This is a pilot's guide to 3000+ essential terms, acronyms, abbreviations, and symbols in a compact, easy-to-use, take-along format. ""This could very well be one of the most well-used aviation books a pilot would own."" - David Schneider, corporate pilot and college aviation instructor. ""Wow, what a tremendous amount of useful information."" - Terry Michmerhuizen, former instructor, School of Aviation Sciences, Western Michigan University. Written by a pilot, for pilots, the ""Pilot's Pocket Decoder"" gives aviators quick access to definitions of terms used for navigation, fuel, engines, meteorology, aircraft electronics, aircraft types, aviation safety, and more. All the terms are alphabetically arranged within 10 logical sections, from weather-related abbreviations to transponder and squawk codes, from slang to military designations, and contains definitions from across the global spectrum of aviation parlance.
By:
Christopher Abbe
Imprint: McGraw-Hill Professional
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 140mm,
Width: 102mm,
Spine: 13mm
Weight: 127g
ISBN: 9780070075498
ISBN 10: 0070075492
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 16 July 1998
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unknown
Abbreviations and Initials.Weather-Related Abbreviations and Symbols.Codes, Symbols, Designations, and Initials.Aviation Alphabet.Slang and Memory Joggers.V-Speeds.The Military and Manufactuturers.Transponder Codes and Squawk Codes.
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Reviews for Pilot's Pocket Decoder
a compact, useful volume... Flyer Magazine 19981111