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Air pilot’s manuals

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Similar to textbooks. May Include syllabi and student records of training. Focus on theory and operations, whereas Air-pilot guides (sh85002671) focus on current and future information (such as Aeronautical charts, NOTAMs, and weather forecasts).

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Allison 501-D13: "Flight Crew Guide: Allison 501-D13 Prop-Jet", 1959-12-01

 File — Box TB.S6.003, Folder: TF S6.B.003
Identifier: 20122022
Scope and Contents Document Type: Manual (Engine Operations).Purpose: Operations (authoritative).Authority: Company (Manufacturer).Document Number: Publication No. 3M.Scope: From the Introduction: “The intent of this booklet is to provide you, the flight crew member, with a guide of how Allison feels you should operate, trouble shoot, and "write-up" the engine and propellers. Remember, this guide does not constitute an official...
Dates: Publication: 1959-12-01

Medication and Flying: A Pilot's Guide, 1985, 1985

 Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 188, Call No.: RM 302.5 .M63 1985
Identifier: 20062083
Scope and Contents Document Type: Book (Technical Reference)Purpose: Authoritative Reference.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope (Introduction): "It is hoped that this guide will fill a serious information need that has existed for many years in civil aviation. No single guide can be 100 percent applicable to all people, however, and this guide must be used with the appropriate judgment and care. The following information will help the reader use the guide...
Dates: Copyright: 1985; Publication: 1985

Pilot's Powerplant Manual, 1942, 1942-10

 Item — Box MC-019-TBD, Folder: TBD
Identifier: 20212027
Scope and Contents Document Type: Pilot's Manual Authority: Government Regulator (authoritative reference) Document Number: Civil Aeronautics Bulletin No. 28Preface: "This manual has been prepared for use as a textbook in the Civilian Pilot Training Program. Specifically, it is designed for use in the ground school work of the controlled restricted commercial course of the program. However, the book should be of great assistance to all flying students preparing for the examinations required for...
Dates: Publication: 1942; Revised: 1942-10

The Pilot's Radio Communications Handbook (First Edition, Fourth Printing), 1984, 1984

 Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 170, Call No.: TL 693 .I4 1984
Identifier: 20062015
Scope and Contents Document Type: Textbook (Technical).Purpose: Training and Education.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope (from Introduction): "It's not just hems and haws from fledgling pilots that are disturbing; those we expect and could live with. Instead, it's the garbled, disjointed communications, the incomplete communications, the air-consuming hesitations, the rambling, the lack of knowing what to say and how to say it and, in some cases, the...
Dates: Copyright: 1984; Publication: 1984