Emergency Maneuver Training
Controlling your airplane during a crisis
by Rich Stowell
227 pages             $29.95

Perhaps the most important aerobatics book available as it describes in detail how to recover safely from unusual attitudes and emergencies, whether their entry was intentional or not.  This book gives you the knowledge and techniques to deal with the unexpected from unusual attitude recovery to full or partial power or control failures.  Fully illustrated explaining both aerodynamic theory and the various required techniques.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Emergency Maneuver Training              1 Basic Aerodynamics                       7     steady flight     important ratios Roll, Yaw, and Pitch                    21 Pitch & Power                           35     energy management     the power curve Curved Flight                           49     shallow turns     steep turns     skidding and slipping     spirals Stalls                                  71 Spins     spin dynamics     recovery     inertia effects     procedures vs. technique     accelerated spin     transition spin     cross over spin     pilot induced flat spin Overbanked                             119     roll dynamics     managing airspeed     invisable tornadoes     aircraft configuration     atmospheric effects Control Failures                       137     ailerons     rudder     elevator     flaps     flutter Glides                                 147     wind     configuration     judging glide distance     the glide envelope Powerplant Failures                    163     power loss     speed     set-up     loss of power control Off Airport Landings                   179     engine restart     evaluating options     flying the approach     the touchdown The Pilot in Command                   191     situational awareness     hazardous attitudes     stressors     see and be seen