An Illustrated Guide to Flying

i BOUGHT THIS FOR A GRAND DAUGHTER TO TRY TO SPARK HER INTEREST IN FLYING. AFTER I GOT IT I REALIZED IT WAS A PERFECT MANUAL TO REFRESHEN MY OWN AVIATION KNOWLEDGE. THIS BOOK WOULD MAKE AN EXCELLENT TEXTBOOK FOR A BEGINNERS AVIATION CLASS. EASY TO READ, GREAT ILLUSTRATIONS AND PHOTOGRAPHS. THINK I WILL KEEP THIS COPY AND GET MY GRAND DAUGHTER ANOTHER ONE.

Small, compact book, packs a ton of info. Nice job by Captain Schiff. Hits the most important parts of each subject, without getting too deep into all the details. Great for someone who wants a basic understanding of all things aviation.

Barry Schiff hit this book out of the park. Each chapter is beautifully illustrated with color pictures and graphics. The text is comprehensively written for the student pilot that wants above the bar subject excellence. I’ve already purchased 6 and will be giving each of my students this gift of aviation knowledge and wisdom.

Bought as a gift, the young man loved it.

The original version has been passed around my family for the last sixty years. There was no question that the new one would be purchased when we found out about it. Of course, Barry Schiff has done a great job on this edition as well. There is a new pilot growing up in the house and he has now been introduced to Barry Schiff’s useful and direct writing style. He is instantly relatable to pilots of all ages. I hope this one has a sixty year run as well.

As a flight-instructor it is vital to have your teaching efforts fall on a general fertile ground comprised of disparate items, which build upon each other and build a lattice and create curiosity. Barry Schiff’s book does that, and I look forward giving all my students a copy of that book as a present. A GREAT addition to aviation’s library.

Great book. Lots of nice illustrations and great information. Worth a look.

Much smaller than expected, basic, not as detailed as I thought it would be.

My 12 years old son likes this book.

Excellent intro to flying

Das Buch ist handlich, modern illustriert und mit zeitgemäßen Fotos versehen. Der Schreibstil ist leicht zu lesen und zu verstehen, auch für Nicht-Muttersprachler. Die Fotos und Grafiken sind von sehr guter Qualität, wie auch das Buch insgesamt. Was ist es nun, und was ist es nicht? Das Buch erklärt sehr viele Aspekte der Fliegerei, von den Grundlagen, über Instrumente, das Wetter, Motorentechnik, Verfahren usw. Es ist damit detaillierter als ein „es fliegt weil es Tragflächen hat“-Buch,… … aber: es bleibt auch an der Oberfläche. Wer wirklich die Dinge verstehen will, Details und Hintergründe sucht usw., dem würde ich ein kompaktes PPL Buch empfehlen - auf Deutsch ist sicherlich „Motorflug kompakt“ von W. Kassera der Klassiker. Ich behalte das Buch trotzdem, weil es eine nette Lektüre für nebenbei ist, und man damit auch gut mal einem interessierten Menschen eine Sache erklären bzw. anhand einer Abbildung etwas zeigen kann.