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An invitation to fly [videorecording] : basics for the private pilot / with Donald W. Brannock and Jeanne McElhatton ; Ferde Grofe Films ; produced by KCSM-TV in association with Beech Aircraft Corporation [and] Caravatt Communications, Inc. ; a production of KCSM-TV, San Mateo, California

Published
[United States] : Aviation A.V. Library [distributor], [1982]
Copyright Date
©1982
Physical Description
8 videocassettes (approximately 900 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. + 1 textbook + 1 workbook + 1 viewer's guide + 1 sectional aeronautical chart (49 x 79 cm folded to 17 x 20 cm).
Additional Creators
Brannock, Donald W., McElhatton, Jeanne, Ferde Grofe Films, KCSM (Television station: San Mateo, Calif.), Beech Aircraft Corporation, Caravatt Communications, Inc, and Aviation A.V. Library

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Contents
v. 1. Becoming a pilot. Principles of flight A & B. Flight instruments A -- v. 2. Flight instruments B. Powerplant. Weight and balance A & B -- v. 3. Airplane performance A & B. Airspace & local flying A & B -- v. 4. Meteorology A & B. Weather information A & B --v. 5. Federal aviation regulations A & B & C. Flight information publications -- v. 6. Basic navigation A & B. Radio navigation A & B --v. 7. Computer/calculator A & B. Composite navigation A & B -- v. 8. Medical aspects. Emergencies.
Summary
(v. 1) Covers various eligibility requirements for pilot and medical certifications, aircraft components, aerodynamics, axes of flight, stalls and spins, and the Pitot-static system.
(v. 2) Covers gyroscopic forces and flight-information instruments; aviation power plants, including fuel and fuel systems, the carburetor and carburetor ice, and the ignition system; and the concepts and computation of weight and balance as they relate to an aircraft.
(v. 3) Covers the changing conditions, such as pressure and density-altitude, crosswind and headwind, takeoff and rate of climb, and gross weight, that affect an aircraft's performance; use of performance charts; preflight inspection; airspace; aeronautical radios; wake turbulence and jet blast; traffic patterns; runway markings; and night flying.
(v. 4) Covers different weather conditions that can affect an aircraft, cloud formations, kinds of thunderstorms, the four main air mass source regions, frontal boundaries, sources of weather information, and charts and weather reports available to the pilot.
(v. 5) Covers Federal Aviation Regulations pertinent to student and private pilots, including certification, ratings, and the log book; National Transportation Safety Board Rules; and various flight information publications and how to use them efficiently in planning a cross-country flight.
(v. 6) Covers the basic principles of navigation, pilotage, and dead reckoning; use of VFR sectional charts in planning a cross-country flight; radio navigation aids, focusing on the VOR system to establish a cross fix and to do a ground speed-distance check; and use of the automatic direction finder.
(v. 7) Covers use of the E6B manual computer for handling preflight steps in dead-reckoning navigation, use of the wind side of the E6B, use of the electronic computer to solve navigation problems, and all tools and steps used in planning and piloting a cross-country flight.
(v. 8) Covers recognizing and coping with the physiological changes a pilot might expect to encounter while in flight, emergency procedures for engine failure and forced landings, and basic survival techniques in case of a forced landing.
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Note
Thirty programs on 8 videocassettes.
Each program approx. 30 minutes.
Accompanying books include: An invitation to fly : basics for the private pilot / Sanford Gum & Bruce Walters. -- Belmont, Calif. : Wadsworth Pub. Co., c1982. An invitation to fly : basics for the private pilot : workbook / George B. Semb. -- Belmont, Calif. : Wadsworth Pub. Co., c1982. An invitation to fly : basics for the private pilot : viewer's guide / Karen Bisgeier, Jacqueline Waide. -- Belmont, Calif. : Wadsworth Pub. Co., c1982.
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Creation/Production Credits Note
Writers, Donald W. Brannock ... [et al.] ; producer/director, Richard Zanardi ; director/editor, Peter Nichols.
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