The killing zone: how and why pilots die /
Paul A. Craig.
- 2nd ed.
- New York, NY : McGraw-Hill, c2013.
- xi, 288 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
Includes index.
Introduction -- The killing zone -- Available safety versus actual safety -- Continued VFR into IFR conditions -- Maneuvering flight -- Takeoff and climb -- Approach and landing -- Runway incursion -- Midair collision -- Fuel management -- Pilot health, alcohol, and drugs -- Night flying -- Ice -- The effects of advanced flight training -- Instrument flight & CFIT -- Advanced aircraft accidents -- Pilot personality -- Airmanship.
"This survival guide for beginning pilots with experience ranging from 50-350 hours clearly explains the top twelve pilot killers and how to avoid them"-Provided by publisher.
9780071798402 (alk. paper)
2012049110
Aircraft accidents--Human factors. Air pilots--Training. Aeronautics--Safety measures.