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An Illustrated Guide to Flying

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In the third ASA Author Talk, Captains Barry Schiff and his son Brian Schiff discuss Barry's book An Illustrated Guide to Flying, sharing stories, events, facts and figures from their combined experience in a very wide variety of aircraft to entertain you while building your knowledge of aviation.

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Chapters & program details from asapresents.net

Chapters 29
  1. 0:00 Welcome and introduction of Barry and Brian Schiff
  2. 4:00 Father and son: two flying careers
  3. 5:59 How Barry got hooked on flying
  4. 8:09 First lessons and early writing
  5. 11:01 Airline career and becoming captain
  6. 15:11 Age 60 retirement and the last flight
  7. 17:59 Writing and the purpose of the new book
  8. 20:50 Flying the Spirit of St. Louis replica
  9. 22:03 Engine failure: carb ice and a beach landing
  10. 25:59 Recording ATC: the training records
  11. 30:08 Famous pilots and a college degree
  12. 33:14 18-year-old instructors and the Airplane! cast
  13. 36:12 Mentors, AOPA and famous aviators
  14. 40:06 Breaking a world speed record
  15. 42:08 Air Florida on the Potomac: icing and checklists
  16. 47:01 First American to fly a new Italian design
  17. 48:13 Teaching with illustrations and videos
  18. 50:58 Soaring on Honolulu layovers
  19. 52:59 Brian's first solo
  20. 56:10 Writing the novel The Vatican Target
  21. 57:56 The first fly-in from Israel to Jordan
  22. 1:02:09 Why write An Illustrated Guide to Flying
  23. 1:05:04 Illustrated concepts: lift and multi-engine
  24. 1:08:52 How GPS works
  25. 1:11:01 Aviation trivia: 1001 Things book
  26. 1:14:03 Viewer questions: the Lindbergh replica
  27. 1:15:31 GPS jamming and backup navigation
  28. 1:18:37 Altitude, oxygen and night vision
  29. 1:21:58 Closing thoughts and WINGS credit

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About This Course

Captains Barry Schiff and his son Brian Schiff present a fun and informative illustrated guide into the wonderful world of flying, based on Barry's book An Illustrated Guide to Flying.

The Schiffs' combined experience in a very wide variety of aircraft provides an outstanding foundation for stories, events, facts and figures that will entertain you while enhancing your knowledge of aviation.

Part of the ASA Presents Author Talk Series from ASA (Aviation Supplies & Academics).

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