Volume 2 of The Thinking Pilot's Flight Manual carries on the widely praise, penetrating, and clear-headed approach of Volume I, addressing matters of importance to pilots that ordinary flight training manuals never tough. It delves into everything from the realities of making the go/no-go decision during the takeoff roll, nailing spot landings, which emergencies to practice, and how to take babies and kids flying. It explores how we scare our passengers without realizing it, IFR training in IMC, and takes a hard look at spin training. Rick Durden is one of three 2015 recipients of the...

In a provocative and sometimes controversial style, this guide starts where standard-issue flight training manuals leave off, guiding readers deeply into topics that weren't taught in flight trainingNeverything from how to really do a preflight, through keeping passengers happy, scud running, precautionary landings, and how to survive a crash.