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Cloud Dancing : Your Introduction to Gliding and Motorless Flight
Robert F. Whelan
Cloud Dancing is a primer for the lay person who is interested in pursuing a highly individual sport that is both exhilarating and easy to learn. Cloud Dancing provides the ultimate in personal freedom -- soaring. Robert Whelan is an aerospace engineer and veteran glider enthusiast who provides a personal, experienced insight into what a budding glider pilot can expect during initial flights, while working toward FAA licensure, when engaging in soaring competitions, and from the soaring community as a whole. Midwest Book Review
Paperback
Rainbow Books, Inc.; ISBN: 1568250258
Soaring and Gliding: The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Area (MI) (Images of Aviation)
by Jeffery P. Sandman, Peter R. Sandman
Paperback from Arcadia Publishing
-06-28
Joy of Soaring: A Training Manual
by Carle Conway
Hardcover from Soaring Society of America, Inc.
Understanding Gliding: The Principles of Soaring Flight (Flying and Gliding)
by Derek Piggott
Paperback from A & C BlackBeginning Gliding
The Paths of Soaring Flight
by F. G. Irving
Hardcover from World Scientific Publishing Company
by Derek Piggott
Derek Piggot is one of the most knowledgeable and authoritative writers on the subject, and has devoted his life to teaching the art of motorless flight. Db.
Paperback - 208 pages 2 edition
A&C Black; ISBN: 0713642858The British Gliding Association Manual of Gliding
by British Gliding Association (Editor)
A&C Black
Paperback - 320 pages (January 2002Complete Idiot's Guide to Flying and Gliding
by Bill Lane, Azriela Jaffe, Brian Mac Moyer (Illustrator), Martha King
Paperback - 400 pages 1 edition (March 20, )
Alpha Books; ISBN: 0028638859Cross Country Soaring
Helmut Reichman
This is probably the most important book one will find on the serious glider pilot's bookshelf.
Out of Print - Try Used BooksGliding: The British Gliding Association Manual
(Hardcover)Gliding: From Passenger to Pilot
by Steven Longland
(Hardcover)Gliding Safety
by Derek Piggott
Paperback - 208 pages 2nd edition
Knauff & Grove; ISBN: 0713648538
Out of PrintThe Gliding Flight : 20 Excellent Fold and Fly Paper Airplanes
by John M. Collins
(Paperback - October 1989)The Handbook of Glider Aerobatics
by P. Mallinson, Mike Woollard
Hardcover from Airlife Pub Ltd
Hang Gliding Training Manual : Learning Hang Gliding Skills for Beginner to Intermediate Pilots
by Dennis Pagen
Listed under Hang Gliding
I Learned To Fly For Hitler
by Joe Volmar
A boy of 14 returns to 1941 Germany from a life in America and joins the Hitler Youth.
Paperback - 249 pages (July 8, )
Kron Publications; ISBN: 0967138906Self-Launch: Retractable Engine Sailplanes
The Paths of Soaring Flight
Frank Irving
Hardcover
Imperial College Pr; ISBN: 1860940552
by Peter A. Williams, Donald D. Engen
Paperback from For the Birds
Special Order
Soaring (First Book)
Stick and Rudder
by Wolfgang Langewiesche
Hardcover 70 edition (1990)
Tab Books; ISBN: 0070362408
by Phyllis Jean Perry
Reading level: Ages 9-12
School & Library Binding - 64 pages (April )
Franklin Watts, Incorporated; ISBN: 0531202585Understanding Gliding : The Principles of Soaring Flight
Derek Piggott
Paperback
Delivery sometimes delayed.Understanding Flying Weather
by Derek Piggott
Understanding Flying Weather is Derek Piggott's introduction to meteorology for glider and light aeroplane pilots. In simple and accessible terms it explains how atmospheric phenomena can be used to improve flying performance and to make flying both economical and enjoyable. Taking into account advances in satellite and computer technology, the book describes pressure patterns, cloud formation and how soaring conditions can be used to advantage, as well as detailing the effects of depressions, anti-cyclones and local topography.
Listed under Aviation WeatherTowing Aloft : Learning to Surface - Tow & Aerotow Hang Gliders, Paragliders & Ultralight Sailplanes
Dennis Pagen, Bill Bryden
Listed under Hang GlidingBasics of Radio Control Sailplanes
Alan Gornick
Listed under Aircraft ModellingGlider Mail : An Aerophilatelic Handbook
Simine Short, Dan Barber
Listed under PhilatelySoaring With the Schweizers : The Fifty Year History of Their Aviation Adventures
William Schweizer
Hardcover / Published 1991
Special OrderParagliding : The Complete Guide
by Noel Whittall
Listed under Paragliding
Out of Print Soaring Titles
Fundamentals of Sailplane Design
by Fred Thomas, Judah Milgram (Translator)
Discusses the design of high-performance sailplanes: Aerodynamics, Flight Mechanics, Certification Regulations, Cross-Country Theory, and Design Optimization. Emphasizes physical understanding and visualization rather than mathematical detail. Appropriate for experienced engineers as well as those with no engineering background. Amazon.com
Hardcover - 286 pages 3rd edition (November 5, )
College Park Pr; ISBN: 0966955307
Out of Print - Try Used BooksHalfway to Heaven
by Fred Hoinville
Reviewed at Sagepages.com.au
Out of Print - Try Used BooksPractical Wave Flying
Mark Palmer
Paperback / Published 1989
Out of Print - Try Used BooksWind and Wings : The History of Soaring in San Diego
by Gary Fogel
Paperback - 326 pages Limited edition
RockReef Publishing; ISBN: 0967033950
Out of Print - Try Used BooksLearning to Fly Gliders : A Flight-Training Handbook & Syllabus
Robert Wander
Paperback / Published 1993
Out of Print - Try Used BooksNew Soaring Pilot
Anne Welch
Hardcover / Published 1991
Out of Print - Try Used BooksLessons in Soaring: Poems
Poetry by James Applewhite
Hardcover / Published 1989
Out of Print - Try Used BooksSoaring Cross Country
Ed Byars, Bill Holbrook
Hardcover / Published 1974
Out of Print - Try Used BooksThe First Human-Powered Flight : The Story of Paul B. MacCready and His Airplane, the Gossamer Condor
by Richard L. Taylor
Reading level: Ages 9-12
School & Library Binding - 64 pages (December )
Franklin Watts, Incorporated; ISBN: 0531201856
Out of Print - Try Used BooksGlider Mail : An Aerophilatelic Handbook
Simine Short, Dan Barber
Listed under AirmailBritish gliders and sailplanes, 1922-1970
Norman Ellison
Out of Print - Try Used BooksThe Complete Beginner's Guide to Soaring and Hang Gliding
Norman Richards / Published 1976
Out of Print - Try Used BooksThe Complete Soaring Guide
by Ann Welch
Hardcover (August 1986)
A&C Black; ISBN: 0713655402
Out of Print - Try Used BooksThe Art and Technique of Soaring
Richard A. Wolters / Published 1971
Out of Print - Try Used BooksOnce upon a Thermal
by Richard A. Wolters
Out of Print - Try Used BooksThe World of Silent Flight
by Richard A. Wolters
Out of Print - Try Used BooksOn Being a Bird
Philip Aubrey Wills
British pilot Philip Wills, thrice World Champion, covers his remarkable flights during wartime and postwar, including one memorable - and tragic - soaring flight in the Alps. Dropbears.com
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