Gain a clear understanding of the important aspects that are essential for safe and successful aerobatic glider flying. For use in conjunction with aerobatic instruction, this volume deals with safety considerations, flight envelopes, and glider design. Describes in general terms how to fly commonly encountered maneuvers, from standard level aerobatics to advanced flying. Includes a step-by-step guide to construction flight envelopes for various gliders.

Acclaimed worldwide as the most detailed and knowledgeable text about Aerobatics, this book takes the pilot from the basic manoeuvres step by step through to the exacting standards required at World Championship level. Primarily for pilots, the book also makes light reading for enthusiasts and spectators.

Lærebogsagtig beskrivelse og gennemgang af svæveflyvning. Egnet ved svæveflyveuddannelse.

Harmonious, elegant, silent, precise - that is aerobatics. Aerobatic gliding with remote-controlled models is oriented towards man-portable flying, both in terms of the models and the flying style, as well as the ratings in competitions. In this book, the interested model pilot will find a market overview of suitable models, what they look like, their technical data and their suitability for glider aerobatic competitions. In addition to the necessary technical equipment, the correct model settings and the special features of towing are discussed. A chapter is also dedicated to glider aerobatics on the slope in the high alpine mountains or on the seashore. The author, who is experienced and successful in this discipline, gives valuable tips for a good mental attitude in order to be able to celebrate glider aerobatics aesthetically. In addition, he shows what is important in competition flying, which programmes are flown and how the judges score. A brief history of this young model aviation sport and a look into the future round off the work.The book helps beginners to avoid painful mistakes, and it shows advanced pilots how to achieve a sense of achievement more quickly.

This book—prepared by the Federal Aviation Administration—is a resource without equal for glider pilots. Covering components and systems, flight instruments, performance limitations, preflight and ground operations, launch and recovery procedures, flight maneuvers, traffic patterns, soaring weather, radio navigation, and much more, it lays out in authoritative detail the science, mechanics, and regulations that every pilot needs to know. Plus, it contains a glossary of essential terms and crystal-clear color illustrations. No one should learn to fly, or fly a glider, without this information close at hand.

In this manual covering basic aerobatics, William K. Kershner introduced maneuvers in order of difficulty, covering a variety of them in his clear, understandable, and humorous style. The Basic Aerobatic Manual is fully illustrated with the author's own drawings and contains a practical syllabus, a detailed bibliography and an index. Though the manual emphasizes airspeeds and techniques recommended for the Cessna Aerobat, the maneuvers described in the book may be performed in other airplanes certified for aerobatics. This manual explains and illustrates 26 aerobatic maneuvers in a six-lesson supplement to introductory aerobatics instruction. Updated and revised by the author's son, William C. Kershner.