Flight Lessons 1: Basic Flight: How Eddie Learned the Meaning of it All

by James Albright, Christopher L. Parker (Editor), Chris Manno (Illustrations)

Flight Lessons is a collection of hundreds of professional pilot procedures and techniques. Volume One, Basic Flight, includes the first 30 such lessons as they were learned by Eddie, the author's alter ego, in story form. Each chapter concludes with the lesson on graph paper, updated for the aviation world of today. Lessons include: Aerodynamic force, air properties, angle of attack, the "Big Sky Theory," climb performance, the control and performance technique, course intercepts, critical mach, crosswinds, CR-3 and CPU-26 computers, fix-to-fix navigation, ground effect, holding (FAA), ILS, jet engine 101, mechanics, navigation, physics, plotting, radar, the region of reversed command, stability, thrust and drag, thrust measurement, turn performance, unusual attitude recovery, V-1 (decision speed), water injection, and wind shear.

222 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2015

About the author

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James Albright is an average pilot with average stick and rudder skills, but has an above average desire to learn and instruct. He spent twenty years in the United States Air Force as an aircraft commander, instructor pilot, evaluator pilot, and squadron commander. After retiring as a lieutenant colonel, he went on to fly for several private and commercial operators as an international captain, check airman, and chief pilot. His logbook includes the T-37B, T-38A, KC-135A, Boeing 707, Boeing 747, Challenger 604, and the Gulfstream III, IV, V, 450, and GVII. He is currently the chief pilot for a Gulfstream operator based in Massachusetts.

Reviews

[Ivan Luciani · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've been an avid visitor/user of James' code7700 website and was pleased to hear about this book. Like his website, I found Flight Lessons 1 to be informative, useful, and even entertaining. I highly recommend it. Looking forward to the next installment.

[mmhitson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Essential

A must read for anyone who hasn't really considered "the meaning of it all". Looking forward to the next volume.