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Glass cockpits, NextGen, iPads, GPS, drones -- these and other advances of the Digital Age are revolutionizing aviation. This book examines how these advances are impacting aviation and gives pilots the tools and knowledge they need to fly safely and efficiently in this new environment. This book explains these technologies in plain English and from the pilot`s perspective, and shows how they work together to create a new way of flying in the Digital Age. Fly the Glass Cockpit Like a Pro first examines several technologies which have really taken off in the last seven years - NextGen, personal devices such as tablet computers and smartphones, drones, and cybersecurity. Pilots need to understand these advances and how they are changing the way we fly in the National Airspace System. Next, Fly the Glass Cockpit Like a Pro examines The Glass Cockpit Revolution - how it happened, what it means for pilots and how to use glass cockpit technology to fly safely and efficiently. It includes chapters on Mastering the Glass Cockpit and Flight Planning In the Digital Age. It is vital that flight instructors understand these advances, not only because they fly in this environment but because it is their job to communicate this knowledge to the pilot community. That is why this book includes a chapter on Flight Training in the Digital Age. Because checklists are a vital part of flying safely and effectively in the Digital Age Fly the Glass Cockpit Like a Pro dedicates a separate chapter to their creation and use. The book concludes with a chapter on The Future, which tries to predict where the on-going digital revolution will take aviation. To be clear, Fly the Glass Cockpit Like a Pro is not a tutorial on specific pieces of aviation equipment. For one thing, in the Digital Age, details about the features, capabilities and operation of particular pieces of equipment change too rapidly for any book to stay current. Pilots should always look for the details of how to operate their particular make and model of aircraft or avionics box in the latest updated documentation provided by the manufacturer of that equipment. This has always been true and is even more so today, since the operational details of glass cockpit airplanes differ greatly among models and change so rapidly.

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In his professional life, Robert W. (Bob) Littlefield has three passions - aviation, computers and teaching. So, it is no surprise his books are about these subjects. Bob caught the aviation bug during his tour of duty with the U.S. Army in Vietnam in 1969-70. He started as a helicopter repairman and became a flying crew chief and door gunner on UH-1 Hueys. After returning home he earned his Private Pilot license in 1973 while attending Arizona State University. In short order, he added his Commercial Pilot license, and Certified Flight Instructor rating, Advanced and Instrument Ground Instructor certificates and Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic licenses. In 1974 Bob completed his Bachelor of Science in Engineering - Industrial Systems from Arizona State University, where he was selected to Tau Beta Pi (the National Engineering Honorary) and Alpha Pi Mu (the National Industrial Engineering Honorary). After selling his computer company in 1999 Bob earned his designation as a Gold Seal Flight Instructor. Bob is also a Master WINGS holder and a former Designated Pilot Examiner. Being a lover of technology, Bob was an early convert to glass cockpit airplanes, qualifying as a Cirrus Standardized Instructor in 2004. He became a Columbia Factory Flight Instructor on their Avidyne-equipped models in 2005 and qualified on their Garmin 1000 equipped models in 2006. In 2009, he became a Cessna FITS Accepted Instructor Plus (CFAI+) and added the Cirrus Perspective designation to his Cirrus Standardized Instructor designation. He also holds an FCC General Radiotelephone Operator License. As of this writing he has given over 6000 hours of flight instruction, including over 3900 hours of flight instruction in Technically Advanced Airplanes. Bob is still active in the computer industry as a security consultant. He is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP(R)) and CIW Web Security Professional who helps companies achieve the highest possible level of cybersecurity, on an ongoing basis, while minimizing the impact of security measures on their business operations. In addition to serving his community as a combat veteran and City Councilman, Bob volunteered for 20 years working with Scottsdale's kids as a youth soccer and baseball coach and soccer club board member. He is in his 30th season as a soccer referee. Bob is also an Eagle Scout.

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