The Helicopter Pilot's Handbook - Softcover

Croucher, Phil

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1534923543 ISBN 13: 9781534923546

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

Synopsis

One problem with helicoptering is that there are virtually no flying clubs, at least of the sort that exist for fixed wing, so pilots get very little chance to swap stories, unless they meet in a muddy field somewhere, waiting for their passengers. As a result, the same mistakes are being made and the same lessons learnt separately instead of being shared - it's comforting sometimes to know that you're not the only one to inflate the floats by accident! Even when you do get into a school, there are still a couple of things they don't teach you, namely that aviation runs on paperwork, and how to get a job, including interview techniques, etc - flying the aircraft is actually less than a third of the job. Another is that nobody really tells you anything, either about the job you have to do (from the customer) or how to do it (the company) - you will always be up against the other guy who managed to do it last week! Sure, there will be training, but, even in the best companies, this will be relatively minimal. This book is an attempt to correct the above situations by gathering together as much information as possible for helicopter pilots, old and new, professional and otherwise, in an attempt to explain the why, so the how will become easier (you will be so much more useful if you know what the customer is trying to achieve). In short, this is all the stuff nobody taught me - every tip and trick I have learnt has been included.

About this title

About the Author:

Phil Croucher is an independent Logistics and Supply Chain consultant and lecturer at the University of East Anglia. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and has an MSc from Cranfield University.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1534923543
• ISBN 13: 9781534923546
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 230