The Complete Guide to Flight Instruction
Author: Gregory M. Penglis
List Price: $29.95
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ISBN: 1568250126
Publisher: Rainbow Books, Inc. (July, 1994)
Sales Rank: 71,810
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 5 out of 5
Buy this book and read it again and again
I would highly recommend that anyone considering private pilot training buy this book. In a wry, cynical, style, Mr. Penglis offers some very clear and valuable insight to the many expensive pitfalls that await you.Read it cover to cover before you invest a dime in training. Then, re-read each chapter as you reach that point in your flying career. I'm sure a few high profile instructor/examiner types would hate this book. It does not tell you what you want to hear about general aviation, it tells you what you need to hear!
Rating: 4 out of 5
The Inside Info! (No-Fluff :)
I found this book at my local library and it's been one of the few that I found hard to put down each night. I was flying out of a flight school and got my private but was wary of the expenses & the odds and ends that weren't fitting in. I then decided to be brave and went out looking at flying clubs and Mr.Penglis couldn't have been more right about "...the greatest characters in aviation reside at flying clubs". I found my Instrument Instructor at a flying club a little out of the way, but a retired and amicable USAF C141 instructor! I couldn't ask for more. I would say this book is an absolute MUST READ before you decide on your first school/club.
Rating: 5 out of 5
If your going to be a pilot, read this book
A complete guide indeed. The author takes you from zero hours through ATP and goes through all the pitfalls in between. If you are a student pilot or a professional you will laugh out loud at all the stupid things you do in flight instruction that he describes and find yourself saying "It's funny 'cause it's true"
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