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- REVIEW: THE PILOT'S RADIO COMMUNICATIONS HANDBOOK 4th ED Revised TAB 1994
- Author: Paul E Illman 232 pages paperbound $17.95 ISBN: 0-07-031756-9
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- Proper use of the COM radios is one of the most important skills any pilot
- must learn, especially in todays congested airspace. Paul Illman's book
- will teach the student pilot everything he or she needs to know about the
- subject and will result in the ability to communicate confidently from the
- cockpit. Experienced fliers will find it the perfect source to keep current
- with ever-changing procedures and policies.
-
- The revised 4th edition covers all the latest changes and most up-to-date
- information on the new U.S. airspace designations, requirements for Mode C
- transponders in Class B airspace (formerly TCA) and the consolidation of
- Flight Service Stations into regional Automated Flight Service Stations.
-
- Some of the subjects covered in THE PILOT'S RADIO COMMUNICATIONS HANDBOOK
- include MULTICOM, UNICOM, Flight Service Stations, ATIS, Transponders,
- Control Tower, Ground, Approach and Departure Controls, Airport Traffic Areas,
- Control Zones, TCAs, ARSAs (with a detailed description of the FAA airspace
- reclassification ruling), The "Center", also known formally as ARTCC and
- what to do in the event of a radio failure. Finally, Author Illman puts
- it all together by taking the reader on a simulated cross-country flight
- illustrating many practical examples of radio use and communication as
- taught in the previous chapters.
-
- The book is well written and illustrated and Ilman certainly knows his
- stuff. He also authored the PILOT'S AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL HANDBOOK which is
- in its second edition and also published by TAB/McGraw-Hill. I highy
- recommend this book to every current pilot - to learn and keep up with the
- changes. It's simply a matter of safety, especially in today's crowded
- skies which are not so friendly anymore.
-
- (C) 1995
- Michael Crestohl
- mc@shore.net