Survival Flying: Bush Flying Tales & Techniques as Flown and Taught in Alaska

"Survival Flying" is a candid examination of Alaskan aviation history and a proposal for a new form of flight training. Using stories from the Alaskan bush, Jay Baldwin examines the myths and procedures that have claimed so many aviators in the North. By examining accidents, including a few of his own, he combines his rich military and civilian flight instruction careers, with his decades of flying gliders, float planes, jet trainers, tactical fighters, wide-body airliners and bush planes to develop a flight training philosophy that turns our current programs upside down. "Survival Flying" is a "threat-based" program derived from the special challenges of the Alaska bush and departs radically from "maneuver-based" instruction endorsed by the Federal Aviation Administration. It draws skills from many branches of aviation and uses the latest Crew Resource Management tools. It examines historical accident data to develop a syllabus for training pilots to minimize risk in otherwise risky environments. Whether you ever set foot in Alaska or not, every pilot and passenger will benefit from the concepts and stories in "Survival Flying". Brace yourself for a challenge to all you have held dear in your previous flying. If you want to survive, you may be making a few changes. - Jay Baldwin