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With up
to 80% of accidents attributed to pilot error, this new series
is critically important. It identifies and examines the ten
top areas of concern to pilot safety. Each book contains real-life
pilot stories drawn from FAA/NASA databases, valuable save-yourself
techniques and an action agenda of preventive techniques pilots
can implement to avoid risks.
Description
Back Cover :
Understand and master a critical stage
of flight:
- Procedural
perfection—learn the right way to set up approach and
landing.
- What
you must know about stabilized approach—what it is, when
a pilot has and has not achieved it.
- Learn
recognition keys to avert, correct, or survive AL disasters.
- How time
management and decision making can make all the difference.
- ATC/pilot
communication in the AL phase—why it is essential.
- Perform
life-saving self-assessment of AL skills and preparedness.
- ALL essential
techniques and skills explained in detail
FAST
& FOCUSED RX FOR PILOT ERROR
The most
effective aviation safety tools available, Controlling Pilot
Error guides offer you expert protection against the causes
of up to 80% of aviation accidents....pilot mistakes. Each title
provides:
- Related
case studies
- Valuable
“save-yourself” techniques and safety tips
- Clear
and concise analysis of error sets
BEST
FOR PILOTS
- BUILD
YOUR KNOWLEDGE BASE
- INCREASE
YOUR CONFIDENCE
- SHARPEN
YOUR SKILLS
- LEARN
LIFESAVING TIPS
Table
of Contents:
Series Introduction
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: The Approach and Landing Challenge
Chapter 2: Approach Plans: Got One?
Chapter 3: Stability is the Key
Chapter 4: Communication Keys to a Successful Approach
Chapter 5: Performance Considerations
Chapter 6: The Big and Small of It: Operations at Large Airports
and Nontowered Fields
Chapter 7: Midair Collision Avoidance
Chapter 8: Missed Approach: Routine Action or Your Last Chance
Chapter 9: Wake Turbulance and Windshear
Chapter 10: Sensory Problems and Landing Illusions
Afterword: Why Be Average?
Index
Author Biography
Tony Kern is Editor of the Controlling Pilot Error Series. He
is the Director of Aviation Safety for the U.S. Forest Service
and the author of three bestselling McGraw-Hill aviation human
factors titles: Redefining Airmanship, Flight Discipline, and
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