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From the Ground Up: 28th Ed

Engineering & Transportation

MacDonald, Sandy A.F.

Transportation

Aviation Pub Co Ltd

For over 70 years, the content of From the Ground Up has stood as a literary benchmark for the teaching of the multitude of components and complexities inherent in the challenging activity of learning to fly. Through its evolving editions, many generations of readers have been challenged by the concepts and theories that require thorough understanding in advance of the sought-after hours of flying enjoyment that are the ultimate goal of all who seek to earn their wings and expand their knowledge of flight theory and practice. The content of From the Ground Up may, at times, seem adverse and complex but the pathway to learning the fundamentals of aeronautics is one that reaps much in the way of personal reward for all who achieve their goals in understanding. Indeed, it was by design that its original author, "Sandy" A. F. MacDonald - a man recognized as a "father" of what still stands today as the standard curriculum for ground school instruction - devised this training manual to be comprehensive and current while conveying its material in such a way as to enhance the reader's understanding of the written word. Not one to permit his vast experience to allow for foregone conclusions, his meticulous care in the creation of From the Ground Up has became the hallmark for its widespread use and respect as the reference manual of choice in hundreds of flying schools throughout Canada and around the world. All chapters are current in the latest technological and legislative aeronautical matters and cover such topics as The Airplane, Theory of Flight, Aero Engines, Aeronautical Rules &amp; Procedures, Aviation Weather, Navigation, Radio &amp; Radio Navigation, Airmanship, Human Factors, and Air Safety. From the Ground Up also includes an extensive index, glossary and practice examination.

From the Ground Up-Canada's primary aeronautical ground school reference manual for Private Pilot's License.

Peppler, Isabel L.

Reference

"A celebrated book on the subject of aeronautics, this ground school manual for pilots was originally written for the training of pilots in the Commonwealth during World War II. Updated with American specifications, standards, and procedures in general aviation, it includes discussions of the airplane, theory of flight, aircraft engines, airports, airspace, air rules and procedures, meteorology and aviation safety, and human factors. An extensive glossary and index help pilots keep current with changing technology and regulations affecting the aviation industry. "

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