Stick and Rudder
An Explanation of the Art of Flying
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Narrated by:
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Jason Leikam
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What's in Stick and Rudder:
- The invisible secret of all heavier-than-air flight: the angle of attack. What it is, and why it can't be seen. How lift is made, and what the pilot has to do with it.
- Why airplanes stall - how do you know you're about to stall
- The landing approach - how the pilot's eye functions in judging the approach
- The visual clues by which an experienced pilot unconsciously judges - how you can quickly learn to use them
- The spot that does not move - this is the first statement of this phenomenon - a foolproof method of making a landing approach across pole lines and trees
- The elevator and the throttle - one controls the speed, the other controls climb and descent - which is which
- The paradox of the glide - by pointing the nose down less steeply, you descend more steeply - by pointing the nose down more steeply, you can glide further.
- What's the rudder for - the rudder does not turn the airplane the way a boat's rudder turns the boat - then what does it do
- How a turn is flown - the role of ailerons, rudder, and elevator in making a turn.
- The landing - how it's made - the visual clues that tell you where the ground is.
- The "tail-dragger" landing gear and what's tricky about it - this is probably the only analysis of tail-draggers now available to those who want to fly one
- The tricycle landing gear and what's so good about it - a strong advocacy of the tricycle gear written at a time when almost all civil airplanes were taildraggers
- Why the airplane doesn't feel the wind
- Why the airplane usually flies a little sidewise
- Plus: a chapter on air accidents by Leighton Collins, founder and editor of Air Facts. His analyses of aviation's safety problems have deeply influenced pilots and aeronautical engineers and have contributed to the benign characteristics of today's airplane
Stick and Rudder is the first exact analysis of the art of flying ever attempted. It has been continuously in print for 33 years. It shows precisely what the pilot does when he flies, just how he does it, and why.
Because the basics are largely unchanging, the book therefore is applicable to large airplanes and small, old airplanes and new, and is of interest not only to the learner but also to the accomplished pilot and to the instructor himself.
When Stick and Rudder first came out, some of its contents were considered highly controversial. In recent years its formulations have become widely accepted. Pilots and flight instructors have found that the book works.
Today several excellent manuals offer the pilot accurate and valuable technical information. But Stick and Rudder remains the leading think-book on the art of flying. One thorough listening of it is the equivalent of many hours of practice.
©1944, 1972 Wolfgang Langewiesche (P)2021 Upfront BooksListeners also enjoyed...
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- Fox 3 Simulations
- 15-12-23
Absolutely incredible book - even after 80 years!
I was a little sceptical at first, how well and audio book without benefit of pictures and diagrams would be able to describe some of the principles and techniques of flying, but this audiobook did just that and more. The author strikes the perfect balance of using everyday language, coupled with technical language to describe the various aspects of flying. The book answers some of the more obvious things, as well as the not so obvious things, and perhaps most useful is the authors descriptions of flying the aircraft at the edge of the envelope in various ways, and where people go wrong and why. This book is still relevant today, and I highly recommend it.
Ps the author says "it's extremely unlikely you will ever see 400mph in level flight" - well, we did get to see 400mph, and we use no longer use mph, but knots now too!)
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- Poncin A.
- 30-11-22
Great book on flying
Really excellent book on flying. Written some 80 years ago but physics and most air facts remain the same. Will listen to it again some time soon with the print version for reference to technical drawings and manœuvres sketches
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- Gandy
- 13-05-21
They say experience can't be taught but....
I'm a student pilot at the very end of my training. My instructor created a solid foundation and brickwork during my practical lessons, and this book is like the render/plaster that fills in the little gaps for a smoother finish.
For anyone that has seen The Matrix films, this book is like plugging into the Matrix and downloading experience rather than just textbook theory.
I find the narrator's voice interesting with a sincere tone and a hint of irony for those typical aviation tongue in cheek comments, so it is very well suited to the subject, in my opinion.
If, like me, you're obsessed with flying but want a break from the dry theory books then this is perfect for an entertaining yet informative listen, that will get you thinking about your piloting skills from different angels. It also enables you to absorb more aviation content (if you can't get enough) whilst cooking dinner, doing some housework, driving to work, walking, getting to sleep etc.
My only criticism is that the chapters are listed as "chapter 1, chapter 2...etc", it would be much more useful if they were listed as they are in the physical book for easier navigation.
I highly recommend this book from a student's point of view, and I'd guess that experienced pilots will also enjoy it and pick up some tips...or enjoy contesting some of the points with their own opinions. Either way, it's a great listen.
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