Mastering Gps Flying

FLY DIRECT TO ALL THE BENEFITS OF GPS Mastering GPS Flying is a set of eight flight lessons and ten background chapters that give you all you need to become comfortable and proficient with GPS -- no matter what your level of experience. With more than 50 charts, photos, and diagrams, this practical guide -- written by two veteran flight instructorssteers you through all phases of GPS, including tasks that have proven to be troublesome on check rides. The book also presents the latest information on WAAS, LAAS, glass cockpits, and many other new GPS-based high tech developments. Look inside to see how Mastering GPS Flying helps you to: bull; bull;Plan and fly GPS great circle and point-to-point cross country flights bull;Use field-tested techniques to master data inputting and displays found on most instrument training aircraft bull;Save time and money with "Shortcuts That Don't Shortchange" bull;Gain confidence using GPS core functions with unique "Black Box Practices" bull;Handle last-minute changes and emergencies bull;Pass a flight check with GPS bull;Prepare for flight lessons with the questions in "Background Briefings" bull;Get quick lookups of acronyms, technical terms, Web sites, and relevant GPS excerpts from ACs, and other official publicationsall in one handy Reference Section Now almost as necessary as stick-and-rudder skills, GPS mastery is at hand with this easy-to-follow book from two experienced flight instructors.Dixon, Phil is the author of 'Mastering Gps Flying', published 2004 under ISBN 9780071416696 and ISBN 0071416692.