- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: Airlife Publishing Ltd; 4th Revised edition edition (27 Nov 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1840371897
- ISBN-13: 978-1840371895
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.7 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 869,081 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Chapter by chapter the reader is taken gently from the basics of the big jets to the sophistication of the 'glass cockpit' in preparation for the pilot's seat on a Boeing 777 flight from London to Boston. Examine the weather forecast with the pilots, monitor the take-off from the flight deck, listen to the radio reports along the way, view the mid-Atlantic weather from above the clouds, witness the preparations for descent and experience the excitement of landing in Boston. Flying the Big Jets is a comprehensive book that reveals as never before the every-day working environment of the modern long-haul airline pilot.
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Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Excellent and detailed. Reveals all the science and skill one takes for granted
proving a fascinating insight into the airline technology. Fundetal physics of flight covered,
also the art of navigation historic and present.
proving a fascinating insight into the airline technology. Fundetal physics of flight covered,
also the art of navigation historic and present.
9 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is truly fantastic. My hobby is reading all about passenger jets and this book is really the one which I was looking for. Full of information regarding my favourite plane the 747-400. My favourite part in this book is the section where the author gives the detailed description of an actual flight from London Heathrow to New York JFK. A truly fantastic book.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
The best so far...
29 May 2001
Format:Hardcover
Captain Stewart first prepares the reader with competent knowledge of the aircraft and navigation before letting the person take a peek at the entire flight from beginning till end from London to New York.
I find the language used and the way the book is written in to be very serious, as if the Capt. takes your interest in what he does seriously. Of course, this book omits all the boo boos and emergencies that the writer experienced in his career, but it is a great book to learn by heart if you are an airliner enthusiast.
There is something for the experts as well as amateaurs. A must read!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Fascinating reading. I have a new appreciation for pilots.
11 May 1997
Format:Hardcover
I throughly enjoyed this book. So many fascinating details about the
planes, flight procedures and complexity of navigation. As a bonus you get a
useful introduction to the physics of flying as well as the history of
navigation. My copy of the book already has two people signed up to
borrow it!
planes, flight procedures and complexity of navigation. As a bonus you get a
useful introduction to the physics of flying as well as the history of
navigation. My copy of the book already has two people signed up to
borrow it!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Fascinating introduction on how to fly commercial airliners.
28 Sep 1997
Format:Hardcover
This book is designed for two groups of people: pilots who desire to someday fly the 'big ones', and non-pilots who desire to someday fly the 'big ones'. The author provides an introduction to each of the major systems of a large commercial aircraft, and explains how flying large jet airliners is different from flying smaller piston or turbine powered airplanes. The author has taken a potentially very difficult subject and made it fairly easy for the novice pilot (or aspiring pilot) to understand. A very interesting book well worth reading, and a must have for all you 'wannabe' airline pilots. (This is a review of the first edition).
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