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Aviation can be intimidating. One of the biggest hurdles is the many unfamiliar terms that pilots are constantly using to describe what they are doing. This glossary from my book, Cleared for the Option: A Year Learning to Fly, is my gift to get you started. If you find it helpful, you might enjoy the book itself, which explains all of these terms and more in the real-life context of actually learning to become a pilot.
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Reviews From the Aviation and Flight Sim Community:
“Cleared for the Option is a must-read for anyone learning to fly.”
— Craig Fuller, CEO of FLYING Magazine
“If you are one of the millions who already played MSFS 2020 or are curious if doing so would help you with flying in real-life, this book is for you.”
— Jorge Neumann, Head of Microsoft Flight Simulator
“Packed with both practical information and inspiration … the perfect read for anyone who’s ever dreamed of taking flight.”
— Mark Vanhoenacker, Boeing 787 pilot and author of both Skyfaring & How to Land a Plane
Reviews From Cleared for the Option Readers:
“This is an absolute must-read for anyone considering becoming a pilot and a great read for people interested in aviation in general. The book does an exceptional job of laying out what it’s like to learn to fly, provides lots of valuable information about the process of becoming a pilot, and gives an engaging perspective on what it is like to go through that process. The narrative is further heightened by the fact that the author was learning to soar at a time when our horizons were so cramped by the pandemic.
It’s well-written, thoughtful, packed with insight and explanation, and balances general interest and technical expertise well. Highly recommended!”
— Review From Amazon
“Superb introduction to all things aviation. The author provides the history and emotional intensity of flying planes and helicopters, as well as the mechanical nitty-gritty of everything involved, all with a seasoned instructor’s conversational tone of voice.
The author provides real-world explanations without being pedantic or boring. The chapters are compact but not shallow; the information is complex but not overwhelming in the amount discussed. It’s a text but not a textbook for anyone curious or seriously interested in learning to fly.
An excellently written, eminently approachable “discovery flight” of a book.”
— Review From Amazon
Patrick Chovanec invites you to join him in the cockpit and find out what it’s like to go step-by-step from passenger to pilot.
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