Product Description

The Advanced Pilot's Flight Manual has long been a standard reference for veteran pilots preparing for the commercial written and flight tests. Explanations bridge the gap between theory and practical application, covering the fundamentals of airplane Lift, Weight, Drag, and Thrust, as well as the effects of variable factors such as altitude and temperature on the operation of the aircraft. In this completely updated sixth edition, Kershner has added the 651 multiple-choice questions on airplanes from the FAA Commercial Pilot Written Test Book, with answers and explanations.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1596694 in Books
• Published on: 1994-12
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 398 pages

Customer Reviews

Informationally dense and useful for commercial pilots
"The Advanced Pilot's Flight Manual" examines several topics that would be of interest to budding commercial pilots (and beyond): stability and performance, advanced systems, navigation, and high altitude operations. It's not a book you'd read cover-to-cover, because it's *very* detailed in some of its analyses. It's a good reference and can be used to augment your ground schooling for the commercial pilot written exam.

In Private Pilot school, you learned to do a weight and balance, with a vague semblance that being too heavy was "bad." You also learned to stay within the c.g. (center of gravity) envelope. You were told that if you are in turbulence, slow down to "minimum maneuvering speed." What you probably didn't know is why. Kershner spends almost half of the book exploring performance and stability and talks about what might happen to the airplane in certain regions of the performance envelope.

For the Cessna 152 and Cessna 172 pilot, there are also sections discussing "advanced systems" such as retractable gear, controllable pitch (aka "constant speed") propeller, turbo charging, and high altitude operations. These are less thorough than the stability and performance section, but are nonetheless a good introduction.

The last third of the book is intended to help prepare for the FAA exam. As the book is several years old, the questions (and supplementary material) for the written exam will have changed a bit and should be viewed as "practice questions" with answers.

The ten pages devoted to the practical exam are useful. The Gleim book for the Commercial Pilot practical test is probably going to be more helpful.

Excellent Technical Reference
This manual is outstanding technically. However, I would recommend it be used more as a reference than trying to sit down and read through the entire thing cover-to-cover. A must have for Commercial Pilots and CFIs.

Complicated but complete Flight Manual
The information provided in this book is complete but it's sometimes hard to understand. Not recomended for anyone not into aviation.