ASA - Mountain, Canyon, & Backcountry Flying, eBook

For more than a century, pilots have been intrigued by the challenges of flight in the highest mountains and the deepest canyons. Mountain, Canyon, and Backcountry Flying allows pilots to get off the beaten path and enjoy the outdoors. It opens up a whole new world of recreation, including airplane camping, hiking, fishing, and staying at guest lodges or bush camps in areas without roads or easy access by land or water.

Flying in these enticing environments often entails operations over relatively inaccessible terrain in a challenging and unforgiving environment. This necessitates the proper mindset, discipline, and procedures to operate efficiently and safely. Operating over mountains, navigating through canyons, taking off and landing on unimproved, high-altitude airstrips in confined areas, and maximizing airplane performance requires specialized skills. The authors and guest writers share information and tips from more than 150 years and 100,000 hours of collective experience as professional mountain and backcountry pilots and flight instructors.

Recreational pilots to mountain flying instructors will find this helpful book, and college and university professors can use the text to supplement their classroom instruction. Fundamental concepts include preparing for and conducting mountain and canyon flights, airport operations, situational awareness, aircraft performance, risk management, and emergency operations. Analysis of accident scenarios accounts from the authors’ experiences and contributions from seasoned backcountry pilots and instructors expand on material detailed in the text. Each chapter includes exercises to help the reader understand and apply the information to their flying, and beautiful color illustrations will inspire pilots to seek these awe-inspiring destinations.

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eBook Specifications:

• Authors by Amy L. Hoover and R. K. "Dick" Williams
  
• ISBN 978-1-61954-742-1
  
• Date Published 2019
  
• Page Count 392 pages
  
• Illustrations Full-color photographs and illustrations