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Push Me Pull You
ISBN: 9781475987218 / Angielski / Miękka / 366 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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94,84 |
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Federal Civil Aviation Programs & the Airport & Airway Trust Fund
ISBN: 9781626188105 / Angielski / Miękka / 59 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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433,70 |
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Human Factors for Pilots
ISBN: 9780291398277 / Angielski / Miękka / 150 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book has two functions. The first is to provide a comprehensive and concise outline of the available human factors knowledge for the practicing pilot. The second function is to provide this knowledge in a way that follows very closely the syllabus of the UK Civil Aviation Authority's (CAA) Human Performance and Limitations examinations for both professional and private pilots. Although the private pilot's syllabus requires a narrower range of subjects to be studied, and in less detail, than the professional syllabus, this handbook covers both requirements, with syllabus variations being...
This book has two functions. The first is to provide a comprehensive and concise outline of the available human factors knowledge for the practicing p...
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242,34 |
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Meteorology and Flight: A Pilot's Guide to Weather
ISBN: 9780713668315 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Covering both large and small-scale weather systems and illustrated with line drawings, graphs and satellite photographs throughout, this edition has been fully revised and updated.
Covering both large and small-scale weather systems and illustrated with line drawings, graphs and satellite photographs throughout, this edition has ...
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127,58 |
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Lancaster: The Second World War's Greatest Bomber
ISBN: 9780719523632 / Angielski / Miękka / 592 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. While addressing the political controversy surrounding the bombing offensive against Germany, McKinstry also weaves individual tales into his narrative. He draws on first-hand accounts from pilots and crew members to bring to life the important characters and events of the Lancaster's career.
While addressing the political controversy surrounding the bombing offensive against Germany, McKinstry also weaves individual tales into his narrativ...
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66,29 |
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Spitfire: Portrait of a Legend
ISBN: 9780719568756 / Angielski / Miękka / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The gripping saga of the plane that carried Britain through the Second World War
The gripping saga of the plane that carried Britain through the Second World War
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65,23 |
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Culture at Work in Aviation and Medicine: National, Organizational and Professional Influences
ISBN: 9780754619048 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Culture forms a complex framework of national, organizational and professional attitudes and values within which groups and individuals function. The reality and strength of culture become salient when we work within a new group and interact with people who have well-established norms and values. In this book the authors report the results of their ongoing exploration of the influences of culture in two professions a aviation and medicine. Their focus is on commercial airline pilots and operating room teams. Within these two environments, they show the effects of professional, national and...
Culture forms a complex framework of national, organizational and professional attitudes and values within which groups and individuals function. The ...
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193,86 |
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Aircrew Security: A Practical Guide
ISBN: 9780754640769 / Angielski / Twarda / 512 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The events of 11 September 2001 changed the world, and in particular the aviation community, forever. Since then, the terrorist threat continues to dominate international air travel and pose a real and present danger to airline passengers and aircrew across the globe. In line with this, expectations of renewed commitments to aircrew security training increased, however the practical reality of the standard of information and effective training often fell short. This book aims to help redress this problem. Intended to help flight crews' deal with the new complexities they face in the skies, it...
The events of 11 September 2001 changed the world, and in particular the aviation community, forever. Since then, the terrorist threat continues to do...
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678,70 |
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Investigating Human Error: Incidents, Accidents, and Complex Systems
ISBN: 9780754641223 / Angielski / Miękka / 324 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this book the author applies contemporary error theory to the needs of investigators and of anyone attempting to understand why someone made a critical error, how that error led to an incident or accident, and how to prevent such errors in the future. Students and investigators of human error will gain an appreciation of the literature on error, with numerous references to both scientific research and investigative reports in a wide variety of applications, from airplane accidents, to bus accidents, to bonfire disasters. Features include: - an easy to follow step by step approach to...
In this book the author applies contemporary error theory to the needs of investigators and of anyone attempting to understand why someone made a crit...
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242,34 |
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Barriers and Accident Prevention
ISBN: 9780754643012 / Angielski / Twarda / 242 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Accidents are preventable, but only if they are correctly described and understood. Since the mid-1980s accidents have come to be seen as the consequence of complex interactions rather than simple threads of causes and effects. Yet progress in accident models has not been matched by advances in methods. The author's work in several fields (aviation, power production, traffic safety, healthcare) made it clear that there is a practical need for constructive methods and this book presents the experiences and the state-of-the-art. The focus of the book is on accident prevention rather than...
Accidents are preventable, but only if they are correctly described and understood. Since the mid-1980s accidents have come to be seen as the conseque...
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533,26 |
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Marketing in the International Aerospace Industry
ISBN: 9780754649755 / Angielski / Twarda / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The aerospace industry has a unique business culture and business practices. It is also subject to unique regulatory requirements and financing conventions. Aerospace products are unlike anything else. Pricing arrangements are arcane, and large-scale cooperative alliances among industry players are commonplace. The market is dichotomized into parts, civil and military, of approximately equal value, and is further divided into dozens of major product segments. The complexity of the aerospace market is commensurate with its size. It is a leading exporter among industrialized nations, employing...
The aerospace industry has a unique business culture and business practices. It is also subject to unique regulatory requirements and financing conven...
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775,66 |
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Parachuting Into Poland, 1944: Memoir of a Secret Mission with Jozef Retinger
ISBN: 9780786474608 / Angielski / Miękka / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "This is a first-hand account, never before in English, of a secret World War II mission in 1944 called Operation Salamander, in which Tadeusz Chciuk (writing as Marek Celt) parachuted into German-occupied Poland with the enigmatic political advisor Dr. Jozef Retinger. "--Provided by publisher.
