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"Dudley Henriques" wrote in message
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For those of you interested in air shows, both military and civilian, ,
and
whose interest goes WAY beyond the norm and into the very guts of the
subject; I'd like to announce that the consummate book on this subject
"Zero
Error Margin; Airshow Display Flying Analyzed " has just been released
and
is now available. ...

Wow, this is saying a lot, coming from you. Is it anything the
'lay pilot' could appreciate, or do you think one has to be
an aerobatic pilot or an airshow performer to appreciate it?

Cheers,
Sydney

The book will probably end up being the finest piece ever done on this
subject. In fact, considering it's scope, it should stand alone now as
unique. It will easily qualify as legally acceptable reference material when
expert opinion has to be verified concerning the issues dealt with in the
book.
I will have the finished book in my hands next week. As of now, I only have
the material that I've been working on with Col Barker over the past two
years, and individual chapters sent to me to be proofed, but from what I've
seen so far, for anyone having any interest at all in the safety issues that
surround the air show venue, this book will be a must have! The collected
group gathered together to do this work are in my opinion, the best
available in the world today. Just in my own small group contributing, the
book involved several Thunderbird alumni, including an ex team lead.
I really can't say what the interest will be for the average private pilot
as it relates to flying. Naturally, the collective professional talent
gathered to do this project concentrated heavily on the low level aerobatic
demonstration aspect of handling an airplane; and many makes and types used
for this purpose are covered in textbook form. But if there's an interest in
learning how extremely high performance airplanes are handled professionally
by people who are the best in the world at doing this; I would say there's a
lot that can be learned and applied to making everyday flying safer.
On the historical end, the accident data base on air shows included in the
book is second to none. It lists every major air show related accident of
consequence over several decades. Researchers will have a field day reading
what the official reports said, then being privy to what the best pilots in
the world involved with the same kind of flying had to say for the book that
ADD's to those reports.
For the enthusiast, the book should be a gold mine of first hand reporting
and research on their subject of interest.
To answer your question honestly Snow, it all depends on the interest area
of the hypothetical "lay pilot" you describe. My recommendation would be to
purchase this book if you have any interest at all in airshows, or how high
performance airplanes are flown by people who know high performance
airplanes. You'll get a real inside look at how these pilots think and act
under all kinds of conditions. I would say that by the time he/she finishes
reading this book, the average "lay pilot" should come away with at least a
few things they might want to change in the way they approach what they do
in the air :-)
Dudley Henriques
International Fighter Pilots Fellowship
Commercial Pilot/ CFI Retired
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