Stoenworks Aviation CD

If you are serious about Aviation and Flight Simming you will be amazed and thrilled with the valuable content of this CD.... it contains all of Hal Stoen's stories, tutorials and advisories. This CD contains all of the below contents listing plus an additional 500-plus pages of aviation-related content- over 950 pages total.

Contents of the CD:

All current tutorials

Flight instruction:

How to fly computer flight simulators: An in-depth tutorial on flight simulators. Aircraft instruments: what they are, how they work, what they do. How to takeoff, do stalls, fly traffic patterns, and land airplanes. rev: 6/9/2000
How to land airplanes: Forces at work on an airplane when landing. How to configure your airplane for landing. How to figure out correct airspeeds and approach angles for landing. rev: 6/23/2000
VFR Flight: What is "flying VFR"? How do you do it, and what are the implications? What's a flight plan? 8/28/2001
Crosswind landing techniques: How to land your airplane when the wind is not directly down the runway. rev: 2/19/2002
Landing airplanes in simulators and peripheral vision: The importance of side vision when landing airplanes. rev: 12/28/1999

General:

Airspace: How the airspace in the U.S. is structured. Restricted Airspace, Classes of Airspace, Restricted Areas, etc. What they mean, why they're important. 8/27/2001
Getting there (A basic primer on flying from "A" to "B"): Putting together a complete flight: from dispatch to landing, with a few thunderstorms and a minimums approach thrown in for flavor. 12/02/2001
Runways and taxiways: All about what those markings mean. 6/23/2002
Getting off...and on: How to do landings and takeoffs at airports with obstructions in the approach/departure path. How to handle operations when the field is rough, icy, etc. 6/24/2002

Instruments, Systems:

The HSI: The complete guide to this invaluable instrument. How it works, how to use it, how to set it up. 8/30/01
Flight Directors, what they are, what they do: How to use the Flight Director. What it looks like. How it operates. rev: 8/29/2000
Weather radar: How airborne weather radar works. How to use it. How to interpret what it shows. 11/27/01
Throttles, Mixtures and props: How these guys operate, how to use them, what they do. rev: 6/9/2000
Cowl flaps, and engine cooling: All about piston engine cooling, how to keep them cool, how cowling flaps operate. rev: 12/15/1998
Nose gear steering: How an airplane steers on the ground. rev: 8/19/2000
Understanding airspeed: What's the difference between "ground speed", "airspeed", and "true airspeed"? rev: 8/19/2000

Navigation & communications:

Flight Planning, and How to navigate: How to get from here to there. How to fly VFR. How to lay out a flight plan. How to figure out fuel burn. A sample flight dispatch form, and how to use it. rev: 1/11/2000
Understanding VOR's, VORTAC's, and how to use them: How VOR's & VORTAC's operate. How the "TO/FROM" flag works. How to navigate using VOR's. rev: 10/6/2000
Aircraft radio communications: How to use the aircraft communications radio. Phraseology and techniques. rev: 4/18/1998

Instrument flying:

Flying the coupled approach- using the autopilot for approaches: How to use the autopilot when flying an instrument approach. rev: 8/26/2000
Introduction, understanding IFR, SIDs and STARs: What is IFR? Dictionary of terms, how to get into the IFR system, basic instruments for IFR operations. rev: 9/4/2000
VOR Approaches: How to fly the VOR approach. How to fly the VOR approach with and without radar vectors. rev: 9/10/2000
VOR-DME Approaches, Flying DME Arcs: How to fly VOR-DME approaches. How to fly the approach with and without radar vectors. How to fly DME arcs. rev: 9/10/2000
NDB (ADF) Approaches: How to fly NDB (ADF) approaches. How to correct for wind drift. How to do Procedure Turns. rev: 2/8/2002
ILS Approaches: How to fly the ILS approach. What the various segments are. How to handle communications failures. Situational awareness. rev: 10/6/2000
Localizer Approaches: How they differ from the ILS. How to fly them. rev: 10/8/2000
Localizer Back-Course Approaches: What they are. How they differ from the conventional Localizer and ILS Approaches. All about this "Left is Right, and Right is Left" business. A simple way to fly them without confusion. rev: 4/16/2001

