Fiche bibliographique n° 920
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| Titre | Glider flying |
| Sous-titre | -- |
| Sous-titre | -- |
| Collection | -- |
| Auteur | WELCH, Ann |
| Année de publication | 1963 |
| Édition | |
| Langue | anglais |
| Éditeur | Constable |
| Pays | Angleterre |
| Format | |
| Nombre de pages | 230 |
| Sommaire | 1 What Gliders Can Do Description of soaring flights. 2 Gliding Clubs What the clubs are and what they do, trial flight, clothes, safety. 3 About the Gliders Characteristics, shape, performance, materials, cockpit. 4 How Gliders Are Launched Car towing, winch launching, aero towing, bungey launching. 5 Introduction to Learning Method of training, two-seaters, instructors, proficiency standards, ground handling, signalling, logbooks. 6 Learning to Fly (1) Handling the Glider Controls, and their effect, stability, turns, the launch, approach and landing, use of airbrakes. 7 Learning to Fly (2). Preparing for Solo Planning the circuit, stalls and spins, cable breaks, instruments, rules, first solo. 8 Post Solo Flying Conversion to different gliders, cross wind landings, steep turns, aero towing. 9 Soaring - Methods and Weather Hill and mountain lift, wave soaring, thermal soaring, sea breezes, synoptic charts. 10 Using Thermals, and Local Soaring Centring in a thermal, local soaring, air law. 11 Preparation for Cross-Country Flying (7) Parachutes, barographs, maps, compass, navigation. 12 Preparation for Cross-Country Flying (2) How to land in fields. 13 First Cross-Country Flight Leaving home, retrieving. 14 Speed Flying Technique, best speed to fly, final glide. 15 What to do with a Day Met. considerations, distance, out-and-Returns, triangles. 16 Cloud Flying and Aerobatics Cloud flying, instruments and rules, meteorological considerations, aerobatics, safety, chandelle, loop. 17 Expeditions, Competitions and Records 184 Description, entering competitions, world Championships, records. 18 On Becoming a Private Owner Choice of glider, costs, trailer, maintenance, operation. APPENDIX Information on Gliding Clubs. |
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| Genre | Techniques et Construction |
| Mots clés | # |
| Possesseur(s) | En libre téléchargement (Free download) |
| Version numérique | Cliquez ici [Source du fac-similé : Wally Kahn & BGA UK eBook Collection] |
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