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The ultimate guide for flying skillfully and safely Now, in one comprehensive volume you can get both step-by-step instruction in basic piloting skills, and FARs that every pilot must be able to reference and understand. Piloting Basics by Lewis Bjork truly packs all the detailed, profusely illustrated how-to information you need. From total preflight preparations to takeoffs and landings, it‚Äôs all here: basic instrument flying‚Ķtransitioning to multiengine airplanes‚Ķnavigating‚Ķreading standard and supplemental visual charts‚Ķflying in special-use airspace‚Ķworking with transponders‚Ķoperating in class B, class C, and TRSA airport environments‚Ķwhat to do in an emergency ‚Äì and much, much more. You learn vital facts about terminal radar approach and departure control facilities, air route traffic control centers, and Unicorn and Multicom airport radio communications. What‚Äôs more, this pilot‚Äôs information powerhouse puts at your fingertips the expertise of six bestselling references: Love‚Äôs Flight Maneuvers and Light Airplane Navigation Essentials — plus must-have aviation classics including Illman‚Äôs Pilot’s Radio Communications Handbook, 5th Edition; Lankford‚Äôs Understanding Aeronautical Charts, 2nd Edition and Frazier‚Äôs ABCs of Safe Flying, 4th Edition.