The Pilot's Night Flying Handbook

Here is a step-by-step guide for the private pilot, designed as a clear and comprehensive handbook for everyone, from the student preparing for his FAA license to the experienced pilot whose flight experiences must remain current. Included are detailed instructions on all the pilot needs to know about outfitting his plane for night flight, understanding aircraft and ground lighting systems, adjusting his eyes for night vision and vertigo, navigating at night, simulating and practicing for emergencies, coping with electrical and engine failure aloft, gaining instrument proficiency for cross-country trips, and other problems and procedures affecting the pilot flying at night. Complete and concise, fully illustrated with over a hundred photos, drawings, and charts, THE PILOT'S NIGHT FLYING HANDBOOK shows how you can turn an uncertain enterprise into a safe and exciting experience.