ASA Mountain, Canyon, and Backcountry Flying eBook
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Manufacturer Part Number: MOUNTAIN-PD
ASA Mountain, Canyon, and Backcountry Flying
(eBook PD)
General Description
ASA Mountain, Canyon, and Backcountry Flying - For more than a century, pilots have been intrigued by the challenges of flight in the highest mountains and the deepest canyons on every continent. 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 sometimes 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 gleaned 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 book useful, 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’ own 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 own flying, and beautiful color illustrations will inspire pilots to seek out these awe-inspiring destinations.
| Page Count | 392 |
| ISBN Number | 978-1-61954-744-5 |
| Copyright | © 2019-2022 Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc. All rights reserved. |
| Date Published | 2019 |
| Illustrations | Full-color photographs and illustrations |
Good single-pilot resource management (SRM) is comprised of six basic tenets: aeronautical decision making, risk management, task management, situational awareness, CFIT awareness, and automation management. Although these areas may not be specifically addressed under each PTS task, they are essential to flight safety and will be critically evaluated during your FAA oral and practical test. Download a set of questions and answers covering single-pilot resource management.
The complete, unexcerpted FAA document entitled “FAA Instrument Proficiency Check Guidance” includes additional tools to help pilots prepare for their IPC.
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