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Welcome to the Library... ssshhh!

Below is a list of the DVDs, VHS tapes, books, and CD-ROMs that belong to the club.

You may send an email request to check out an item, and it will be brought to the next meeting, or other arrangements can be made. The checked out items will need to be returned at the following meeting.

The items may be checked out by any current member of the club.

Click here to download the FAA's Rotorcraft Flying Handbook.   (Note: this is a large PDF file, approx. 15Mb in size.)
Orginal source: http://www.faa.gov/library/manuals/aircraft/media/faa-h-8083-21.pdf

PRA Chapter 62 Library (Sept 2009)
DVD/Videos
Title Film Maker Run Time
1 Aircraft Welding American Sound and Video 40 Min
2 The AR-5 Tapes - Two Disc Set

3 Barstormer's Video Collection Tim O'Conner
4 Basics of Gyroplane Pitch Stability Michael Guard 32 Min
5 Bensen Days - 1995 Dan Leslie 58 Min
6 Bensen Days - 2006 Tim Chick
7 Bensen Days - 2007 Tim Chick
8 Bensen Days - 2008 Tim Chick
9 Cierva Film Clips Courtesy of Dr. Bruce Charmov
10 Composite Aircraft Construction EAA 52 Min
11 Conroe Fly-In 4/24/99 Homemade 35 Min
12 Dan Donley Videos Dan Donley
13 El Mirage Freedom Fly-in Dan Leslie 1 Hr 55 Min
14 Fairey Rotodyne Groen Brothers Aviation
15 First Flights - Homebuilt Aircraft FAA/EAA 24 Min
16 First Flights - Ultra Light/Light Planes FAA/EAA 27 Min
17 Five EZ Steps to Flying Gyros Dan Donley
18 Fiveson, The Flying Collection Fiveson Entertainment
19 Fiveson, The Smithsonian Collection Fiveson Entertainment
20 Getting Started with Gyros Dan Leslie 23 Min
21 Ground School with Bill Ortmayer CFI Bill Ortmayer 1 Hr 52 Min
22 Gyroplane Refrain Roland Smith
23 Gyromania 2005 Tim Chick
24 Gyros on The History Channel Tim Chick
25 Introduction to Gyros Dan Donley and Tim Chick 1 Hr 21Min
26 The Helicopter Encyclopedia Britannica Films
27 How to Build a Gyro - Four Disc Set Dan Leslie 6 Hrs 54 Min
28 How to Fly Gyros - Two Disc Set Dan Leslie 3 Hrs 17 Min
29 How to Track and Balance Sport Rotor Rotorblades Sport Copter
30 On Board Marine One National Geographic
31 Pilot Operations at Towered Airports National Geographic
32 PRA 1990 Convention Homemade 53 Min
33 PRA 1991 Convention Dan Leslie 1 Hr 4 Min
34 PRA 1992 Convention Dan Leslie 58 Min
35 PRA 1994 Convention Dan Leslie 1 Hr 38 Min
36 PRA 1997 Convention Dan Leslie 1 Hr 8 Min
37 PRA 2008 Convention

38A Promotional 1 - Honeybee, Pitbull, RAF, Littlewing Various 30 Min
38B Promotional 2 - Air Command, Butterfly, SnoBird, Bensen Various 55 Min
39 RAF 2000 Construction - Five Disc Set RAF 6 Hrs 30 Min
40 RAF/ Ken Brock Training Video RAF & KB Manufacturing 52 Min
41 Remarkable Rotorcraft Videos Courtesy of Dr. Bruce Charmov
42 Rotorhead Videos

43 Rotary Wings

44 Sport Copter Promo Video Sport Copter
45 Texas Air Aces Texas Air Aces 7 Min
46 Whirly Girls Aircraft Designs, Inc. 17 Min








CD Rom
Title Notes
1 American Autogyro Groen Brothers Aviation
2 Bensen Plans on CD 2 Disc set
3 Bensen Days 2004 Videos and Images
4 Chapter 62 Files All files
5 FAA Rotorcraft Flying Handbook FAA
6 From Autogiro to Gyroplane Dr. Bruce Charnov
7 Gyrocopters - 6 Designs and Review The Bees, Benson, Hornet
8 Gyroplane Flying for Beginners (Book on CD) Patrick Howell
9 Gyroplane Stability/Safety/Training Magni Gyro
10 McCulloch J-2 Promotional Booklet
11 Roof Top Mail Delivery By Johnny Miller Chicago Daily Tribune May 16,1938
12 Shared Files from Gyrowiki 01/02/2009 Gyrowiki
13 Short Hops Book on CD
14 US Presidential & Executive Aircraft Photos
15 YouTube Videos Misc Gyro Videos








Books
Title Author
1 Aerodynamics of The Helicopter Gessow/Myers
2 Aircraft - Electricity & Electronics Glencoe Aviation
3 Aircraft - Electricity & Electronics Fifth Edition - Study Guide Glencoe Aviation
4 Aircraft Basic Science - Seventh Edition Glencoe Aviation
5 Composite Basics for the Homebuilder - 3 copies Gary Hunter
6 FAA Acceptable Methods, Techniqaues, and Practices FAA
7 FAA FAR for Aviation Maintenance Technicians FAA
8 Firewall Forward Tony Bingelis
9 Mechanics of Flight 10th Edition Q. C. Kermmode
10 The Gyroplane Flight Manual - 1988 107 pages Paul Abbott
11 The Gyroplane Flight Manual - 1996 132 pages Paul Abbott
12 Understanding the Gyroplane - 2 copies Paul Abbott

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