother’s roots. A chance encounter and uncanny resemblance leads him to agree to assume the identity of a famous singer for a while. But it’s not just the unnerving attentions of the adoring public that he must deal with.Seeking to regain his freedom, Paul flees the ... En savoir plus

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How far could you go living in another’s shoes?In a mid-life moment, Paul Morison travels from America to England to discover his mother’s roots. A chance encounter and uncanny resemblance leads him to agree to assume the identity of a famous singer for a while. But it’s not just the unnerving attentions of the adoring public that he must deal with.Seeking to regain his freedom, Paul flees the
... En savoir plus

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