Special:

The N1557G simulator: Mark Fisher has done a beautiful job in accurately creating N1557G for the X-Plane simulator. Thank you for all of your work Mark, it is truly appreciated. You can take a look at it, and download if you wish, by clicking here. rev: 08/31/2001

All of the flying stories

Doing turns with Stu: A ham-fisted student pilot gives the instructor a full windshield view of Mother Earth.
Uncle Charlie's last flight: A "How to not to" primer on last rites.
Fire in the sky: In which the author sights his first UFO.
Conga Lines, Skylines, and The Lady with a torch: Dealing with New York City cabbies...and trying to run down the Empire State Building.
Elvis, John Denver and me: The AWAC's, Lockheed Jetstar, Concorde, Elvis, John Denver and Hugh Heffner- what could these items have in common?
Flight of the "V" tail: A Beechcraft Bonanza makes a crash landing at an East Coast airport.
The bomb: Terrorism arrives at the Detroit City Airport, compliments of yours truly
Hills of granite: Never take your first flight with your new boss without the keys to the airplane.
Letdown: Arrogance on an approach can lead you to the wrong runway.
Treetops: "Southern style" tree trimmers.
American and the Virgin: A Boeing 727's sad discovery about short runways and island mountains.
Food catering at flight level 220: How to find a good resteraunt when at high altitude.
Flying the four-engined Greyhound: Operating the 4-engined de Havilland Heron.
Riding the Parabolic Curve: Achieving weightlessness in a Cessna 150.

So, you want to be an airplane pilot? Just how do you go about becoming a pilot? What's required? How do I get a job flying airplanes for a living? This contains some answers. 8/6/2001
I'm thinking about purchasing a flight simulator.... Things to consider before jumping into the "Flight Simulator Pool". A basic primer for the flight simulator neophyte. rev: 2/10/2001
Is there a pilot on board? What if you were on an airline flight and the crew became incapacitated? Could you save the day? Some speculation on the subject. 10/13/2001
High-wing, Low-wing Why do some aircraft have their wing on the "top", and some have it on the "bottom"? Is there a good reason for this? And why do these two distinct designs keep running into one another? revised, 3/23/2002
Weather Some observations about aviation weather. Potential shortcomings in the weather observation system, alternate airports, and ice. 5/13/2002
Density What "Density Altitude" is. How it can severely affect aircraft operations. The dangers of being "High, Hot and Humid." 5/30/2002

Flying Pay

So, just how much money can you make flying airplanes for a living? This tells you what Corporate, Charter, Airline, Package (UPS, etc.) and Military Pilots get paid to fly airplanes. Pay is broken down into "High", "Average" and "Low" for each category. For the military, it is broken down into years of service and Officer Grade. If you want to fly airplanes for a living, or are just plain curious as to how much pilots get paid, this is invaluable information to have.

The Cessna 421B file < click for detailed contents

The Original Cessna Citation sales brochure
Beautiful extensive color photographs of the exterior, interior and instrument panel

A list of relevant aviation url's that are not available to the average public

The Piper Apache PA-23 and PA-23-160 Owner's Handbook for Operation and Maintenance

(This is a scan of the original manual)
- Design features
- Operating instructions
- Performance charts
- General maintenance
- Warranty

The Lear Fan. Original Sales Brochure

- Bill Lear's final gift to aviation, the twin-engined, PT-6 turbine-powered (with a driveshaft no less), "plastic" airplane. This was an amazing aircraft that only the genius mind of Bill Lear could come up with. If you are into computer aircraft design, this information will be invaluable.
- Color photographs and drawings of the exterior and interior.
- Complete performance specifications
- Three-view drawings and dimensions
- Performance comparisons with comparable existing aircraft

1956 Chicago O'Hare instrument approach plate

- Who says that you can't go back to the 50's again?

