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Flight Training Handbook AC 61-21A by U.S. Department of Transportation, FAA
- Bookseller: Spirit Tomes and Treasures
(US)
- Seller Inventory #: 001125
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Very Good Minus
- Jacket condition: No Jacket
- Edition: Second Edition
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Aviation Maintenance Publishers Publishers, Inc.
- Place: Basin, Wyoming, USA
- Date published: 1980
Description
Basin, Wyoming, USA: Aviation Maintenance Publishers Publishers, Inc. , 1980 "The materials contained in this handbook include the skills and knowledges (sic) considered necessary to satisfy the pilot's basic needs to effectively operate pesent-day general aviation airplanes, and conform to the pilot's training and certification concepts..." VG- softcover with four small prop planes illustrated in blue on white cloud background.. Minor surface soiling and edgewear. spine slightly sun-tanned. Binding tight, spine straight, pages clean and unmarked. . Second Edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
jacket : Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book
spine : The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf. Also known as the back.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
soiling : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
VG- : A term used to denote a condition a slight grade lesser than VG. Very Good is defined by AB Bookman's Weekly as "a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or paper. Any defects must be noted."
4to : Or quarto. A term used generally to describe the approximate size of a book, a book that is about 10" to 12" tall and roughly squarish in shape. The term is based on the size of paper traditionally used by book printers which has been folded and cut into 16 pages.
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