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ResumenExpress.com presenta y analiza en esta guía de lectura Vuelo nocturno, una de las primeras obras del célebre escritor francés Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. En ella, el autor relata la verdadera epopeya que constituyó la instauración de vuelos nocturnos en avionetas, a través de las vivencias y aventuras de varios pilotos y personajes que trabajan en la red de envío del correo de Sudamérica a Europa.
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282) Drones
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Drones are becoming more and more popular across the globe. Find out what drones are, how they fly, and all the incredible things they do! This title is part of a comprehensive library of decodable leveled readers that follow a sequenced approach to phonics instruction. Young readers will enjoy colorful, photo-packed nonfiction as they follow a prescribed format supported by the science of readers that encourages reading development.
284) Alaska's Bush Pilots
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Bush pilots are known as rough, tough, resourceful people who fly their aircraft into tight spots in the worst of weather. Alaska's bush pilots are all of that and more. Acting as pioneers in a land with 43,000 miles of coastline and North America's largest mountains, Alaska's bush pilots were and are visionaries of a lifestyle of freedom. Flying came late to Alaska but caught on quickly. The first flight was made over a three-day exhibition at Fairbanks,...
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Soar to New Heights in Your Aviation Career
Imagine the roar of engines and the boundless horizon stretching before you as you sit in the captain's seat, steering through the skies. The Captain's Handbook: Expert Advice for Aspiring Aviation Professionals is your essential guide, with every chapter serving as a stepping stone on your journey to the cockpit.
Gaining altitude in the competitive field of aviation requires more than just passion for...
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Provides information on the first rockets launched during World War II, and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin who was the first man in space, also includes details of the long and dangerous trip when Neil Armstrong, Edwin Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins finally set foot on the moon.
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Increase your ASTB Score with the Complete ASTB Study Guide!
Written by people who've been in the field and on the front line, we know what it takes to study for the ASTB exam and pass with flying colors.
Increase your score by gaining insider tips and trick and ensure you'll become a Naval Aviator.
If you want to start a career as an Naval Aviator, you're going to need the extra insight this study guide gives.
Every year it is becoming more difficult...
288) Danger and Poetry: One Glider Pilot's First Hundred Hours, from Flight School to Rescue Mission
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Joe Karam was born to transcend, but perhaps not to fly. When at twenty-seven his quest for freedom led him to set foot in a glider for the first time, he was overcome with fear and desire. Nothing seemed to have prepared him for such a formidable test of courage, nor did he know anything about Charlie, the taciturn flight instructor he had just entrusted with his life. And yet the sky kept calling... A didactic memoir and a passionate love letter...
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This inspiring picture book tells the amazing story of the first moon landing and the friends who made it happen. Neil, Buzz, and Mike were three talented people and together, they formed the Apollo 11 crew. They were going to be the first people to travel to the moon! It was a thrilling, exciting mission that no one had ever done before. Each member of the team had a very special job and their own part to play. Neil was the flight commander, Mike...
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An official publication of the Federal Aviation Administration, this is the ultimate technical manual for anyone who flies or wants to learn to fly a helicopter.
If you're preparing for private, commercial, or flight instruction pilot certificates, it's more than essential reading-it's the best possible study guide available, and its information can be lifesaving. In authoritative and easy-to-understand language, here are explanations of general...
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À la decouverte de l'univers des parachutes, parapentes, deltas, rigides et autres planeurs
Cet ouvrage contient la quasi-totalité de ce qu'il faudrait savoir pour prétendre maîtriser la pratique et la théorie du treuillage des aéronefs sans moteur, lesquels exigent une mise en hauteur préalable (un décollage) pour traquer les ascendances atmosphériques après largage du câble. Les procédures permettant de réaliser des treuillées en...
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Here is the official guide, a new edition developed by the FAA, to help beginning ground instructors, flight instructors, and aviation maintenance instructors understand the basics of flight instruction.
Heavily illustrated and filled with essential information, topics include:
• Risk Management and Resource Management
• Human Behavior
• The Learning Process
• Effective Communication
• The Teaching Process
• Assessment
• Instructor...
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The Federal Aviation Administration's official publication, Airplane Flying Handbook provides pilots, student pilots, aviation instructors, and aviation specialists with information on every topic needed to qualify for and excel in the field of aviation.
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• Flight Training
• Ground Operations
• Basic Flight Maneuvers
• Energy Management: Mastering Altitude and Airspeed Control
• Maintaining Aircraft Control: Upset...
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All the Information you Need to Operate Safely in US Airspace, Fully Updated.
If you're an aviator or aviation enthusiast, you cannot be caught with an out-of-date edition of the FAR/AIM. In today's environment, there is no excuse for ignorance of the rules of the US airspace system. In the newest edition of the FAR/AIM, all regulations, procedures, and illustrations are brought up to date to reflect current FAA data. This handy reference book...
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All the Information you Need to Operate Safely in US Airspace, Fully Updated
If you're an aviator or aviation enthusiast, you cannot be caught with an out-of-date edition of the FAR/AIM. In today's environment, there is no excuse for ignorance of the rules of the US airspace system. In the newest edition of the FAR/AIM, all regulations, procedures, and illustrations are brought up to date to reflect current FAA data. This handy reference book is...
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All the Information You Need to Operate Safely in US Airspace, Fully Updated
If you're an aviator or aviation enthusiast, you cannot be caught with an out-of-date edition of the FAR/AIM. In the newest edition of the FAR/AIM, all regulations, procedures, and illustrations are brought up to date to reflect current federal regulations and FAA data, policies, and advisories. This handy reference book is an indispensable resource for members of the aviation...
298) Rocky Boyer's war: an unvarnished history of the air blitz that won the war in the Southwest Pacific
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"Based in part on an unauthorized diary kept by the author's father, 1st Lt. Roscoe "Rocky" Boyer, this narrative history offers the reader an account of Allied air commander Gen. George Kenney's "air blitz" offensive in the Southwest Pacific. At airfields on the front line, Rocky kept the radios working for the 71st Tactical Reconnaissance Group, a fighter-bomber unit. The author uses Rocky's story as a jumping-off point from which to understand...
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Born into a family of aviators, Merrill Wien was destined to become a pilot. His father, Noel Wien, was one of the first pilots to fly in Alaska and his life was full of firsts, including making the first round-trip flight between Asia and North America in 1929. His mother played a big role in the founding and development of Wien Alaska Airlines, the second-oldest scheduled airline in the United States and territories.
One of the most versatile and...
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On January 15, 2009, a US Airways Airbus A320 had just taken off from LaGuardia Airport in New York when a flock of Canada geese collided with it, destroying both of its engines. Over the next three minutes, the plane's pilot, Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, managed to glide it to a safe landing in the Hudson River. It was an instant media sensation, the "Miracle on the Hudson," and Captain Sully was the hero. But, how much of the success of this dramatic...
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