Customer Reviews
Helicopter pilot's bible - By: HeliPilot, 20 Mar 2008 
This book is the technical bible for aspiring helicopter pilots. It is essential reading for pilots studying for either a private or commercial helicopter pilot's license. It goes into more detail than any similar book, & the material is explainedin a clear manner. Although the detail is more than would be required to pass a private helicopter license technical exam, the extra information presented is still useful & informative.
To sum up, if you want to to learn to fly a helicopter, read this book. The book won't just help you gain your license - one day it may save your life.
Clearly explained and comprehensive - By: , 03 Feb 2003 
I used this book to study for my PPL(H) exams - both technical & performance & planning, but there is a greater detail providedin the book than is required by these exams. It would probably be suitable for CPL exams too.
The author tries to make this fairly technical topic accessible to those who don't have a backgroundin physics. This is helped by the authors own background. It is apparent that he learnt the physics involved with helicopter flight whilst learning to fly. Unfortunately whilst this is a boon for clear explanation it does mean there are some basic mistakes that occurin this book - thankfully they are few.
The book covers the obvious topics - how a helicopter actually flies, but also some less expected ones - for example, mountain flying.
I would recommend this book to anyone thinking of studying for their PPL(H) exams & also to those just curious about the details of how a helicopter manages to stayin the air. There is nothing more complex than GCSE physics involved.
