books!

[Fenrik]

Hi gang,

Some of you might remeber me, I was flying for bish about 3 weeks ago. Well, my computer blew up and I haven't gotten around to fixing it yet. In the meantime, could anyone reccomend some good books on flying? So, hopefully when I get back in the saddle I'll be slightly less clueless about what I'm doing.

Fenrik

[daddog]

History books? Or do you mean books that teach you how to fly?

If nothing else click on the "links" and you fill find some good basic material to understand ACM's.  http://www.hitechcreations.com/
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[bloom25]

Let me be the first of many to tell you: "Fighter Combat: Tactics and Manuvering" by Robert Shaw.  This is the ultimate source for ACM.  (I need to warn you that it is pretty technical, so it isn't exactly a book you read for fun.  On the other hand, it's packed with so much information your flying will improve just by looking at it.   )



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[-ammo-]

Agree with Bloom--Shaws book is a must read if you really want to get good at AH.

I keep mine by the toilet

 

[Fenrik]

Bloom, yes thats the book I need. I saw it mentioned here before but forgot what its called.

Thanks

[danish]

Books - I luv'em ;=)

Talking ACM Shaw is the big hardhitter.If you want a more soft and well written intro you can try docdoom's "Air To Air Gunfighter" - http://www.senet.com.au/~mhyde/burbanks_books_simulator.htm

For a nice overview of what is out there, and whats worth reading see Spades beautifull 12 O'Clock High page http://www.xs4all.nl/~rhorta/
or Prop's  http://www.jackedin.com/prop/booklist.html

2 books to recommend:
"Wings of Luftwaffe" by Eric Brown ISBN 1 85310 413 2
Awsom book with a selection of Brown's testflying including  Me 262, Fw 190's, Arado 234, Me 163 and many more.
"Messerschmitts Over Sicily" by Johannes Steinhoff ISBN 0 933852 57 6 allmost a diary when this great ace concentrates on a couple of weeks of desperate fighting and humiliation summer -43.A blue book.(May be out of print.)

danish




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[seano]

Reich intruders.  Great book about noe raids in venturas and a20s

[mbailey]

Your 3 for 3 on bumping necro posts