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Record Nr.

UNINA9910698293403321

Autore

Administration Federal Aviation

Titolo

Seaplane, Skiplane, and Float/Ski Equipped Helicopter Operations Handbook (FAA-H-8083-23-1) [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Skyhorse Publishing, 2011

Washington, D.C. : , : U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Flight Standards Service : , : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., , 2004

ISBN

1-62636-661-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (243 p.)

Disciplina

629.132/5247

629.1325247

Soggetti

Helicopters -- Piloting -- Handbooks, manuals, etc

Seaplanes -- Piloting -- Handbooks, manuals, etc

Seaplanes - Piloting

Helicopters - Piloting

Mechanical Engineering

Engineering & Applied Sciences

Aeronautics Engineering & Astronautics

Handbooks and manuals.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""PREFACE""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Chapter 1 - Rules, Regulations, and Aids for Navigation""; ""PRIVILEGES AND LIMITATIONS""; ""SEAPLANE REGULATIONS""; ""UNITED STATES AIDS FOR MARINE NAVIGATION""; ""Chapter 2 - Principles of Seaplanes""; ""SEAPLANE CHARACTERISTICS""; ""SEAPLANE FLIGHT PRINCIPLES""; ""Chapter 3 - Water Characteristic and Seaplane Base Operations""; ""CHARACTERISTICS OF WATER""; ""DETERMINING SEA CONDITIONS""; ""WATER EFFECTS ON OPERATIONS""; ""SEAPLANE BASE OPERATIONS""

""Chapter 4 - Seaplane Operations-Preflight and Takeoffs""""PREFLIGHT INSPECTION""; ""STARTING THE ENGINE""; ""TAXIING AND SAILING""; ""SKIPPING""; ""TAKEOFFS""; ""Chapter 5 - Performance"";



""PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS FOR TAKEOFF, CLIMB, CRUISE, AND LANDING""; ""FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS OF SEAPLANES WITH HIGH THRUST LINES""; ""MULTIENGINE SEAPLANES""; ""Chapter 6 - Seaplane Operations-Landings""; ""LANDING AREA RECONNAISSANCE AND PLANNING""; ""LANDING""; ""POSTFLIGHT PROCEDURES""; ""Chapter 7 - Skiplane Operations""; ""SKIPLANE OPERATIONS""; ""CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE""

""OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS""""STARTING""; ""TAXIING""; ""TAKEOFFS""; ""OFF-AIRPORT LANDING SITES""; ""LIGHTING""; ""LANDINGS""; ""PARKING/POSTFLIGHT""; ""EMERGENCY OPERATIONS""; ""Chapter 8 - Emergency Open Sea Operations""; ""OPERATIONS IN OPEN SEAS""; ""DEFINITIONS""; ""SEA STATE EVALUATION""; ""SWELL SYSTEM EVALUATION""; ""NIGHT OPERATIONS""; ""SEA EVALUATION AT NIGHT""; ""EMERGENCY LANDING UNDER INSTRUMENT CONDITIONS""; ""ESCAPING A SUBMERGED SEAPLANE""; ""Chapter 9 - Float and Ski Equipped Helicopters""; ""FLOAT EQUIPPED HELICOPTERS""; ""OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS""

""PREFLIGHT INSPECTION""""SKI EQUIPPED HELICOPTERS""; ""Glossary""; ""Index""

Sommario/riassunto

From the Federal Aviation Administration, Seaplane, Skiplane, and Float/Ski Equipped Helicopter Operations Handbook provides the most up-to-date, definitive information on piloting water-related aircraft. Along with full-color photographs and illustrations, detailed descriptions make complicated tasks easy-to-understand, while the index and glossary provide the perfect reference for  finding any topic and solving any issue.  The Federal Aviation Administration leaves no question unanswered in the most complete book on how to fly water-related aircraft available on the market. Seaplane, Skiplan