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Books : Fatal Traps for Helicopter PilotsIn association with Amazon.comby: Greg Whyte  List Price: $39.95 Amazon.com's Price: $26.37 You Save: $13.58 (34%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 629 EAN: 9780071488303 ISBN: 0071488308 Label: McGraw-Hill Professional Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Professional Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 395 Publication Date: November 29, 2006 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Studio: McGraw-Hill Professional Sales Rank: 85972 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Acquire the Life-Saving Skills Needed to Eliminate or Reduce Most Helicopter Accidents A vital resource for pilots, helicopter enthusiasts, and aircraft maintenance technicians, Fatal Traps for Helicopter Pilots analyzes all aspects of helicopter accidents, including flight basics, engineering, meteorology, flight training, and human factors. This life-saving guide shows how proper preparation can help prevent accidents by addressing causes such as aerodynamic problems, mechanical failures, poor loading, mid-air collisions, and more. Filled with case studies and first-hand accounts of accidents, the book organizes accident types by primary causes, presenting proven methods for eliminating or reducing the possibility of each type. Greg Whyte, an ex commercial helicopter pilot and professional aviation writer, draws on his own flying experiences and those of other flight veterans to provide a wealth of practical information and safety tips that are essential for everyone who flies, maintains or crews in helicopters. Filled with over 100 helpful illustrations, Fatal Traps for Helicopter Pilots enables readers to:
Inside This Aviation Accident-Prevention Guide • Basic Flight Principles • Vortex Ring State • Recirculation • Ground Resonance • Retreating Blade Stall • Dynamic Rollover • Overpitching • Main Rotor Strikes • Mid-Air Collisions • Mast Bumping • Engine Failures • Tail Rotor Failures • Mechanical Failures • Fuel • Fire • Ditching • Loading Issues • Winching • Weather • Crew and Pre-flight Hazards • Human Factors • Training Mishaps Average Rating:
 Rating: - Fatal Traps for Helicopter PilotsGood book for any helicopter pilot. My husband crashed his helicopter last summer, luckily he survived but the ship was destroyed. This book helped him get back into flying and learn from his and others experiences. As his wife, I liked the book also. Rating: - Christmas PresentMy daughter's boyfriend requested this book for Christmas. I was very happy to find it and receive it so quickly. It is exactly what he wanted! Thank you Amazon! Rating: - A Life Saver For Helicopter PilotsWOW!! I am a Helicopter Pilot w/just over 200hrs logged.This book has so much life saving information on what could happen to you when you don't cross all your " T's " .This book is so easy to read , its perfect for students & professional Helicopter Pilots.If you don't want to hear the truth about what could happen to you,then this book is not for you. I can't tell you enough how I wish that all Helicopter flight schools and the FAA should make this book manatory to read.This book could SAVE ... Read More Rating:  - Good IdeaFirst off, the idea of dissecting accidents to learn what/what not to do is a great idea and something that rotorcraft pilots definitely miss out on--Whyte should be praised for taking the initiative to do this. On the downside, too much of the book is just raw accident reports (or Whyte's summary of them) that offer either the most basic details or minutiae that makes sense only to the manufacturer's engineers. At some points it's frustrating to read through these not knowing where they're going, ... Read More Rating: - An excellent book for Helo PilotsWell,i had been looking for a book related to helicopter accidents and causes until i saw "Fatal Traps For Helicopter Pilots".The dramatic accident rate of helicopter operations always took my attention and made me ponder over the subject.This book gives vast information of helicopter aerodynamics and inspects the accident "cause" and "result" logic,rather than connect the dots theory.It does not matter if you are a novice or a veteran pilot,you had better have a look at the Fatal Traps For Helicopter ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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