Pilot's rules of thumb: Rules of thumb, easy aviation math, handy formulas, quick tips
by Art Parma
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Author: Art ParmaEdition: Spiral-bound
Audio: English (Published)
Published: 1999-12-31
ISBN: 0963197347
Number of pages: 49
Publisher: Flight Time Pub
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Book Review: "Pilot's Rules of Thumb" by Art Parma (Flight Time Publishing). A review
Summary: 4 Stars
This little book fits in your shirt pocket (unless you wear polo shirts), small enough to be handy and available. It is a compilations of simple rules of thumb for various piloting and pilotage problems that come up on cross-country flights. You probably know that barometric pressure varies about 1 inch per 1,000 ft altitude change, but did you know that you can set your altimeter to 29.92 and read the pressure altitude? You may know that true airspeed increases 2% over IAS (indicated airspeed) for each 1,000 ft, but did you know that the maneuvering speed Va is about 1.7 of Vsi? Even if you know half the rules of thumb already, and even if you find your GPS takes care of 60% of these rules, wouldn't it be smart to have the others handy when the battery on the GPS dies, or when you need to know the point when it will take equal time in a given headwind to continue or to return? The quick rules are broken down by topic, starting with temp./altitude/airspeed questions via fuel burn rules, take-off and climb data and end with approaches and landings and other aviation calculations. From me, as a relatively new taildragger pilot and also learning gliders, just reading the book re-inforces the learning I did for the checkride and the learning that follows the checkride. It's a heck of a lot easier to look up something here than trying to find the right page of the Flying Handbook on your lap as you approach IMC (Instrument Meteorological Conditions).
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