- Hardcover: 285 pages
- Publisher: Airlife Publishing Ltd; 3rd Revised edition edition (May 1992)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1853102903
- ISBN-13: 978-1853102905
- Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 13.2 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 269,612 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Presents the facts about the jumbo jet. Chapter by chapter, the reader is taken from the basics of the big jets until, ultimately, the preparation for the pilot's seat on an actual flight from London to New York is outlined. All aspects are shown: from examining the weather forecast to landing.
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9 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
fantastic book!!!!!! full of usefull information,
By A Customer
This review is from: Flying the Big Jets (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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4.6 out of 5 stars (13 customer reviews) 6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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The best so far...,
By Carl Chen - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Flying the Big Jets (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! 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Fascinating introduction on how to fly commercial airliners.,
By Paladin "And that's the truth" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Flying the Big Jets (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).
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Fascinating reading. I have a new appreciation for pilots.,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Flying the Big Jets: All You Wanted to Know About the Jumbos but Couldn't Find a Pilot to Ask (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!
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