Practical Aviation & Aerospace Law

by J. Scott Hamilton, Sarah Nilsson

Updated and expanded in its seventh edition, Practical Aviation & Aerospace Law and its companion workbook function as a comprehensive instructive package for undergraduate and graduate aviation law courses. This book, as a set or a stand-alone textbook, is an invaluable reference guide for aviation and aerospace business managers, pilots, maintenance personnel, aircraft owners, air traffic controllers, air safety investigators, operators of unmanned aircraft, and others involved in aviation or aerospace as a profession or hobby.

Practical Aviation & Aerospace Law provides readers with the basic legal knowledge and perspective to understand how the legal system works in this industry. The authors guide you to recognize and avoid common legal pitfalls, and help you realize when you need to call a lawyer. This seventh edition reflects recent judicial decisions and changes in statutory, regulatory and international treaty law. It covers topics surrounding the burgeoning unmanned aircraft system (UAS) and commercial spaceflight segments as well, from an increasingly global viewpoint.

Authors J. Scott Hamilton and Sarah Nilsson write concisely, clearly and yet conversationally about the complex field of law, including frequent examples from personal experience in practice. This combines to create for the industry a succinct foundation in understanding how to apply the law to aviation and aerospace interests and operations.

Genres: Aviation

520 pages, Hardcover

First published September 16, 2015

Reviews

[Esther · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a textbook I had for a class. So much of the information was about aviation insurance, but the tone was tongue-in-cheek. I was amused and learned a lot about aviation and aerospace insurance and legislation.

[Timber · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really, really enjoyed this aerospace law class I took (so much so, I spent a lot of time mulling over changing my major to aerospace law!). This textbook is great and explained the law well.

[James · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not a fan of how the author presented some of the material. I prefer factual information, which there was a lot of, but there was also a lot of personal bias from the author in my opinion. Good information for the most part though.