Gliding – A Handbook on Soaring Flight by Derek Piggott 1967 Vintage Hardcover

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Gliding – A Handbook on Soaring Flight by Derek Piggott 1967 Vintage Hardcover:
$6.49

Up for offer is a 1967 vintage second edition hardcover of Gliding – A Handbook on Soaring Flight by Derek Piggott. This is the classic book on unpowered gliding flight! From the dust jacket:“Derek Piggott is without doubt one of the finest gliding instructors in the world. His book is therefore an important event, and covers the ground he has set himself completely and with professional perfection. It includes everything that a glider pilot should know from the day he joins his club to the day he enters the elite.” Chapters include:- First Flights in a Glider- Launching Procedure- The Effects of the Controls- Turning- The Take Off and the Landing- Stalling and Spinning- Circuit Procedure- Cable Breaks- Rules of the Air- More About Turning- Sideslipping- Better Launches- Landing Out of Wind- More About Stalling and Spinning- Safe Flying in High Winds- Launching by Aerotow- Local Soaring and Efficient Cruising- Thermals- Thermal Soaring- Hill Soaring- Wave Soaring- Landing in Strange Fields- The Instruments and Their Limitations- Instrument Flying- Flying High- Finding Your Way in the Air- Going Faster and Farther A classic that is still as relevant today as when it was written. This book would make a great addition to any gliding library! Book is in very good condition. The dust jacket does show wear and there are taped repairs on it. The interior is in excellent condition and all pages are unmarked and intact. There is a book plate on the inside front cover. Overall a nice edition of this classic work. Gliding, Derek Piggott, 1967, Adam and Charles Black, hardcover, illustrated, 263 pages.