‘A Little Book about Flying’, is actually about the ‘Big Stuff’
concerning flying! Putting together the knowledge, skills, and
experience gained over the last 35 years as a fighter pilot and now as
an instructor in the world of commercial aviation, the author pens down
guidance and technique to demystify the art of flying safely. The author
writes for pilots in a language that a pilot understands; simple,
crisp, and to the point.
Written in an informal style, the book
rigorously outlines how a pilot should go about in developing airmanship
qualities and fail-safe habits. Providing essential guidance on the
technique of flying visual approaches, non-precision approaches on raw
data and manually flying ILS approaches, he takes you by the hand and
helps you focus on the essentials of such approaches so that these
essential skills are not lost over a period.
In simple words, he
explains critical situations like a stall, jet upset, and wind shear;
and explains the reasons behind every action that you need to take to
recover from such situations. While doing so he also explains the basic
underlying concepts from aerodynamics so that your foundations of
understanding are rock solid.
Keeping in mind the increasing
complexity of handling automation in modern-day commercial aircraft, he
explains how to manage automation, avoid mode confusion, and distills a
philosophy for you to use to ensure that you understand automation
better and develop fail-safe habits in handling it.
Critical
phases of flight such as the takeoff, approach, landing, and go-around
are also covered in great depth, so that you imbibe safe flying habits,
build good judgment and gain the necessary knowledge in order to take
informed decisions in critical situations during these phases of flight
and how to prevent situations like runway excursions.
He
simplifies important concepts of crew resource management, monitoring
duties, and threat & error management; subjects that have gained
immense importance over the last few years due to their relevance in
preventing accidents and incidents. In addition, he explains how to
handle non-normal situations, prioritize tasks and provides guidance on
how you should develop your own philosophy towards flying.
Through
the medium of this book, the author hopes that he can help you become a
thorough professional aviator, who has enhanced situational awareness,
is diligent and disciplined.
Use this book to develop a
rock-solid foundation for yourself in the world of civil aviation by
getting to grips with the essentials.
The authors deep
understanding of and empathy towards budding aviators is the reason why
this book has been written, make the best of it!
