The temperature is minus forty degrees. A helicopter has landed on the frozen surface of Lake Michigan. "What have I done?" Alistair Craig asks himself, as his dream of a new life is shattered when he discovers the identity of his passenger, and becomes embroiled in a terrorist kidnap plot headed by a ruthless Al Qaeda gang. An...

CARs are, of necessity written in legal language, which is bad enough, but they are still difficult to get around, even though the old regulations were "difficult to understand", illogical in their organisation, overly complex and utilsed legal language.This book is intended to be a quick reference for people involved in Canad...

The idea behind this book is not only to get you through your exams, but to be a source of reference afterwards, maybe as a quick refresher for proficiency checks, or simply to dip into now and then. In other words, it's not a book geared specifically towards particular questions, although there are enough subtle hints here an...

The confusing legalese of the Federal Aviation Regulations has been translated into every-day English, making them far more understandable than the government originals Does it work? Judge for yourself: where FAA used 119 pages for FAR Part 91 in the FAR/AIM 2005, Croucher gets it all into 55 pages. Overall, it works very w...

This book is intended to be a quick reference for people involved in European Aviation, from pilots to Ops staff, to save you either carrying around a lot of large files, or a CD, which requires a laptop. We've left out as many boring bits as possible, such as preambles, etc, together with a lot of duplication, and incorporated...

Featuring the most up-to-date information this ne wpublication for 2008 is the most thorough presentation yet for the JAR Private Pilot’s Licence, for both helicopters and aeroplanes. In this book the authors experience helps you with your JAR exams as well as giving you tips used by professional pilots to make you a better ...

A thorough presentation for the JAR PPL, for both helicopters and aeroplanes. Written by a highly experienced pilot who holds Canadian, JAR and US licenses for aeroplanes and helicopters. In this book he uses his experience to help you with your JAR exams as well as giving you tips used by professional pilots to make you a bet...

A reference book that follows the ATPL syllabus for aeroplanes and helicopters, so you can use it before, during and after your exams, for the whole of your career! People waiting to start a course, or keeping current while waiting for a job to turn up will find it useful, since the usual study materials are not easy to read ...

A book that has very little to do with flying, but everything to do with being a pilot - and the sort of training and information you need after you pass your licence exams, but don't always get, covering the practical and admin sides of flying aeroplanes and helicopters. If you're a corporate pilot, with no Public Transport ex...

This new volume is designed to replace the slightly dated Helicopter Pilots Manuals Volumes 1 & 2 and is to be used by anyone embarking on their initial PPL(H) course. The text is a cut down version of the Professional Helicopter Pilot Studies which is for those pilots intending to go onto commercial helicopter flying. It ...

Based on the author's soon-to-be-approved JAA ATPL(H)(V) course, this book provides all the material required for the JAA exams, including the PPL(H), CPL(H) and ATPL(H), plus a few extras, like the Instrument Rating. The book has been specially designed for the needs of professional or military pilots seeking to gain an alter...

For aeroplane and helicopter pilots! The material is based on the author's Single Pilot CRM courses, with lots more thrown in. "I have nothing but praise. It really is a timely piece of work. I’ve been through the United Airlines CRM program, and a couple of corporate programs. None of them are geared towards the single pilo...

What's commonly called the ANO (i.e. the big green book), actually consists of many parts. This book (so far) deals with Part 1, the Air Navigation Order, and Part 2, The Rules of the Air, which are officially called Statutory Instruments 2000 No 1562 and 1991 No 2437. They are, of necessity, written in legal language, which i...

This book reflects the author's extensive experience, both on type and training others to fly it. It contains many operating tips and facts that you don't normally find out until you have flown the machine for several hundred hours. "On a happy note, I finally got my PPC done on the 206. The new 206 book was great for gettin...

One problem with helicoptering is that there are virtually no flying clubs, at least of the sort that exist for fixed wing, so pilots get very little chance to swap stories, unless they meet in a muddy field somewhere, waiting for their passengers. As a result, the same mistakes are being made and the same lessons learnt separ...