Gliding

From passenger to pilot

Steve Longland (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

160 Seiten

2012
The Crowood Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-84797-393-1 (ISBN)

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Gliding is for everyone who has ever dreamt of riding the air currents with the view stretching to the horizon, and with barely a sound to disturb the moment. This book guides you through the first steps to realising that dream, and goes on to explore the many opportunities offered by this sport.

Gliding is for everyone who has ever dreamt of riding the air currents with the view stretching to the horizon, and with barely a sound to disturb the moment. Written by an experienced instructor, this book guides you through the first steps to realising that dream, and goes on to explore the many opportunities offered by this compelling and existing sport.

Steve Longland's thirty-year career as an instructor has included being chief instructor of the Cambridge Gliding Club and a regional examiner for the British Gliding Association. He holds a Gold Certificate Badge with the coveted three diamonds, continues to fly solo and has amassed 5000 hours in gliders and flown approximately 90,000km cross-country, both abroad and in the UK.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	27.8.2012
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations, unspecified; 160 Halftones, color
Verlagsort	Ramsbury
Sprache	englisch
Maße	189 x 246 mm
Gewicht	450 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Motor- / Rad- / Flugsport
ISBN-10	1-84797-393-0 / 1847973930
ISBN-13	978-1-84797-393-1 / 9781847973931
Zustand	Neuware