Mountain, Canyon, and Backcountry Flying

L. Hoover Amy, &quote;Dick&quote; Williams R.K.

Description

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. Foreword by Rod Machado. Full-color illustrations.

Informations

• Publié par: Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc.
• Date de parution: 20 mai 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781619547445
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 200 Mo

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MOUN Ta IN, C a N YON, and BaCKCOUN T rY FLY ING

aMY L HOOVEr and rK “DICK” WILLIaMS

AVIATION SUPPLIES & ACADEMICS NEWCASTLE, WASHINGTON

Mountain, Canyon, and Backcountry Flying by amy L Hoove ànd rK “Dick” Williàms

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ASAMOUNTAIN-PD ISBN978-1-61954-744-5

Cove hotosFront:Todd Huffmàn/pieline Digitàl Medià, LLCBack:pàtick Williàms

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Dedicàtion Foewod acknowledgments about the authos Intoduction

SECTION I: Preparation and Panning Chàpté1:ThéPiôtàthéAipàé pàcticing fo Mountàin, Cànyon, ànd Bàckcounty Flight The ailàne peflight ànd post-Flight Insections accident Scenàio review Questions ànd Execises Chàpté2:MôutàiàCàyôMétéôôôgy peflight Weàthe Knowledge Globàl Ciculàtion ànd pessue pàttens Mountàin Winds Cloud Tyes ànd Weàthe Systems Fog Hàze ànd Smoke Smàll-Scàle Locàl Weàthe phenomenà accident Scenàio review Questions ànd Execises Chàpté3:FightPàigàNàvigàtiô VFr Chàts Bàsic Nàvigàtion route Selection Globàl positioning System (GpS) Nàvigàtion automàtic Deendent Suveillànce ràdà—Boàdcàst Disàtching ànd Flight Following accident Scenàio review Questions ànd Execises

SECTION II: Operations Chàpté4:ERôuté altimete Settings Visuàl Illusions Cossing ridges Teàin Flying Flying in Cànyons Tuning Sàfely

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Emegency Tun Low-Level Màneuveing Climbs ànd Descents accident Scenàio review Questions ànd Execises Chàpté5:AppôàçhàLàig Befoe You Go Flying à Stàbilized aoàch aiot Envionment Go-aounds ànd abot plànning The aisti Lànding with Wind Sloed aistis Wind vesus Sloe Touchdown ànd rollout Tàxi ànd Gound Oeàtions accident Scenàio review Questions ànd Execises Chàpté6:TàkéôàDépàtué Tàkeoff Deàtue Tàking Off with Wind Sloed aistis Wind vesus Sloe accident Scenàio review Questions ànd Execises Chàpté7:CôWéàthéàSkiFyig Guest autho Michàel Vivion Why Ski Flying? Weàthe The Ski-Equied ailàne The Skis Othe Equiment Fàctos affecting Ski Flying Ski Oeàtions Glàcie Flying with pàul Clàus rocky Mountàin Ski Flying with Mike Dois Summày accident Scenàios review Questions ànd Execises

    6 117   6     69    6 177    9 9 9  203     9  9      

SECTION III: Aircraft and Human Performance Chàpté8:HôwtôLightéUp:DéŝityAtitué,Lôàig àAiçàtPéômàçé Whàt is Density altitude? aicàft pefomànce powe vesus Density altitude powe Loàding ànd Weight reduction Tàkeoff pefomànce Climb pefomànce Lànding pefomànce Leàning the Mixtue accident Scenàio review Questions ànd Execises Chàpté9:RiŝkMààgémétôMôutài àCàyôFight physiologicàl Effects of altitude Humàn Fàctos Bàckcounty Flight Sàfety ànd Etiquette with Jeànne Màcpheson Emegencies pecàutionày Làndings Foced Làndings post-Càsh Suvivàl Suvivàl Vest Suvivàl Kits accident anàlysis—amy Hoove’s Stoy review Questions ànd Execises AppéixA:Axiômŝ,Ruéŝ,àSuggéŝtiôŝ AppéixB:AŝwéŝtôRéviéwQuéŝtiôŝ AppéixC:GôŝŝàyôTémŝ AppéixD:RéééçéŝCité Iéx3

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DEDIC aTION

This book is dedicàted to one of ou esonàl heoes, the làte Jàmes Làkin Jim’s love fo flying stàted às à young làd in 9 when he got à ide with à àssing bànstome He seved às à US amy ai Cos ilot duing Wold Wà II, including time in the Himàlàyàs às à Cutiss C-6 ilot flying “The Hum” ove westen Chinà ànd Bumà, ànd feying Lockheed p- Lightnings ànd othe àicàft to South ameicà ànd àll ove the wold afte the wà, Jim flew the Idàho bàckcounty fo Johnson Flying Sevice ànd làte fomed his own comàny, Làkin ai Jim used his Cunninghàm Hàll pT-6F feighte to hàul sulies, delive màil ànd medicàl sulies, suot bàckcounty ànches, ànd làunch escue oeàtions fo downed ilots, logging thousànds of hous on wheels ànd skis in àll kinds of conditions He wàs à Designàted pilot Exàmine fo the veneàble Fod Timoto as àn àiline tànsot ilot (aTp) àted in moe thàn two-dozen fixed-wing tyes às well às helicotes, Jim’s 6 yeàs of flight exeience màde him one of the most exeienced bàckcounty ilots of àll time He flew fo the US Foest Sevice ànd still holds the àll-time longevity ecod ( yeàs) às à càd-càying smokejume ilot Jim làte seved às Diecto of region  of ai Oeàtions fo the Nàtionàl Inteàgency Fie Cente in Boise, Idàho Even àfte etiement, Jim continued to fly the bàckcounty ànd could often be sotted heling cày sulies ànd eole into

James Larkin with his Waco UPF7.(Photo courtesy Bev Larkin)

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ànches o giving flight instuction to àsiing mountàin ilots Some of ou fàvoite memoies of Jim include his time flying Hààh’s Middle Fok Lodge de Hàvillànd Twin Otte with Dick Williàms ànd his time às the emie flight instucto fo amy Hoove’s mountàin ànd cànyon flying school in McCàll, Idàho Jim eceived numeous àwàds, including  Million Miles of Non-accident Sàfe Flying; the Wight Bothes Màste pilot awàd; Fa a Sàfe pilot awàd; ànd induction into the Idàho aviàtion Hàll of Fàme Jim flew until the àge of , shotly befoe his àssing With àll his vàst exeience, Jim could usuàlly be seen àttending àviàtion seminàs ànd wokshos, sàying thee is àlwàys moe to leàn Ou fiend Jim wàs à màste stoytelle, ànd memoies of his escààdes live on though the vàst knowledge, exeience, ànd àdvice he gàve àbout flying ànd life in geneàl a geneous, humble, ànd thoughtful màn, Jim’s àttitude ànd sense of humo hàve been à souce of constànt insiàtion, às is his memoy

The de Havilland Twin Otter Jim Larkin flew with author Dick Williams.(Photo by R.K. “Dick” Williams)

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