Aviation books - Any recommendations?

[BoDEAN]

Re: Aviation books and manuals

The Turbine Pilot's Flight Manual by Brown and Holt, ISBN 0-8138-0023-4, is about much more than turbines. It pulls together turbines, systems, weather, union issues and even how to deal with class. The book has great diagrams and is written in plain English.

Redefining Airmanship by Tony Kern, ISBN 0-07-3484-9, is a great book. It is sort of an holistic approach to airmanship, how a good pilot is built from the ground up, and how great pilots always strive to hone their skills to the highest standards. One of our board members recommended this book to me, and I recommend it to you.

I second Bonnie Tiburzi. I first read her book seventeen years ago. It may be about the first woman pilot to be hired by the airlines, but it is more about how a young pilot built her career and dealt with the vagaries of the career.

I also second Pete Fusco and Fate is the Hunter, which I am currently rereading.

Don't forget both volumes of Flying the Line, and Hard Landing.

Is there really a book called Unemployment Compensation for Dummies? In that vein, you might obtain the latest edition of Every Employee's Guide to the Law by Lewin G. Joel, III.

Hope this helps. Happy reading!

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[LearLove]

"Fate is the Hunter"

ENOUGH SAID!!!!!!! With a follow up study by reading his autobiography, "Hostage to Fortune". Bonus points for reading "Flying Circus".


The first time you read it you'll say, "good book"

The second time you read after you get a flying job you'll say, "I can relate"

After your "seasoned" you'll read it again and say, "this is my life, I know these people"

At some point in your career you may come to a point where you can no longer turn back, there is noting else for you but aviation. Around this time the book will resurface. You wont say anything, you'll just know and it will scare you.

"Fate is the Hunter", its not just a book, it's the BIBLE.

 

[bobbysamd]

Aviation books and manuals

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You asked.

Enjoy!

 

[BoDEAN]

This book will truely be an asset to your library. Well written and excellent! "Everything Explained for the Professional Pilot".

www.aviation-press.com

I've heard of this book, but you are the first person to ever review it on here. I haven't heard many othres talk about it.
So you recommend it? Anyone else care to chime in on this one?

 

[BoDEAN]

What about a good interview prep book. In the next year or two, I plan on having interviews with the commuters, and wondering if there is a good book to read before hand.

 

[CrewDawg]

"Everything Explained for The Professional Pilot," is a great book. It's a well written, thorough and quite humorous book about anything and everything you would ever want to know about flying. My roommate bought it and I plan on buying it myself. Hope this help's you out.

 

[bobbysamd]

Interview books

What about a good interview prep book. In the next year or two, I plan on having interviews with the commuters, and wondering if there is a good book to read before hand.

You absolutely, positively, should read Airline Pilot Interviews: How You Can Succeed In Getting Hired by Irv Jasinski. You can find it at most any internet book seller, e.g. amazon.com. Irv was formerly the pilot recruiter at Flying Tiger Airlines, and really demystifies the process. He has operated an interview prep service. I used him to prepare for an interview, and I was hired.

Another good book on airline career preparation is The Airline Career & Interview Manual by Captain Bob Norris and Danny Mortensen. Capt. Norris also does interview and sim prep. I used him to prepare for an interview and got the job. He has an excellent handle on the business, even the regionals.

Sweaty Palms by H. Anthony Medley is a fine general book on interviews.

I would get them all.

 

[TX_DFW]

If your looking for a really neat book. Look at some of Paul Bowen's. He is an aviaiton photographer who has some amazing shots. I have one of his Air to Air books and it is awsome to look at some of his work.

 

[jetbluedog]

a good book

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[bobbysamd]

Peter Buffington

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Petey's book can't be all that great if he needed a vanity press to publish it.

For those who don't know, a vanity press is when you pay a publisher to print your book, unlike a reputable book publisher, such as Doubleday or McGraw-Hill, which accepts your manuscript, prints it, edits it and markets it.