Pilot's Manual: Airline Transport Pilot : All the Aeronautical Knowledge Required for the ATP Certification Training Program by Shayne Daku and Mark Dusenbury (2019, Hardcover)

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PublisherAviation Supplies & Academics, Incorporated
ISBN-101619546973
ISBN-139781619546974
eBay Product ID (ePID)20038500071

Product Key Features

Book TitlePilot's Manual: Airline Transport Pilot : All the Aeronautical Knowledge Required for the ATP Certification Training Program
Number of Pages200 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicAviation / Piloting & Flight Instruction, Aeronautics & Astronautics
Publication Year2019
IllustratorYes
GenreTransportation, Technology & Engineering
AuthorShayne Daku, Mark Dusenbury
Book SeriesThe Pilot's Manual Ser.
FormatHardcover

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Item Length10.8 in
Item Width8.2 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2018-048937
TitleLeadingThe
SynopsisBecoming an airline pilot demands a well-rounded candidate--someone skilled in the operation and handling of aircraft who is of the utmost professional and moral character. This book covers the technical areas while highlighting what it means to be an aviation professional.The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) outlines the content required by the Airline Transport Pilot -- Certification Training Program (ATP-CTP). The ATP-CTP ground school must be completed prior to taking the FAA ATP knowledge exam needed to earn an ATP certificate. This book covers all the topics required and provides practical advice on topics pertinent to a newly-hired airline pilot, including: aerodynamics with a focus on high altitude operations, stall prevention and recovery, and general upset recovery techniques for transport category aircraft; applicable weather considerations with emphasis on abnormal weather conditions, icing, and severe weather avoidance; general operating principles when working for an airline; and physiological factors, checklist procedures, equipment failures, turbine engines, transport category performance, and automation. Concluding chapters are dedicated to leadership and professionalism, crew resource management, safety culture, and regulations, including sleep and duty regulations as well as operating rules that differ from general aviation regulations.This book can be used in academic advanced jet transition training courses to help students prepare for their transition to the airlines. Review questions conclude each chapter., Becoming an airline pilot demands a well-rounded candidate--someone skilled in the operation and handling of aircraft who is of the utmost professional and moral character. This book covers the technical areas while highlighting what it means to be an aviation professional. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) outlines the content required by the Airline Transport Pilot -- Certification Training Program (ATP-CTP). The ATP-CTP ground school must be completed prior to taking the FAA ATP knowledge exam needed to earn an ATP certificate. This book covers all the topics required and provides practical advice on topics pertinent to a newly-hired airline pilot, including: aerodynamics with a focus on high altitude operations, stall prevention and recovery, and general upset recovery techniques for transport category aircraft; applicable weather considerations with emphasis on abnormal weather conditions, icing, and severe weather avoidance; general operating principles when working for an airline; and physiological factors, checklist procedures, equipment failures, turbine engines, transport category performance, and automation. Concluding chapters are dedicated to leadership and professionalism, crew resource management, safety culture, and regulations, including sleep and duty regulations as well as operating rules that differ from general aviation regulations. This book can be used in academic advanced jet transition training courses to help students prepare for their transition to the airlines. Review questions conclude each chapter.
LC Classification NumberTL546.5.D87 2019

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  • the book did'nt impress me

    the book doesn't reflect what other countries would expect of their pilots to know to the standard of an airline transport pilot. this book contains a lot of fluff. there is nothing about international overwater flying to other countries.

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