Fiche bibliographique n° 404
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| Titre | New Soaring Pilot |
| Sous-titre | -- |
| Sous-titre | -- |
| Collection | -- |
| Auteur | WELCH, Ann & WELCH, Lorne & IRVING, Frank G. |
| Année de publication | 1977 |
| Édition | 3e édition |
| Langue | anglais |
| Format | 140 mm x 221 mm |
| Nombre de pages | 412 |
| Sommaire | Part 1 Soaring progress Introduction to soaring Circling in thermals Landing in fields Navigation Cross-country soaring Further cross-country soaring Hills and mountains Waves Instrument flying Using soaring weather Championship flying Parachute and other survival matters Physiological considerations Part 2 Glider design and assessment Theory of glider performance Further theory of glider performance The variometer Other instruments and equipment Flight limitations Appendices A note on units Conversion factors Conversion scales and equivalents The ICAO standard atmosphere Lift coefficients, wing loading and speeds Reynolds number Annalysis of performance curves Thermal velocity profiles Selecting tasks for gliding contests Compass swinging Radio notes Rules of the air OSTIV requirements for pilots's controls Trailer reversing List of symbols Index |
| Résumé | The name seems to imply that it was written for new glider pilots (just learning to fly), but it is actually a more advanced book for pilots that have moved beyond the initial training stage and are now interested in more technical subjects such as cross-country soaring. It was an expanded edition of a previous book called "The Soaring Pilot" which was copyrighted in 1955, 1957 and 1960. Therefore the word "New" indicates that it is a very revised edition and the word "Soaring" hints that it is about cross-country soaring rather than learning to fly a glider. It is a very complete and technical book about soaring. The cover notes and table of contents give a good indication of the topics covered. I don't recall any other soaring books that cover "Parachutes and other Survival Matters" or the exact specifications for a Braunschweig total energy probe. Also covered are glider design considerations - interesting even if you are not designing a glider. |
| Genre | Techniques et Construction |
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| Où le trouver ? | Épuisé |
| Remarques |
Première édition 1968, 2e Ed. 1970 et 3e Ed. 1977 Extraits sur le site Wally Kahn & BGA UK eBook Collection. |
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