"This is a first-hand account, never before in English, of a secret World War II mission in 1944 called Operation Salamander, in which Tadeusz Chciuk ...
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165,68 |
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Principles and Practice of Aviation Medicine
ISBN: 9789812388612 / Angielski / Twarda / 852 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With a prologue by Melchor J AntuA ano (Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, Oklahoma City, USA)
The book provides an up-to-date overview of the history of aviation medicine and the development of medical requirements for licensing. Also the physiological foundation for flight, the physiology of the sensory organs, exposure to cosmic radiation, the preventative aspects of aviation medicine, the role of medical factors in accident investigation, and passenger health issues are covered.The bulk of the book is the clinical part which contains several chapters and sub-chapters on clinical... With a prologue by Melchor J AntuA ano (Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, Oklahoma City, USA)
The book provides an up-to-date overview of the hi... |
cena:
979,26 |
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Deadly Turbulence
ISBN: 9780786474332 / Angielski / Miękka / 236 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Jet airliner operations in the U.S. began in 1958, bringing, it was thought, a new era of fast, high, safe, smooth, sophisticated travel. But almost immediately, the new aircraft were involved in incidents and accidents that showed jets created new problems even as they solved old ones. This book discusses five disasters or near-disasters of the early Jet Age, experiences which shook the industry, regulators and public out of early complacency and helped build a more realistic foundation for safer air transportation. The book takes a detailed look at the 1966 destruction of Braniff...
Jet airliner operations in the U.S. began in 1958, bringing, it was thought, a new era of fast, high, safe, smooth, sophisticated travel. But almost i...
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165,68 |
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Taking Aviation to New Heights: A Biography of Pierre Jeanniot
ISBN: 9780776630465 / Angielski / Miękka / 408 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. To chart the inspiring journey of Pierre Jeanniot is to trace the remarkable development of the air transport industry. In his youth, Jeanniot survived the bombing of Rome, the occupation of France, and was a witness to the Resistance in the Jura Mountains. In 1963, after the Sainte-Therese air tragedy and the threat of finding himself jobless, Jeanniot was inspired to create the famous Black Box, which has since become a pillar of aviation security. Under his direction, Air Canada chose the Airbus rather than the Boeing to renew its fleet, in the midst of a highly visible political... To chart the inspiring journey of Pierre Jeanniot is to trace the remarkable development of the air transport industry. In his youth, Jeanniot surv... |
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91,80 |
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Management in the Airline Industry
ISBN: 9780415759403 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Combining contemporary HRM theory and practice with debates in critical management and in industrial relations, this book examines the peculiar challenge that civil aviation pilots present for management. As a highly educated, highly trained, and non-substitutable professional employee, the airline pilot wields considerable industrial power. Based on original research, this book examines the impact of human resource management on airline pilots in recent years as well as drawing out wider conclusions on the management of human resources, union-management relationship and the experience of...
Combining contemporary HRM theory and practice with debates in critical management and in industrial relations, this book examines the peculiar challe...
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cena:
222,96 |
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Drones: What Everyone Needs to Know(r)
ISBN: 9780190235352 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Drones quite possibly represent the most transformative military innovation since jet engines and atomic weaponry. No longer do humans have to engage in close military action or be in the same geographical vicinity as the target. Now, through satellite imaging and remote technology, countries such as the United States can destroy small targets halfway around the world with pinpoint accuracy.
In the last several years, many of the military advancements have been rivaled by those in the commercial realm. Civilian industries have clamored to acquire drones for everything from monitoring... Drones quite possibly represent the most transformative military innovation since jet engines and atomic weaponry. No longer do humans have to engage ...
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56,08 |
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Fly Over Down Under: Australian Adventures by Single-Engine Airplane
ISBN: 9781627873376 / Angielski / Twarda / 230 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Green ants that defend their tree by attacking anyone who touches it...a mysterious lava-tube cave with hikers' flashlights floating like fireflies down into its blackness...fruit bats noisily lobbing mangos onto your cabin's tin roof. The beauties -- and dangers -- of the crocodile-infested Kakadu National Park. A crash landing at a remote island airstrip...a rugby match in Northern Territory (and why Aussie girls never "root" for their teams). In this colorful and remarkable book, written by a colorful and remarkable woman pilot, you'll find the most enjoyable way to discover Australia --...
Green ants that defend their tree by attacking anyone who touches it...a mysterious lava-tube cave with hikers' flashlights floating like fireflies do...
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148,79 |
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Fly Over Down Under: Australian Adventures by Single-Engine Airplane
ISBN: 9781627873017 / Angielski / Miękka / 230 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
cena:
76,42 |
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Not Brave Enough: My Leap Into the Stratosphere
ISBN: 9781491821794 / Angielski / Twarda / 380 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "It was a moment of revelation for me. I was seventeen when I learned to fly, just a stupid kid, and if I knew then what I know now, I wouldn't have done it. I didn't necessarily regret it, in fact quite the opposite; I love to fly. I love everything about it. I just suddenly realized that I'm not inherently brave enough of a person to have put myself through all that I've endured while chasing the clouds. I was a kid so squarely risk averse that I demanded everyone get their money back after playing cards for pennies and nickels. I was a kid who was intimidated by the challenges involved...
"It was a moment of revelation for me. I was seventeen when I learned to fly, just a stupid kid, and if I knew then what I know now, I wouldn't have d...
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cena:
144,70 |