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Welcome to your instructor in a book.
Written by a veteran ground and flight
instructor, this book is presented in a
warm, conversational manner and
spiced with humor. As a flight instruc-
tor since 1973, Rod Machado’s tried,
tested and proven methods of aviation
instruction have achieved exceptional
results with thousands of students.
His fresh approach to instructing has
made him a popular national speaker
and educator. Rod has the unique
ability to simplify the difficult, and
his humor helps you remember the
lesson.

Rod Machado

“Sometimes I feel a strange exhilaration up here which seems to come from something
beyond the mere stimulus of flying. It is a feeling of belonging to the sky, of owning and being
owned—if only for a moment—by the air I breathe.”
Guy Murchie, Song of the Sky, 1954

This valuable one-stop handbook contains the information necessary to:
Learn the basic fundamentals of flying any airplane.
Make flight training easier, less expensive and more enjoyable.
Master all the private and commercial checkride maneuvers.
Learn the “stick and rudder” philosophy of flying an airplane.
Prevent an airplane from accidentally stalling and spinning.
Allow you to learn to land an airplane quickly and enjoyably.
Make you a better instructor by providing unique teaching
strategies and explanations for student training.

As a comprehensive information source book, these pages include:
Practical flying skills that rely on sights, sounds and tactile sensations.
The theory and practice of attitude flying for pilots of all levels.
Multiple strategies for evaluating when to round out and flare for landing.
Multiple methods for controlling the airplane’s glidepath and airspeed.
Strategies for evaluating the desired landing spot and glidepath angle.
Techniques for understanding and flying ground reference maneuvers.
Landing corrections for bounces, floating, porpoising and ballooning.
Advice, wisdom and insights based on practical flying experience.
Complex airplane operations, night flying, traffic pattern operations,
slow flight, stall and spin recognition and recovery, and much more.

Rod Machado’s How to Fly an Airplane Handbook
Published by The Aviation Speakers Bureau
(800) 437-7080 Flight Maneuvers And

Website: www.rodmachado.com
Stick and Rudder Skills
eBook Version - $44.95

Front Cover Picture - © Mark Rasmussen - Fotolia.com
http://www.lightchasephotography.com/ A complete learn to fly handbook by one of aviation’s

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