FLIGHT CONTROL, the book
An attempt to differentiate between what you know and what you don't know!
Welcome
to my website. I have quite a bit of stuff for pilots. If
you are here to read about my take on the industry just click on the
tab Industry Discussion.
The first few tabs here will take you to and through my book.
I have written a book about how aircraft are controlled. It has numerous differences in how the concept of control is presented, but mostly what each control really does. You might be surprised.
The tab Which Way is Up has papers I have written about flight control.
The tab Industry Discussion has papers I have written regarding the aviation industry and its problems related mostly to accident prevention but some other aspects of its future.
Accident prevention means learning how to handle an incident so it leads to a landing.
Not necessarily a safe landing, but getting the machine back on the ground without stalling.
The accident doesn't occur until touchdown.
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--The Website Tabs--
About the Book! -- What is this about and who am I!
New Book! -------- What's the Book About and Table of Contents!
Excerpts! ---------- A bit from each Chapter!
FAQ-Questions! -- General Questions about Flight
Buy the Book! ---- A way to Order the e-Book!
Contact! ----------- My e-mail address!
Links! ------------- Other Aviation Related Sites!
I sincerely appreciate all comments, good or bad, pro or con...
it is a great way to start a discussion.
These are previous responses to me, bob@safe-flight.net
Which Way is Up? ---
- 7-21-2011 Paper regarding Vectored-Thrust
- 9-07-2011 Paper regarding Control with Tractor vs. Pusher Engines
- 9-15-2011 Paper regarding Slow Maneuvering Flight
- 10-12-2011 Paper discussing Lift and Control
- 1-1-2012 Paper discussing Axes of Rotation and Center of Gravity
- 1-20-2012 Paper discussing Energy and Energy Sources
- 01-09-2009---How to Fly!
- 03-16-2010---Aircraft Flight (an attempt to describe flight control on one page double spaced)
- 07-21-2011---Aircraft Stall
- 08-25-2011---Considerations
- 09-13-2011---Discussion of the Flight Training Industry
- 12-12-2011---Miscellaneous Considerations
- 02-12-2012---Solving the Student Problem
- 02-12-2012---Teaching Flight Control
- 02-17-2012---Where are the Pilots Coming From?
- 02-17-2012---Discussion of Blogging
- 02-25-2012---Reflections of Why Pilots Take Risks
- 02-25-2012---Solving the Problem!
- 02-25-2012---What Am I To Think!
- 04-12-2012---They were our best pilots!
- 04-13-2012---Discussion of Proficiency
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The International Association of Flight Training Professionals (IAFTP) posts a question each month on its website (IAFTP.org).
As the reality of a global airline pilot shortage becomes more apparent and our current basic flight instructors begin to move on to airline jobs, who will train the next generation of pilots? What level of instructor experience will be available? And, will the lack of instructor experience have an impact on the quality of our future pilots?
Tell us what you think!
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HOW TO CONTROL AN AIRPLANE!
The airplane design and construction is to fly! You only control...
(SO MUCH SEEMS TO BE IN THE WAY YOU SAY IT!)
People in different industries use aircraft in different ways for different purposes.
Does the aircraft know? Is the physics different? Why is it that all pilots don't know and understand?
Did someone teach you flight or did you have to figure it out while learning to survive?
I am afraid, for most, it may not have been taught correctly. Over time, when there is lots of power available, we just fly by doing whatever seems to solve the problem at the moment. This works fine until something unexpected or unusual happens.
Most professional flight is with high powered aircraft. It can be quickly forgotten, if ever taught, how the controls actually affect flight attitude. If you want response, just power out of the situation.
The little airplanes and the big, powerful, maximum grossed, aircraft just may not always do what you want or expect.
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Please feel free to comment direct to
bob@safe-flight.net. A lively discussion can create lots of good
ideas. It's all about assuring we are safe Pilots...whatever that
is!
You can participate in discussions on other sites where there are others
interested in assuring training is good. Many good ideas are floating
around. Maybe we should get them into a depository of some sort...check
it out at iaftp.org and safepilots.org
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