1974 Cessna Annual Aircraft Catalog

- All of the Cessna aircraft
- Photographs
- Performance specifications
- Prices, 1974 dollars. Would you believe a brand new Cessna 150, equipped, for $9,425.00? A 172 for $14,050? How about a Citation Jet for $725,000? They're all here.
- A history of the Cessna Aircraft Company

Alon A2 Aircoupe Owner's Manual

(This is a scan of the original manual)
In the mid-60's the Alon Aircraft purchased the manufacturing rights to the original Ercoupe. The Ercoupe was the only airplane to ever have been displayed in Macy's Department Store windows. The Alon version used an up-dated engine, and introduced rudders, albeit of limited deflection range. This is a complete copy of the manual. Whether you are a researcher, simulator pilot, or an aircraft designer, everything you need is here
- Three-view, dimensioned drawing
- Complete check lists for pre-flight, starting engine, take-off, climb, etc.
- Operating details and descriptions
- Specifications and operating data
- Weight and balance
- Maintenance information

Beechcraft "Twin Beech, Super 18" Pilot's Manual

(This is a scan of the original manual)
Powered by Pratt & Whitney R985 radial engines, this is the aircraft that brought Beechcraft into the twin-engine, transport world. The Grandfather of the Queen Air and the King Air. Used today extensively in Alaska for bush flying duties, and all over the world to carry mail and freight. This is a complete copy of the manual. Whether you are a researcher, simulator pilot, or an aircraft designer, everything you need is here
- Three-view, dimensioned drawing
- Complete check lists for pre-flight, starting engine, take-off, climb, etc.
- Operating details and descriptions
- Specifications and operating data
- Weight and balance
- Maintenance information

Cessna 425 / Conquest 1 / Corsair

The 421 on steroids. Powered by Pratt & Whitney PT6's, this is the 421 with turbines. Arguably the prettiest turbo-prop in the skies. Included is the sales brochure, complete specifications & drawings, and the price list showing all options so that you can "spec. out" your own airplane- add avionics or seating options and see what it does to the weight, and the price. Beautiful color pictures.

Aviation humor

Mitsubishi MU-2L sales brochure

Before it became the Mooney, the MU-2 was designed and built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Japan. Using engineering from the F-4 Phantom fighter, which they were building under contract, this is the ultimate hot rod of corporate turboprops. Maximum cruise speed? A blistering 340 mph. Beautiful brochure with color photographs. Often referred to as the "Rice Rocket", the MU-2 was a pilot's aircraft that demanded full knowledge of its systems and procedures.
- Beautiful color photos of the aircraft in-flight, and of the interior.
- List of standard equipment
- Full performance specifications

Mitsubishi MU-2M sales brochure

The little brother to the "L Series" above, and 15 mph faster- a 355 mph turboprop.
- Beautiful color photos of the aircraft in-flight, and of the interior.
- List of standard equipment
- Full performance specifications

Long-range Corporate Heavy Iron. < click for detailed contents

Twelve of the current corporate long haulers. Each page has color photographs of the aircraft exterior, interior and the instrument panel. Included are interior dimensions, performance and prices.

Aircraft advertisements < click for detailed contents

Beautiful full-color ads of current corporate aircraft and helicopters. Designed by the advertisers to appeal to pilots and aircraft owners - the stuff that you won't find in Good Housekeeping magazine.

Military shots

- A Navy F-14 Tomcat makes a low pass over the deck of the carrier Stennis. The pilot is suspended, but the shot is spectacular!
- A Navy F/A-18C breaks the sound barrior. You have probably seen the picture, but this includes the notes of the photographer- the circumstances behind the picture, and the equipment that he used.

The CD is in Adobe PDF format, which is readable on both Macintosh and PC/"Wintel" platforms. You will need the free Acrobat reader, available on-line from Adobe.