Lone Star Rotorcraft Club
We are Chapter 62 of the Popular RotorCraft Association, located in Houston, Texas.
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Lone Star Rotorcraft Club
We are Chapter 62 of the Popular RotorCraft Association, located in Houston, Texas. |
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 | Retail price $19.95 plus $3.00 per order shipping and handling ($8.00 shipping outside USA). |
| Visit the publishers' website for more information or to order online. |
| Or order by telephone with VISA/MasterCard to 24-hour recorder at (317) 815-0544 |
| or mail check or money order to: The Abbott Company, P. O. Box 1121, Camel, IN 46032. |
by Paul Bergen Abbott
This popular book now contains a "Quick Start" section that shows 11
steps to a quick and easy inspection and licensing. It tells, in simple
language, how to license a rotorcraft (or any other type of aircraft) and a
pilot with the FAA. It contains completed samples of all the necessary
forms. This book makes the task easy, and simplifies difficult FAA
regulations. It also tells how to buy and sell an aircraft, and compares
flying as an ultralight with licensed aircraft. A must-read for every
aircraft builder. 76 pages, Photographs.
| Retail price $19.95 plus $3.00 per order shipping and handling ($8.00 shipping outside USA). |
| Visit the publisher's website for more info or to order online. |
| Or order by telephone with VISA/MasterCard to 24-hour recorder at (317) 815-0544. |
| Or mail check or money order to: The Abbott Company, P. O. Box 1121, Camel, IN 46032. |
by Martin Hollmann
History and secrets of flying the gyroplane. Discusses "porpoising"
and "negative G." History of rotorcraft, including Juan de la Cierva, Focke,
the Rotachute, Bensen and finally the two-place Sportster and ultralight
Bumble Bee designed and built by the author. The Sportster was one of the
first practical two-place homebuilt enclosed gyros and one of the first used
as a two-place trainer for new pilots. The Bumble Bee was the first autogyro
to meet the ultralight regulations, in 1984. 110 pages and 45 illustrations.
Book is $39.00 plus $6.00 for shipping; add 4% for VISA/MasterCard orders;
$8.00 for airmail outside USA. Order from Aircraft Designs, Inc., 5 Harris
Court Building S, Monterey, CA 93940. Phone (408) 649-6212, Fax (408)
649-5738. Visit the
publisher's website
for more information.
Modern
Gyroplane Design, 2nd Editionby Martin Hollmann
Gyroplane design and performance calculations. Configuration design
and structural analysis of metal and composite blades in flight. Listing for
many computer programs for determining gyro performance, rotor blade
deflection and bending moments and jump takeoff are included. These programs
are written in BASIC for the IBM PC or Macintosh. Tells how to design for
jump takeoff. 120 pages and 50 illustrations. Book is $52.00 plus $6.00 for
shipping; add 4% for VISA/MasterCard orders; $8.00 for airmail outside USA.
Visit the
publisher's website for more information.
Software program disks for Modern Gyroplane Design BASIC programs listed in the book for the IBM PC or Macintosh (Specify which computer when ordering). Disks are $120.00.
Aircraft Designs, Inc., 5 Harris Court Building S, Monterey, CA 93940. Phone (408) 649-6212, Fax (408) 649-5738.
Gyroplane Flying For Beginners
A Guide
to Getting Your Gyroplane License
photo;
G&S Gremminger
by
Patrick Howell, CFI (Gyroplanes).
Highly recommended by Don Farrington and Wing Commander Ken Wallis. The only
comprehensive guide for novice gyroplane pilots.
* Preliminaries to gaining a license * personal health and fitness * how a gyroplane works * gyroplane controls and instruments * clothing and personal equipment * general safety precautions * runways and traffic patterns * right of way * radio and air traffic control signals * pre-flight preparations and inspections * start, taxi and shutdown * take offs-climbs, straight and level flight and descents * turns, including steep turns * final approach, landings and go arounds * slow flight and other unusual flight conditions * ground reference maneuvers * going solo * altimetry and weather limitations * cross country flying * night flying * emergencies * the check ride * your own machine * future gyroplane design * Federal Aviation Regulations * study material *glossary * gyroplane performance notes.
145 pages, including a wealth
of illustrations, on Compact Disk (Windows 98).
$19.95
includes US postage. Please airmail cash or personal check (sorry, no credit
cards) to Patrick Howell at 6 Millers Bank, Broom, Alcester, Warwickshire
B50 4HZ, United Kingdom -delivery by return airmail.
e-mail
hotfoothowell@hotmail.com, Phone/fax 01144 1789 773801.
FAA Rotorcraft Flying Handbook
The Basic Helicopter Handbook (Advisory Circular 61-13B) has been rewritten and renamed the Rotorcraft Flying Handbook. Written for applicants preparing for the private, commercial, or flight instructor certificate with a helicopter or gyroplane class rating, the book is also valuable to flight instructors as a teaching aid. Both aeronautical knowledge and skill for operating rotorcraft are covered. The book is broken into two sections: the first dedicated to helicopters, and the second dedicated to gyroplanes. Each section includes chapters covering aerodynamics, flight controls, systems, the rotorcraft flight manual, flight maneuvers, emergencies, and aeronautical decision making. In addition, the helicopter section includes chapters on weight and balance, performance, attitude instrument flying, and night operations. The book concludes with a comprehensive glossary and index. This new FAA-H-8083-21 replaces the AC 61-13B, and is the official source for all rotorcraft questions appearing on the FAA Knowledge Exams. 8 1/4" x 10 3/4", full color, 208-page soft cover format, includes both a glossary and index; illustrated throughout.
You can get this book from My Pilot Store.
http://www.mypilotstore.com/MyPilotStore/sep/1586
It goes for around $19.95
Pilots Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge
FAA AC 61-23C reprint. Includes principles of flight, airplanes and engines, flight instruments, performance, weather, navigation, use of computers, publications, and more.
You can get this book from My Pilot Store.
http://www.mypilotstore.com/mypilotstore/sep/1027
It goes for around $19.95
Information courtesy of
Popular Rotorcraft Association
Written by Paul Bergen Abbott, former Editor/Publisher, Rotorcraft
magazine
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jspradling@keyelectrical.com with
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