{"product_id":"9781560276074","title":"Flying the Light Retractables: A Guided Tour Through the Most Popular Complex Single-Engine Airplanes","description":"\u003cp\u003eFollow author LeRoy Cook on a tour of the retractable-gear airplanes you’ve always wanted to learn more about. Flying the Light Retractables is an informative journey through the development history of each plane with plentiful insight into design considerations, evolutionary changes, advantages and disadvantages of the different models, and background on maintenance issues. Pilots or potential owners will really get a sense of the subtle or not-so-subtle differences; this is like going flying with the author and having the advantage of his eye for detail and sense of observation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCook gives a unique perspective on ergonomics, control feel and other features that work or don’t work for the pilot and\/or passengers…it becomes obvious that he has spent many hours in different makes of aircraft. As a potential buyer, you’re most interested in performance and economic trade-offs, and Cook excels in such details. His balanced discussion stacks the technical detail (speeds, loads, etc.) against economic factors. You’re not swamped with numbers, but you come out with a good sense of what you need and want to know about flying these light retractable-gear airplanes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeautiful photographs (some in color) accompany each airplane discussion, covering these aircraft:\u003cbr\u003eMooney M20C\u003cbr\u003eM20J 201\/MSE\u003cbr\u003eBeech Bonanza 35\u003cbr\u003eBeech Sierra\u003cbr\u003eCessna Cardinal RG\u003cbr\u003eCessna Cutlass RG\u003cbr\u003eLake Buccaneer\u003cbr\u003ePiper Comanche 180\u003cbr\u003ePiper Arrow\u003cbr\u003eRockwell Commander 112TC\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aviation Supplies and Academics, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47017925214448,"sku":"9781560276074","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781560276074_p0.jpg?v=1763756267","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781560276074","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}