The Crowood Press

The Crowood Press is an independent publisher established in 1982. Its aviation books cover pilot training, aircraft operation, aviation history, engineering, and military aircraft. The range includes practical flying manuals alongside books about specific aircraft and the development of aviation technology. The company also publishes books on many subjects outside aviation, including modeling, engineering, photography, and military history.

Pilot Training and Flying Manuals

The Crowood Press publishes books for people learning to fly and readers interested in aviation training.

Its titles include the Microlight Pilot's Handbook, now in its eighth edition, and The Commercial Pilot's Licence.

Flight Exercises for the PPL covers the subject of private pilot flight training.

The publisher also lists To Be An Airline Pilot, a title directed toward the subject of an airline flying career.

These books address different stages and areas of aviation learning.

The range allows readers to select books related to their preferred type of aircraft or flying activity.

Helicopters and Gliding

Helicopter flying is represented in several Crowood publications.

The Helicopter Pilot's Manual Vol 1 and The Helicopter Pilot's Companion are among the titles in its aviation catalog.

These books focus on a different category of aircraft from the fixed-wing training manuals.

The Soaring Pilot's Manual is another title in the range.

It covers the subject of soaring and provides a separate area of reading for people interested in gliding.

Together, these titles show that the publisher's aviation collection includes more than conventional airplane flying.

Commercial Aircraft and Aviation Technology

The Crowood Press also publishes books about larger aircraft and aviation systems.

Flying the Big Jets, in its fourth edition, is part of this range.

Other titles include Flying the Boeing 787 and Flying the Airbus A380.

Readers interested in aircraft development can find books such as Hawker Siddeley Aviation and Dynamics and British Aircraft Corporation.

The Early History and Development of the Turbojet examines another subject in aviation technology.

Civil Aircraft Recognition is also listed in the publisher's catalog.

These publications cover aircraft types, engineering subjects, and the development of aviation equipment.

Military Aviation and Aircraft History

Military aviation forms another part of the Crowood collection.

Its titles include TSR2: Britain's Lost Bomber and Luck and a Lancaster.

The publisher also lists books about military airfields in different parts of Britain, including northern England, southern England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.

From Blériot to Spitfire and Architect of Wings are additional aviation-related titles.

The catalog also includes Sixty Years of Airfix Models, connecting aircraft interests with model making.

Outside aviation, Crowood publishes books covering railways, motoring, crafts, and other specialist subjects.

For pilots and aviation fans, The Crowood Press provides reading across several areas of flying. Its aviation catalog brings together practical manuals, aircraft studies, engineering subjects, and historical books for readers with different interests.