This is Volume 3 in a series of seven from Trevor Thom and covers the tricky subject of Air Navigation and again like it's predesesors it is marvellous. If you are taking a PPL, this book is an absolute must as it contains most of the syllabus and is a great guide into navigation.

Updated to the new JAR syllabus 'The Air Pilot's Manual' series by Trevor Thom have become internationally recognised as the foremost pilot training textbooks. With new, easy to read page layouts and excellent, clear computer generated graphics throughout they offer the student the best opportunity for easy learning of the Flying and Ground subjects for the Private Pilot Licence and will always provide excellent revision for the qualified pilot. They are standard issue for flying training organisations in the United Kingdom and throughout the World

Contents of this volume

Volume 3 covers Air Navigation and includes:

Basic Navigation Theory - Speed - Direction Navigation Computer - Vertical Navigation Time - The Earth - Aero-Nautical Charts Flight Planning - Pre-Flight - Route Selection and Charts - Flight Log - Flight Plan En-Route Navigation - Techniques - Navigation in Remote Areas - Entry/Exit Lanes .

Virtually all pilots want and need to be proficient in cross-country flying. Here is a step-by-step look at flight techniques that will give you the skills and confidence you need to handle a variety of flying conditions. Filled with insights and anecdotes from seasoned pilot and author Jerry A. Eichenberger, Cross-Country Flying focuses on VFR (Visual Flight Rules) flying in a typical, single-engine airplane. You’ll get a system-by-system analysis of preflight planning and preparation methods to make sure you don’t overlook problems before takeoff. There are detailed chapters on the new U.S. airspace classifications and on avionics, including the Global Positioning System (GPS).

• Flights without electronic navigation aids
• Engine and fuel management
• Altitude, speed, and climb and descent options
• lnflight emergencies
• Climate and its effect on flight
• Night flying
• Flying over mountains and water

Global Navigation for Pilots, Second Edition by Dale De Remer and Donald McLean Subtitled International Flight Techniques and Procedures, this book has been the definitive textbook on these subjects since 1993.
This updated Second Edition carries on that tradition with new graphics, new text material, and critical information on European flight planning, systems and regulations. Also new to this Second Edition are chapters on Global Positioning Systems technology and its applications, and FANS: Future Air Navigation Systems. Trans-oceanic and long-distance navigation is covered in detail, as are complex technologies such as Flight Management Systems, Inertial Navigation Systems, and LORAN-C. Each topic is explained with the precision required for classroom instruction, while retaining the readability needed for general reference.

With every aspect of pilot navigation-from a discussion of International Civil Aviation Organization history and regulations to planning, flight operations, and navigation equipment-this book is written with the precision required for classroom instruction while retaining the readability needed for a general audience. Explained are aeronautical charts and maps, navigation techniques for plotting and distance measuring, and complex technologies.

This book, the third in the series, has been produced primarily to assist an applicant for a Private Pilot's Licence in the study for the Navigation examination. It is not intended as a complete course of study, but is designed to act as a guide to the main points in the syllabus. However, it is also intended to help thse who have already passsed the examination by giving them a document to which they can refer in order to navigate safely and practically.

In a departure from the other volumes, the book also includes suggestions for practical airbourne navigation, which are intended for use both for students and qualified pilots. They are not intended to replace advice from a student's own instructor. However, the book suggests methods which the author has found practical.
The most important parts of the syllabus, especially those relating directly to safety, are covered in detail. However, the coverage of parts which the author considers less vital is only sufficient to give a basic understanding of general structure. To cover the whole syllabus, or indeeed to fly with a igh level of safety, more detailed knowledge is required, and pilot should struve to learn as musch about their aircraft and its environment as possible. Pilots must refer to the Aeronautical Information Publication and other documents for accuarcy and confirmation before flight. This is especially true because this book is not amended as legislation changes.