Weather Flying

Weather Flying

by Robert Buck (Author)

Synopsis

"Weather Flying" is regarded in the industry as the bible of weather flying. Robert Buck, a general aviation and commercial pilot with tens of thousands of hours of flight time, explains weather in a nontechnical way, giving pilots useful understanding of weather and practical knowledge of how to judge it and fly it. This title covers weather flying psychology, en route weather changes, radar and how to use it, taking off in bad weather, and much more. It is the winner of the Flight Safety Foundation's Publication Award; recommended by the FAA.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Edition: 4
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Published: 16 Oct 1997

ISBN 10: 007008761X
ISBN 13: 9780070087613

Author Bio
Leading aviation author Robert N. Buck (Fayston, Vt.) set a New York to Los Angeles speed record at the age of 16. A retired senior TWA jet captain, Buck has flown the Atlantic more than 2,000 times. As a civilian, he headed a four-year bad-weather research project for the Air Force, which won him an Air Medal. Buck has been a consultant to four FAA administrators and airlines on many aspects of aviation safety, and is the author of The Art of Flying and Flying Know-How, among others. An avid general aviation pilot throughout his life, Buck currently owns a Schleicher ASW-20 high performance sailplane with his son.