The Right-Seat Handbook Book

	Foreword	ix
	Introduction	xiii
1	Getting there can be half the fun	1
	How the airplane flies	2
	What if the engine quits?	5
	Are two better than one?	6
	Controlling the four forces	9
	Qualifying the pilot	15
2	Look before you leap	17
	Checking the weather	19
	Planning the route	22
	Conducting the airplane preflight	24
3	What's all that stuff on the panel?	29
	Knowing what's on the panel	31
	Many items are like familiar old friends	35
	Other instruments	41
4	How you will find your way	45
	Rules of the road	47
	Navigating by pilotage	48
	Going by dead reckoning	48
	VOR navigation	52
	Making the trip under instrument flight rules	57
	Other ways to navigate	60
	Going by GPS	60
	ATC is watching you	63
5	Somebody down there hears you	65
	Using the radio	68
	Talking to people	70
	Using the unicom	70
	Talking with ATC	71
	Talking with flight service station specialists	72
	Other radio aids	74
	You are not alone	76
6	Waiting out the weather	77
	Be prepared for a stop	78
	Find local interests	79
7	You can take it with you	81
	What limits the luggage	82
	Plan in advance what to take	83
	Choosing the luggage	83
	Take only what you need	84
	Limit the wardrobe without limiting appearance	84
	Should Fido go along?	86
8	Are we there yet?	87
	Careful what they eat and drink	88
	Prepare for the unexpected	90
	Give them the right things to do	90
	Keep the airplane safe, too	92
9	Discovering the nation by light airplane	93
	East	94
	Central	102
	West	106
	Go for it	109
	Glossary	111
	Index	119
	About the author	123