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For those of you interested in air shows, both military and civilian, , and
whose interest goes WAY beyond the norm and into the very guts of the subject; I'd like to announce that the consummate book on this subject "Zero Error Margin; Airshow Display Flying Analyzed " has just been released and is now available. You will find the name and address of the publisher below my remarks. The book has been written by Col. Des Barker, ex member of the South African Jet Aerobatic Team "Silver Falcons"; fixed wing test pilot, and previous Commanding Officer of the South African Flight Test Center. Col. Barker is also a member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots, and the Royal Aeronautical Society. Just to give you some idea of the range of Col Barker's book, it contains entire sections written as a textbook for those performing and thinking of performing air show display flying; a vast and comprehensive data base of air show accidents covering years od data , their causes, the investigative results; and the remarks of experienced air show pilots on these accidents. This section alone should become a legal volume suitable for use in a court of law on the subject of air show safety. Col. Barker enlisted the help of a team of internationally known air show demonstration pilots both military and civilian and asked each to contribute something of their individual expertise to the book. This section is literally a textbook on low altitude air show demonstration flying and is probably unique in the world in this respect. Much effort went into this work, and I consider it the best book ever written on these issues. So vast is the scope of Col Barker's work, that it should be a must have for demonstration pilots both military and civilian; every airshow enthusiast in the world; every historian even remotely interested in airshow flying and safety; and every lawyer interested in flight safety research connected with the air show environment. For those interested, the book is in it's first run in South Africa and the UK, and is being considered for a second printing. The publisher's Information is below; Freeworld Publications POBox 6260 Nelspruit, 1200 South Africa cell phone; 072 610 400 fax; 013 752 2709 Dudley Henriques International Fighter Pilots Fellowship Commercial Pilot/ CFI Retired For personal email, please replace the z's with e's. dhenriquesATzarthlinkDOTnzt |
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