Lt. Mike Ray was a naval aviator aboard the USS Hornet with VS-35 during the Far East cruise of 1965. Their airplane was the Grumman S2-D/E, a four crew twin engined prop plane affectionately called the "STOOF". Mike kept a meticulous journal of his day to day activities as well as hundreds of photographs. The book is a treasure.
This is the book that is used by professional airline pilots all over the world to prepare for their training and simulator check-ride. Thousands have been sold and it is written in a unique style that makes the difficult material ... well, almost easy to understand. Captain Mike's presentation and style of writing is descriptive and informative. While very entertaining and Easy to read, it is packed with pithy insight, techniques, and filled with detail with specific information on how to "do it". The more than 300 pages are crammed with graphics and technical details.This treasure trove of information is a MUST HAVE for every flight simmers library ... as well as the Professional Airline Pilot.
737NG Training Syllabus is a highly detailed, full color book virtually crammed with original graphics and thousands of words of descriptive text that will provide a complete training syllabus for persons wishing to learn to operate the 737NG jet airliner. While intended specifically for the Flight Simulation market, even professional airline pilots will find the information useful and informative. This is a guide intended to teach "simmers" how to fly the jet the way "the Pros do". Learning to fly the 737NG like a real pilot is a challenging and exciting adventure awaiting computer-pilots. However, as the increasing complexity of the ADD-ON airplane models blurs the boundary between Professional flight training and flight simulation "games", the task seems very difficult .. or even impossible. Captain Mike Ray's "737NG Training Syllabus" IS the document that will make this transition not only possible, but entertaining and ... well, a whole lot more simple. Written for the beginner as well as the veteran simmer, the profusely illustrated material is crammed with details, diagrams, explanations and useful information. The material starts slowly but builds to a crescendo. It includes a section for the "knows nothing" Ab-initio wannabe pilot and builds to provide information and operational procedures that will provide interesting and useful insight to even the professional airline pilot community.This beautiful and unique document provides the access toolset to the knowledge base that will allow the ordinary garden variety flight sim addict to cross the bridge between operating the current state of the art home based PC flight simulation programs and the real airline style simulator. This book is a MUST HAVE item for the 737NG computer pilot who wants to fly the incredibly accurate add-on airplanes as if they were real pilots.This paperback Black and White version of Captain Mike Ray's book on training to fly the 737NG is a great bargain. You get all the same information that is in the pricier (but more beautiful) color version ... and the same graphic and text that makes the volume such a popular item for both professional airline pilots as well as Flight Simmers. So get a copy ... and learn to fly the 737NG like the pros do.
Learning to fly the 737NG like a real pilot is a challenging and exciting adventure awaiting computer-pilots. However, as the increasing complexity of the ADD-ON airplane models blurs the boundary between Professional flight training and flight simulation "games", the task seems very difficult .. or even impossible. Captain Mike Ray's "737NG Training Syllabus" IS the document that will make this transition not only possible, but entertaining and ... well, a whole lot more simple. Written for the beginner as well as the veteran simmer, the profusely illustrated material is crammed with details, diagrams, explanations and useful information. The material starts slowly but builds to a crescendo. It includes a section for the "knows nothing" Ab-initio wannabe pilot and builds to provide information and operational procedures that will provide interesting and useful insight to even the professional airline pilot community.This beautiful and unique document provides the access toolset to the knowledge base that will allow the ordinary garden variety flight sim addict to cross the bridge between operating the current state of the art home based PC flight simulation programs and the real airline style simulator. This book is a MUST HAVE item for the 737NG computer pilot who wants to fly the incredibly accurate add-on airplanes as if they were real pilots.This paperback Black and White version of Captain Mike Ray's book on training to fly the 737NG is a great bargain. You get all the same information that is in the pricier (but more beautiful) color version ... and the same graphic and text that makes the volume such a popular item for both professional airline pilots as well as Flight Simmers. So get a copy ... and learn to fly the 737NG like the pros do.
There is simply no other document like this. It is a complete pilot handbook that is chocked with all that complicated and secret information that is required to successfully pass your check-ride ... or if you are a "serious" flight simmer, this is the book for you. Everything needed to fool the Check Airman into thinking that you know what you are doing ... and make you feel comfortable on the check-ride.
Captain Mike Ray has placed in this unique document the essence of how to fly the beautiful, fantastic 757/767 airplane. This 400 page, full color document is the definitive guide and contains a complete catalog of the details and procedures for passing the airline style check-ride. Designed with the professional pilot in mind ... it has all the required information to pass the "check-ride" in one place. The book uses a coil bound full color presentation that offers a lay-flat tool-set for easy access to the tools needed to look like an "Ace". Presented in a clear and interesting manner, the dense and complex material is displayed in an almost entertaining manner ... and it also appeals to the accomplished flight simulation afficionado.
Captain Mike Ray has put together a complete collection of just about everything a pilot needs to know to "Pass the Checkride". The document is profusely illustrated with a clearly understood visual and complete "training toolset" that will allow you to enter the simulator completely confident that you will at least look like you know what you are doing. The material is presented in an entertaining way that will keep your attention while providing a depth of understanding to the otherwise totally boring stuff you got from the company.
