Air Sports & Recreations Books

The internationally recognised Air Pilot's Manual series is the clearest and most comprehensive guide to the JAR PPL(A), and has been revised and updated to meet JAR requirements.

Teach Yourself to Fly was first published on the eve of the Second World War in 1938. Its main purpose was to prepare thousands of volunteers and conscripts for service in the Royal Air Force.

Formed in 1965, the RAF's Red Arrows are the most famous formation aerobatic display team in the world. On their many overseas display tours, the 'Reds' have attracted a worldwide following as ambassadors for Great Britain. This work describes the history of the Red Arrows, from their beginnings as the Yellowjacks since the early sixties.

The internationally recognised Air Pilot's Manual series is the clearest and most comprehensive guide to the JAR PPL(A), and has been revised and updated to meet JAR requirements.

The internationally recognised Air Pilot's Manual series is the clearest and most comprehensive guide to the JAR PPL(A), and has been revised and updated to meet JAR requirements.

The internationally recognised Air Pilot's Manual series is the clearest and most comprehensive guide to the JAR PPL(A), and has been revised and updated to meet JAR requirements.

The internationally recognised Air Pilot's Manual series is the clearest and most comprehensive guide to the JAR PPL(A), and has been revised and updated to meet JAR requirements.

The internationally recognised Air Pilot's Manual series is the clearest and most comprehensive guide to the JAR PPL(A), and has been revised and updated to meet JAR requirements.

The internationally recognised Air Pilot's Manual series is the clearest and most comprehensive guide to the JAR PPL(A), and has been revised and updated to meet JAR requirements.

The Blue Angels were formed in 1946, and have been performing daring Arial displays ever since. This illustrated volume conducts us through the Blue Angels' history, form the first flight leader Roy Butch Voris in his Grumman F6F Hellcat to McDonnell Douglas F/A -18 Hornet. It presents a review of the Angel's changing craft and personnel.

In 1946 the Blue Angels first took wing. In soaring words and photographs, this book celebrates the popular unit's feats, key figures, and aircraft from Flight Leader Roy Butch Voris' first outing in 1946 to the time of the Korean Conflict, when the Blue Angels formed the nucleus of a fighter squadron known as Satan's Kittens .

Aimed at serious aviators whether they are beginners or very experienced, this flying manual records verbatim, the language of the flying instructor as spoken in the air.

A comprehensive look at the subject of aerobatics. The author, Neil Williams has been British Aerobatics Champion 12 times. The book takes the novice from the first tentative experiments, step by step, up to the level of knowledge needed for a pilot to reach World Championship standard.

An introduction to paragliding, providing tuition on thermalling, instrumentation and tandem flying. Other topics include: the theory of gliding; practical instruction of basic, intermediate and advanced techniques; instruction on flying cross-country in the UK; and advice on equipment and air law.

Suitable for pilots of balloons, this handbook is created by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and conforms to the agency's certification standards. It includes information on how to choose a balloon that best meets your needs, advice on preparing for a flight, and instructions for inflating, launching and landing a balloon.

Accurate weather information is necessary to all pilots, but especially sport pilots flying ultralight and light sport aircraft. This DVD enables pilots to make decisions about whether conditions are conducive to flying by teaching them what factors need to be considered, including pilot capabilities, aircraft limitations, and weather conditions.