Controlling Pilot Error: Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT/CFTT)

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McGraw Hill Professional, Jun 8, 2001 - Transportation - 352 pages
Expert authors demonstrate the topic using pilot drawn from an FAA/NASA sponsored database. A post-mortem of real-life, real-pilot accidents are examined to explain what went wrong and why. An action agenda is drawn of preventive techniques pilots can effect to avoid the same risks.

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Contents

Situational Awareness
65
Automation
144
Problems with Instrument
231
Copyright

1 other sections not shown

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About the author (2001)

Daryl R. Smith, Ph.D., is a pilot, human factors engineer, aviation psychology professor, and lieutenant colonel at the United States Air Force Academy, where he teaches a number of performance-related courses to the next generation of warrior pilots. He has flown and instructed in multi-engine crewed aircraft as well as trainers. He resides near Colorado Springs with his wife Laura and children Ryan, Stephanie, and Andrew.

Bibliographic information

TitleControlling Pilot Error: Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT/CFTT)
Controlling Pilot Error Series
AuthorDaryl Smith
Editionillustrated
PublisherMcGraw Hill Professional, 2001
ISBN0071374116, 9780071374118
Length352 pages
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Transportation / Aviation / Piloting & Flight Instruction
  
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