New from ASA is Practical Electricity for Aviation Maintenance Technicians. The new book is based on the original text by Dale Crane, and edited by Dennis W. Wilt. Illustrated throughout, each chapter concludes with review questions for classroom and self-study use. ASA officials note that it is an ideal textbook for high school STEM and Magnet programs, […]
Books
When the Navy Took to the Air published
Just published is “When the Navy Took to the Air: The Experimental Seaplane Stations of the Royal Naval Air Service.” The book tells the story of the Royal Navy’s experimental First World War air stations. Now forgotten, these experimental air stations were the equivalent of Farnborough, the US Air Force Test Center at Edwards AFB, and Russia’s […]
Coast Dogs collection lost to fire
For every mile you travel north, there are 90 miles of shoreline. No one knows who came up with that measurement for the British Columbia coastline, but tracking every inlet, sound, bay and cove makes the number convincing. There are coastal seaplane pilots who do it every day in the daunting fog and drizzle typical […]
New photographic history of Lindbergh to be released
“Lindbergh: A Photographic History of the Lone Eagle” will be released July 1, 2017, by Roundup Press. The hardcover book, which contains 240 sepia photographs, will sell for $59.95. Collaborating on the book is Bruce McAllister, a photographer, writer, and commercial pilot with 5,100 hours of flight time, and Stephan Wilkinson, a freelance magazine, film and book writer for the past […]
Flying with the iPad eBook updated
Just updated is “Flying with the iPad.” The ebook’s fourth edition includes information on the iPad Pro, iOS 10, and the latest enhancements to popular aviation apps, according to Sporty’s officials. “Pilots have adopted the iPad faster than any other consumer technology in recent memory,” says Sporty’s Vice President John Zimmerman. “From student pilots in […]
New edition of Private Pilot Oral Exam Guide released
The Eleventh Edition of the Private Pilot Oral Exam Guide has been updated to comply with the Airman Certification Standards (ACS) and other recent FAA publications, rules and procedures. Designed to help prepare student pilots for the oral exam portion of their checkride with FAA examiners, this guide is also great preparation for flight reviews, […]
‘The Devil Dragon Pilot’ published
Aviation author, Lawrence A. Colby has launched his book “The Devil Dragon Pilot: A Ford Stevens Military-Aviation Thriller.” The book is the story of military pilot Captain Ford Stevens, who is asked to take on the most dangerous assignment of his life. It is filled with military-style adventure, elaborate characters, and an international plot that involves high-speed flight, […]
Just released: ‘White Pearl, Red Sea’
Just released in time for the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor is “White Pearl, Red Sea: The Attack on Pearl Harbor — Two Sides to Every Battle” by Douglas Westfall and Ryozo Kimihira. Subtitled “The Memoirs of Sgt. Milton Verberg and Lt. Zenji Abe,” the story is told through the words of the two […]
‘Zen Pilot’ reveals the spiritual side of flying
A new book by pilot Robert DeLaurentis goes beyond turning dials, throwing switches and cranking ailerons. “Zen Pilot: Flight of Passion & the Journey Within” is an adventure of the soul, told by a man who has a graduate degree in spiritual psychology and whose 2015 flight around the world forced him to peer into the […]