Aviation

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After Start Checklist
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After Start Checklist

From: This Is Your Captain Speaking

Chapter 3 examines the matter of company procedures. The chapter explores topics including the captain’s duty, the airplanes mechanics, structures, and inner workings. 11 $1.10 Add
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Before Start Checklist
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Before Start Checklist

From: This Is Your Captain Speaking

Chapter 2 focuses on defining the roles and responsibilities of the Captain or PIC (Pilot in Command), the First Officer (F/O) or Co-Pilot, Cruise Pilot or Relief Pilot, Augment Pilot, Cadet … 33 $3.30 Add
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Before Takeoff Checklist
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Before Takeoff Checklist

From: This Is Your Captain Speaking

Chapter 4 explores the questions Morris often finds himself being asked about landing. The chapter discusses topics including concerns of mechanical issues, the “what ifs”, … 11 $1.10 Add
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Casualties
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Casualties

From: War Among the Clouds

Wilson shares the casualties suffered by New Brunswick airmen that resulted from flying accidents or combat. 26 $2.60 Add
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Coming Home and Moving On
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Coming Home and Moving On

From: War Among the Clouds

This chapter discusses what life was like for the New Brunswick airmen who had returned home, sharing how they remembered those who were lost and their efforts to resume their lives in the … 20 $2.00 Add
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Cruise Checks
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Cruise Checks

From: This Is Your Captain Speaking

Chapter 5 focuses on the checks during the actual flight and the process of flying. Topics discussed include facts of air flight, routes, air pressure, weather, routing, polar flights, … 52 $5.20 Add
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Flight Patterns

Flight Patterns

A Century of Air Travel

From: Wanderlust

Chapter Eight examines the history of air travel. The chapter follows air travel from the invention of flight to the development of aviation, early airlines, rise of Pan Am, types of air crafts, … 34 $3.40 Add
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Introduction
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Introduction

From: War Among the Clouds

J. Brent Wilson opens this section with insight into the impact that air operations made during the Great War, introducing the part New Brunswick airmen played in the war. 2 $0.20 Add
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Joining Up: Recruitment and Enlistment
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Joining Up: Recruitment and Enlistment

From: War Among the Clouds

This chapter outlines the steps involved in becoming an airman in the British air services, sharing the motivations New Brunswick men had for joining and what recruitment and enlistment looked … 19 $1.90 Add
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Life behind the Lines and on the Home Front
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Life behind the Lines and on the Home Front

From: War Among the Clouds

This chapter shares how the airmen would spend their free time when poor flying conditions and decreasing military operations allowed them to participate in leisure activities. 19 $1.90 Add
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Operations on the Western Front
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Operations on the Western Front

From: War Among the Clouds

This chapter highlights the experiences of many New Brunswick men who were engaged in combat roles fighting in Belgium and France, and the operations they took part in. 28 $2.80 Add
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Planning - Before the Flight
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Planning – Before the Flight

From: This Is Your Captain Speaking

Chapter 1 explores the planning that takes place before a flight. The chapter includes descriptions of author Doug Morris’ life and path towards aviation, the motivations behind becoming a … 33 $3.30 Add
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Postflight Checklists and Reflections
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Postflight Checklists and Reflections

From: This Is Your Captain Speaking

Chapter 7 focuses on the plan once it has landed on the ground. Topics discussed include airplane docking, VDGS (Visual Docking Guidance Systems), ground marshals, Captains controls, bridges, … 16 $1.60 Add
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Pre-Descent, In-Range, Landing and After Landing Checklist
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Pre-Descent, In-Range, Landing and After Landing Checklist

From: This Is Your Captain Speaking

Chapter 6 discusses the landing process. Topics explored include ILS (Instrument Landing System), speed limits and how they calculate speed, keeping outside clean, small verses large aircrafts, … 25 $2.50 Add
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Prisoners of War
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Prisoners of War

From: War Among the Clouds

This chapter shares the experiences several New Brunswick airmen who were prisoners of war, many of whom were shot down, captured, and later repatriated. 24 $2.40 Add
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Service on Other War Fronts
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Service on Other War Fronts

From: War Among the Clouds

This chapter continues to highlight the operations and experiences of the New Brunswick men who served on other war fronts, including in Italy, Egypt, Macedonia, and in parts of Russia. 13 $1.30 Add