
Mike Busch on Airplane Ownership, Volume 1
What Every Aircraft Owner Needs to Know About Selecting, Purchasing, Insuring, Maintaining, Troubleshooting, Modifying, and Flying Light Airplanes (Airplane Maintenance and Ownership, Book 3)
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Mike Busch
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Mike Busch
About this listen
Mike Busch on Airplane Ownership is the much-awaited sequel to his previous books Manifesto and Engines. In this two-volume set, Busch distills his wisdom from his more than 50 years as an aircraft owner. He brings his refreshingly commonsense and often outside-the-box approach to every aspect of owning and operating a general aviation aircraft.
Volume 1 covers selecting, purchasing, insuring, and maintaining an aircraft. Busch emphasizes that it is the aircraft owner—not his mechanics—who bears the regulatory responsibility for airworthiness. He discusses how to choose the right mechanic or shop and how to manage the maintenance they perform. Busch dissects the much-dreaded annual inspection, and how owners can keep it from spiraling out of control. He offers guidance about the all-important post-maintenance test flight, and how to deal with an owner’s worst nightmare: a mechanical breakdown far from home.
Volume 2 (publication date Christmas 2019) covers the rules and regulations that every aircraft owner needs to know but is often not taught. It discusses owner-performed maintenance, troubleshooting techniques, aircraft modifications, twins, and resolving owner/mechanic disputes. It takes the reader on a guided tour through the various aircraft systems, discussing the operation, care and feeding of each one. It offers guidance on how to fly safely and efficiently, including leaning techniques, air-speed and altitude selection, and more. The volume concludes with Busch’s thoughts about the future of owner-flown general aviation and where we’re headed.
If you own an aircraft (or want to), these books will be an invaluable addition to your aviation library.
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How do you improve on the best guide for pilots to learn how to fly in all kinds of weather? The answer is the fifth edition of Weather Flying. Regarded as the bible of weather flying, this aviation classic not only continues to make complex weather concepts understandable for even the least experienced of flyers, but has now been updated to cover new advances in technology. At the same time, this respected text still retains many of its original insights from over four decades of publication, provided by renowned weather flying veteran Robert N. Buck.
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- By Corbin on 08-24-21
By: Robert N. Buck, and others
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Stick and Rudder
- An Explanation of the Art of Flying
- By: Wolfgang Langewiesche
- Narrated by: Jason Leikam
- Length: 14 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Stick and Rudder is the first exact analysis of the art of flying ever attempted. It has been continuously in print for 33 years. It shows precisely what the pilot does when he flies, just how he does it, and why. Because the basics are largely unchanging, the book therefore is applicable to large airplanes and small, old airplanes and new, and is of interest not only to the learner but also to the accomplished pilot and to the instructor himself.
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It is a must for pilots
- By Gyorgy Gulyas on 11-20-21
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Airplane Flying Handbook: FAA-H-8083-3B
- Federal Aviation Administration
- By: Federal Aviation Administration
- Narrated by: Airman Audio
- Length: 18 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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The Airplane Flying Handbook provides basic knowledge that is essential for pilots. This handbook introduces basic pilot skills and knowledge that are essential for piloting airplanes. It provides information on transition to other airplanes and the operation of various airplane systems. It is developed by the Flight Standards Service, Airman Testing Standards Branch, in cooperation with various aviation educators and industry. This handbook is developed to assist student pilots learning to fly airplanes.
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- By MIKE on 09-09-21
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The Aviators
- Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, and the Epic Age of Flight
- By: Winston Groom
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 17 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Gifted storyteller Winston Groom, the best-selling author of Forrest Gump, has written the fascinating story of three extraordinary heroes who defined aviation during the great age of flight: Charles Lindbergh, Eddie Rickenbacker, and Jimmy Doolittle. These cleverly interwoven tales of their heart-stopping adventures take us from the feats of World War I through the heroism of World War II and beyond, including daring military raids and survival at sea, and will appeal to fans of Unbroken, The Greatest Generation, and Flyboys.
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Too much a hagiography
- By Joseph Valenzi on 09-08-15
By: Winston Groom
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Pass Your Instrument Pilot Checkride
- By: Jason M. Schappert
- Narrated by: Tony Smyles
- Length: 3 hrs and 44 mins
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Are you preparing for your instrument pilot checkride and feeling overwhelmed? "Pass Your Instrument Pilot Checkride" is your essential companion, designed to answer all your questions and clarify every aspect of the checkride process. In "Pass Your Instrument Pilot Checkride," the MzeroA team leverages their extensive flight experience and knowledge to guide pilots through one of the most crucial steps in their aviation journey—the checkride. This book aims to demystify the process, offering strategies and insights that will save you time and reduce stress, ensuring you're fully prepared.
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Not actually a 2.0
- By Matt on 02-02-25
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FAR/AIM Study Guide
- Complete Review for the ASA Federal Aviation Regulations and Aeronautical Information for Pilots
- By: Mike L Turner
- Narrated by: Tom Brooks
- Length: 5 hrs and 21 mins
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Excel in your FAA written exams, oral exams, and checkrides with expert tips strategies. Dive into an expertly crafted resource that offers a meticulous breakdown of essential regulations, procedures, and best practices. With clear explanations and practical insights, this book equips you with the knowledge needed to navigate the intricate landscape of aviation requirements with confidence.
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Incorrect information
- By mitimo on 01-28-25
By: Mike L Turner
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The Art of Clear Thinking
- A Stealth Fighter Pilot's Timeless Rules for Making Tough Decisions
- By: Hasard Lee
- Narrated by: Hasard Lee
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
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The training to become a fighter pilot is among the most competitive and difficult in the world with less than one-in-a-thousand succeeding. Pushing a cutting-edge jet to its limits at over 1,000 mph means that every split-second decision can have catastrophic consequences. This extreme environment has forged a group of warriors who for the last 50 years have been considered at the apex of decision-making theory and practice. In The Art of Clear Thinking Hasard Lee distills what he’s learned during his career flying some of the Air Force’s most advanced aircraft.
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Great book on leadership. Every pilot needs to pick this up!
- By Panda_2454 on 05-26-23
By: Hasard Lee
Great listen, Mike Bush is a gift to airplane owners and mechanics
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All three of these books have given me so much knowledge not just on aircraft maintenance, but on the whole industry itself. And I will be buying the physical copy of Aircraft Ownership Vol 2 here soon.
Thank you Mike Busch for making these books, and spreading your encyclopedic knowledge of airplanes.
Furthering My Knowledge In Aviation
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Great read/listen!!
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Essential information for general aviation pilots and airplane owners!
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Though not discussed in depth in this book, the author is an expert on data-driven decision making as it pertains to GA aircraft maintenance. His company, Savvy Aviation, provides maintenance management, management of pre-buy examinations, and aircraft breakdown assistance. The company has collected an immense amount of data that underpins their recommendations. In my view, that means their informed opinions are hugely valuable to anybody making decisions related to GA aircraft maintenance.
Very Useful for Any Aircraft Owner, Renter, Aspiring Owner, Mechanic
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