Cockpit Resource Management: The Private Pilot's Guide (Tab Practical Flying Series) - Softcover

Thomas P. Turner

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0070656045 ISBN 13: 9780070656048

Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill, 1995

Synopsis

Used successfully by airlines to increase safety, Cockpit Resource Management (CRM) involves many principles which can be applied to pilots flying solo. This book explains how, using CRM techniques, private pilots can increase their flying proficiency and prevent accidents. Weaving actual accident case histories with an in-depth look at CRM philosophy, author Thomas P. Turner explains how to apply CRM to a single-pilot operator. CRM principles discussed include situational awareness, planning and thinking ahead, developing good communications skills, and enhancing decision-making skills. A volume in the TAB Practical Flying Series.

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From the Back Cover

Professional CRM techniques customized for single-pilot operations! Cockpit Resource Management: The Private Pilot's Guide is the first manual to transfer lifesaving CRM techniques to the private pilot/single operator environment, showing you how to: handle distractions; recognize and circumvent potential emergency situations; reduce cockpit workload; be aware of hazardous attitudes; sharpen your judgment; improve decision-making skills; increase situational awareness. The key says Turner, is toset realistic goals for each flight, and to prioritize these goals to maximize safety. Step by step, Turner demonstrates how, through a clear and logical presentation of CRM skills and techniques, from preflight to landing. Case studies provide vivid examples of CRM in action. This fully updated second edition includes the latest safety regulations and accident studies, recent and pending changes in regulations, and a greatly expanded teaching chapter.

Edition details

• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0070656045
• ISBN 13: 9780070656048
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 256