Controlling Pilot Error: Checklists & Compliance - Softcover

Turner, Thomas P.

 
9780071372541: Controlling Pilot Error: Checklists & Compliance
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0071372547 ISBN 13: 9780071372541
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional, 2001

Synopsis

Checklists & Compliance

Do it or don't fly. Read and learn:


*Why highly skilled, highly proficient pilots make tragic errors
*Reasons that pilots too often take off without fuel
*How to avoid a myriad of mishaps and accidents resulting from inadequate attention to protocols and details
*Why gear-up landings are a recurring pattern, despite safeguards
*How to beat the most common causes of takeoff and landing misconfigurations
*Ways to build good piloting habits and keep them strong
*Real-life pilot near-miss stories you won't forget

Fast &Focused Rx For Pilot Error

The most effective aviation safety tools available, Controlling Pilot Error guides offer you expert protection against the causes of up to 80% of aviation accidents-pilot mistakes. Each title provides:


*Related case studies
*Valuable "save yourself" techniques
*Clear and concise analysis of error sets

Best For Pilots-Build Your Knowledge Base-Increase Your Confidence-Sharpen Your Skills-Learn Lifesaving Tips

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About the Author

Thomas P. Turner holds instructor ratings for instruments, and single- and multi-engine airplanes. He has a master's degree in aviation safety, contributes to over 30 aviation magazines, and is a regular speaker at EAA AirVenture and other pilot gatherings. Turner also wrote COCKPIT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, now in its Second Edition, and WEATHER PATTERNS AND PHENOMENA: A Pilot's Guide, now in its Second Edition, both bestsellers in McGraw-Hill's Practical Flying Series.

From the Back Cover

CHECKLISTS & COMPLIANCE

Do it or don't fly. Read and learn:


*Why highly skilled, highly proficient pilots make tragic errors
*Reasons that pilots too often take off without fuel
*How to avoid a myriad of mishaps and accidents resulting from inadequate attention to protocols and details
*Why gear-up landings are a recurring pattern, despite safeguards
*How to beat the most common causes of takeoff and landing misconfigurations
*Ways to build good piloting habits and keep them strong
*Real-life pilot near-miss stories you won't forget

FAST & FOCUSED RX FOR PILOT ERROR

The most effective aviation safety tools available, CONTROLLING PILOT ERROR guides offer you expert protection against the causes of up to 80% of aviation accidents--pilot mistakes. Each title provides:


*Related case studies
*Valuable "save yourself" techniques
*Clear and concise analysis of error sets

BEST FOR PILOTS--BUILD YOUR KNOWLEDGE BASE--INCREASE YOUR CONFIDENCE--SHARPEN YOUR SKILLS--LEARN LIFESAVING TIPS

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Publisher
McGraw-Hill Professional
Publication date
2001
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0071372547
ISBN 13 
9780071372541
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
150