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A treasury of thirty-seven years of flying and teaching experience in the world's most popular executive aircraft, the Beechcraft King Air. No pilot or owner of a King Air should be without this insightful, educational, illuminating, and fun guide to the proper operation and care of this fine aircraft.

Der Wirtschaftsjournalist David Groman wird beauftragt, einen Bildband zum 50. Jubiläum der Ecoline zu erstellen, bei der er einst angestellt war. Doch es läuft nicht rund. Seiner Kontaktperson wird plötzlich gekündigt, der neue Vorstand droht mit Massenentlassungen, Streiks legen den Betrieb lahm und einige Manager kommen unter ungeklärten Umständen zu Tode. Dann stürzt auch noch ein Flieger bei München ab. Die Ecoline trudelt auf ein finanzielles Desaster zu und Groman gerät mitten hinein in diesen Strömungsabriss. Eine Geschichte nah am Möglichen, wie sie nur ein Airliner erzählen kann.

Amelia Earhart (Atchinson, 1898-Pacífico Sur, 1937). Cuando volar un avión era un acto más que temerario, Amelia Earhart fue la primera mujer que cruzó el Atlántico y el Pacífico en solitario. Además de sus hazañas como piloto, escribió tres libros y muchos artículos con los relatos de...

This book is the product of The Earhart Project, a thirty-four-year investigation of the Earhart tragedy by The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery. TIGHAR investigators had no agenda. They were not out to advocate, excuse, honor, or impugn. They saw the Earhart disappearance as an aviation accident and reasoned the answer to its cause and outcome should be discoverable if they could find, assemble, and analyze the relevant data. 

Brought to you by Penguin. The enthralling history of the iconic, world class Jumbo Jet, from former 747 pilot Scott Bateman Nothing like Boeing's 747 had ever been seen before. Everything about it was superlative. When it emerged from the Boeing factory in 1968, the sheer scale of the jet made...

The things that airlines, aircraft manufacturers, and the FAA are not sharing with the public. This audiobook is the result of the author’s doctoral research—Safety Culture, Training, Understanding, Aviation Passion: The Impact on Manual Flight and Operational Performance.

Michelle Huntington's dream of flight took root at the age of seven—and, against all odds, she became one of just 500 female airline captains worldwide. Over two decades, she’s flown solo across vast oceans, landed on rugged outback strips, and even survived a lightning strike mid-flight.

Take off on an unforgettable journey with Donald Osborn, a born storyteller whose life plays out like an adventure across the skies. From his humble beginnings in western Nebraska to navigating the unpredictable world of commercial aviation, Osborn’s career soars from flight instructing to the high-stakes realities of airline life.

Bloomsbury presents How To Build a Spitfire by David Price, read by Greg Wagland. A unique homage to the fighter aircraft that won the Battle of Britain, marrying the story of how the author built a replica Spitfire in his garden with the plane's operational history. In April 2018 David Price...

Acclaimed as the modern-day version of Titanic, MAYDAY is a riveting Aviation Thriller with a new twist. Fasten your seat belt and raise your tray table because the ride is about to get terrifying. Ever wonder what really happens in the cockpit during a life-threatening emergency? Dan takes his listeners where no passenger is ever allowed to go – past the armored steel cockpit door and into the pilot seat – transporting them on a terrifying journey that has a chilling resemblance to recent actual events.

Master the FAA Part 107 Drone Test with confidence using this streamlined and effective crash course study guide. Designed for aspiring remote pilots, this book focuses exclusively on the essential topics tested on the Part 107 certification exam. With clear explanations, practical examples, and a concise layout, this guide ensures you grasp critical concepts without wasting time on unnecessary fluff. Whether you're a hobbyist looking to go pro or a professional renewing your certification, this resource provides everything you need to succeed.

Long Island's history is filled with fascinating firsts, magnificent mansions, and captivating characters. From Glenn Curtiss, the first pilot to fly a plane on the island, to Earle Ovington, who carried the country's first airmail, the area has been known as the cradle of aviation. Millionaire William K. Vanderbilt's Long Island Motor Parkway, remnants of which still remain, was the nation's first highway. The desolate ruins of an exiled Albanian king's estate lie in the midst of the woods of the Muttontown Preserve.

How does a plane stay up in the air? Does the Mile-High Club actually exist? When you flush the toilet, where does it all go? Buckle up for some turbulence because nothing flies under the radar for Captain Jeremy Burfoot. With more than 35 years of airline experience, the former Qantas pilot...

You’re in the cockpit of the legendary F-14 Tomcat fighter, blazing along at twice the speed of sound seven miles above the ocean and the carrier that hurled you off its deck. You’re practicing dogfighting with “aggressors,” guys on your side flying F-16s. You’re patrolling the tense skies above Iraq, and with the push of a button you can launch the 100-mile Phoenix missile that can blow a foe to scrap before you even see him. You are an expert in fighter tactics and aircraft carrier operations, and it all leads to your command of an F-14 fighter squadron of more than three hundred people.

On a stormy late May morning in 2008, TACA Airlines Flight 390 crashes at Honduras’s Toncontin International Airport, one of the most dangerous airports in the world. Five people die in the crash—among them Rossana D’Antonio’s brother, pilot Cesare D’Antonio. Suspecting Cesare will be made a scapegoat for the accident, as so often happens to pilots, Rossana decides to leverage her decades of experience as an engineer and set out in search of the truth.

Have you ever gazed up at the night sky—at the vast stretch of darkness dotted with stars—and felt something stir in your chest? A sense of awe, perhaps. Or curiosity. Or even longing. For thousands of years, human beings have looked upward and dreamed. We dreamed of flight, of touching the Moon, of venturing beyond the pull of our gravity well. We built telescopes to see the heavens better.