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more info... Select for comparison Beginning Gliding (3rd Ed) Price: 26.00€   (VAT not included) 'I cannot imagine a more clearly set out, brilliantly ilustrated or helpful book for the beginner' Royal Air Forces Quarterly   more info... Select for comparison Bronze & Beyond Price: 30.00€   (VAT not included) Bronze and Beyond takes the glider pilot through the skills and knowledge required to achieve the Bronze Badge, but is also a valuable source of information and advice for more experienced glider cross-country pilots.   more info... Select for comparison Cloud Dancing Price: 25.00€   (VAT not included) This is a great book on soaring and the history of sailplanes. Wonderful describtions about what you can expect on your first sailplane ride.   more info... Select for comparison Glider Flying Handbook (vote(s): 1) Price: 25.00€   (VAT not included) This new edited (July 2007) Glider Flying Handbook is the first official book released by the FAA for the sole purpose of glider and sailplane instruction and knowledge.   more info... Select for comparison Gliding (8th Ed) Price: 29.00€   (VAT not included) An acclaimed pilot and instructor, Piggott presents both the fundamentals and the complexities of motorless flight in a manner that engages while instructing both the novice and the experienced glider pilot. Replete with excellent illustrations (I counted 120) that complement the clear concise text the work is comprehensive in its scope while organized in focused bite-sized chapters.   more info... Select for comparison Gliding. From Passenger to Pilot Price: 27.00€   (VAT not included) Topics covered include: a history of the sport; an introduction to gliding clubs, getting started and what to expect; an insight into how gliders fly and detailed instruction on how to fly them; sections on launching, the cockpit, safety and weather forecasts, and finally ideas for cross-country and competitive flying and tips for owning a glider.   more info... Select for comparison Gliding: The Theory of Flight Price: 37.00€   (VAT not included) The Official manual of the world famous British Gliding Association, Gliding; Theory of Flight is recommended reading for all pilots and instructors.<   more info... Select for comparison Guide de l'instructeur List price: 35.00€ Price: 32.00€   (VAT not included) You save: 3.00€ (9%) Ce guide est le support efficace du travail du formateur et de l'élève instructeur. Il se destine tout autant au perfectionnement des instructeurs déjà en activité.   more info... Select for comparison Le Vol sans Moteur Price: 30.00€   (VAT not included) Les connaissances indispensables – voire plus que cela – sont enseignées dans ce livre sur une base méthodique et accessible à tous. L’élève vélivole trouve ici tout ce dont il a besoin pour sa formation et la préparation à son examen et l’instructeur a à sa disposition le fil rouge pour son enseignement.   more info... Select for comparison Manuel du pilote Vol à Voile 7ème édition List price: 37.00€ Price: 26.00€   (VAT not included) You save: 11.00€ (30%) Cet ouvrage à vocation pédagogique est d'une approche concrète, attrayante et d'une lecture facile.   more info... Select for comparison Manuel du Pilote Vol à Voile 8ème édition (vote(s): 1) List price: 37.00€ Price: 29.50€   (VAT not included) You save: 7.50€ (21%) on organisation originale vise à réconcilier théorie et pratique en intégrant toutes les connaissances indispensables à un apprentissage du vol à voile.   more info... Select for comparison Manuel Vol à Voile List price: 37.00€ Price: 26.00€   (VAT not included) You save: 11.00€ (30%) Cet ouvrage à vocation pédagogique est d'une approche concrète, attrayante et d'une lecture facile.   more info... Select for comparison The Glider Pilot's Manual List price: 30.00€ Price: 26.00€   (VAT not included) You save: 4.00€ (14%) This book covers the basics in a straight forward and practical way. Introduction of material is progressive and neither over does theory or shy from it where important. In the main each new topic generates an urge to get in the air and check out the theory.   more info... Select for comparison The Soaring Pilot's Manual List price: 32.00€ Price: 29.00€   (VAT not included) You save: 3.00€ (10%) This manual describes the basic soaring mechanisms and techniques of flying, all explained with the same clarity and precision as in his first book 'The Glider Pilot's Manual'. Clear diagrams illustrate the text throughout and make complicated facts seem simple to understand. It progresses to cross country flying and contains exercises that should be found useful by any glider pilot.   more info... Select for comparison The Soaring Pilot's Manual (2nd Ed.) Price: 32.00€   (VAT not included) The Soaring Pilot's Manual advances the reader from elementary flying to confident soaring by clearly and precisely explaining the basic soaring mechanisms and techniques.   more info... Select for comparison Understanding Gliding (4th Ed)   Price: 29.00€   (VAT not included) A study of gliding, exploring how and why a glider flies. Written by a gliding instructor, it seeks to demystify the theory behind the subject. This fourth edition is updated to include developments in technology and high-performance gliders.   more info... Select for comparison Volar a Vela (vote(s): 1) Price: 28.00€   (VAT not included) El lector encontrará en Volar a Vela un compendio de conocimientos aeronáuticos encaminados a la práctica de este deporte-aventura en creciente evolución.