Top Performance

It's About Realism

Most flight simmers are looking for realism in all the wrong places.

Realistic sceneries, aircraft, panels, gauges, sounds, and ATC are all very nice, but the only true way to simulate flight realistically is to do it the way real-world pilots do it. Simming without knowing about your aircraft, or following the proper procedures, or using official aviation charts are not realistic.

That's what my books are about. You'll learn how to know your aircraft, follow procedures, use real aviation charts, and much more.

All my books are written exclusively for flight simmers. They're based on official aviation reference and training materials. They explain all the information in easy-to-understand English. Terms and acronyms are clearly defined.

If realistic flight simming is what you seek, you'll find it through my books. And your satisfaction is guaranteed.

Order my flight-sim books today. You'll be glad you did.

—   Bill Stack, Author

Quality Products

I can fully guarantee the quality of my books for several reasons.

First, I strive for excellence. I thoroughly research my books, I have them reviewed by aviation experts for technical accuracy, and I have them edited by professionals to eliminate minor errors. They're produced a by professional printing company.

I also make a point to describe my books exactly as they are. Everything I say about my books on this web site is absolutely true.

This is how I can confidently assure you that you will be satisfied with my books.

Order my flight-sim books today. You'll be glad you did.

—   Bill Stack, Author

Trustworthiness

TopSkills is a reputable consulting firm that has been serving clients with excellence since inception in 1987.

We work hard to produce quality products and services, and we rely only on quality companies to produce and ship our products.

For example, FedEx and UPS are reliable shipping companies that serve us well by delivering our customers' products to them in good condition within a reasonable period. In most cases, our customers receive their products within a few days of placing their order

If you have any problem with our products or services, please let us know so we can fix it. That's our commitment to you, our customer.

Order my flight-sim books with full confidence. You'll be glad you did.

—   Bill Stack, Author

Learn to:

• Fly as high as possible
• Fly as far as possible
• Fly as long as possible
• Get the most from your fuel
• Get the most from your instruments
• Calculate your weight and balance
• Adapt to weather
• Manage inflight problems
• Know your aircraft's abilities and limits
• and much, much more!

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Instructions supplied with flight-simulation programs skim the surface of what a flight-sim pilot needs to know. Go deeper than the superficial and learn how real-world pilots get the most from their real aircraft.

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MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUES IN ONE BOOK!

Top Performance explains how you can get the most from your flight-sim aircraft. You will learn about your aircraft's abilities and limits and how to reach the maximum potentials. It's all explained in a manual written just for flight-simulation pilots like you and based on real aviation manuals. Clear explanations, concise definitions and easy-to-follow graphics make your learning task easy and fun. And it applies to all flight-simulation programs, too, not to only the most well-known. With all this information for only US$14.95 US$12.95, Top Performance is among the better values on the Internet.

Know What Your Aircraft Can Do

Learn to use aircraft handbooks, manufacturer specifications, and performance tables to know exactly what your aircraft can and cannot do.

Get the Most From Your Instruments

Learn how to use instruments individually and together to know exactly what your aircraft is doing throughout your flights. See how instruments relate to one another in function, data and operation. Know the strengths and weaknesses of instruments. Find how instruments can be your best friend or your trickster. Your Top Performance tells all about it!

Adapt to Weather

Learn how weather affects performance and what you can do about those effects. Understand pressure altitude, density altitude, winds, precipitation, visibility and other phenomena so you can get the most from your aircraft in any conditions. Your Top Performance explains it clearly!

Manage Fuel for Peak Efficiency

Learn how to fly the farthest distances and remain airborne the longest by managing your fuel. See how fuel efficiency affects and is affected by other flight conditions. Estimate your range and duration, then calculate your fuel needs. See the common practices that waste fuel. Your Top Performance explains it in detail.

Manage Weight and Balance

Understand how weight and balance affect performance. Use weight and balance to help you get the highest performance from your aircraft. Determine the weight of your aircraft. Calculate the weight of your occupants, cargo, luggage and fuel. Learn how to calculate balance and distribute weight safely and efficiently in the aircraft. Your Top Performance explains it thoroughly.

Manage Flights for Peak Performance

Learn the same high-performance techniques that real-world pilots use for flying the fastest, farthest, longest, highest, slowest, lowest and other performance maximums.

Manage In-flight Problems

Peak performance requires knowing what to do when problems arise. Your Top Performance shows exactly what to do when engines quit, aircraft stall, radios fail and other problems confront you. Also learn how to avoid problems by planning and following your plans.

Learn From an Easy-to-use Self-training Manual

Your Top Performance is specifically designed, written and published for easy self-learning. You don't need expensive ground-school manuals or flying lessons. You don't need a certified flight instructor watching all your mistakes. Learn by yourself at your flight simulator at your pace.

Find Needed Information Quickly and Easily

Your Top Performance is organized and laid out for your easiest use. Information is divided into relevant chapters, and chapters are organized into easy-to-follow sections, details are laid out into easy-to-read tables and charts. Headings and captions help you find information quickly. It's fully indexed for quick reference (which cannot be said about many aviation manuals).

Get Accurate and Relevant Facts

You can depend on the information you get. Your Top Performance is accurate and reliable because it is thoroughly researched from authentic aviation textbooks, training manuals and journal articles. And it has been independently referenced professional pilots. Your book is relevant because it is written and published exclusively for flight-simulation aviators. Information related to flight simulation is thoroughly and clearly explained, while information unrelated to flight simulation has been omitted.

Grasp and Remember Quickly and Easily

Your Top Performance has plenty of orderly graphical aids so you can grasp aviation concepts right away and remember them indefinitely.

Your Top Performance lies flat for easy use.

A Professional Flight-simulation Manual

Your Top Performance is written by a professional writer and published by an experienced training enterprise to help you learn by reading and doing. Principles, procedures, practices and rules are explained in straight-forward, easy-to-follow English. Convoluted technical gobbledygook typical of many aviation manuals is eliminated. Step-by-step exercises help you apply the skills. And it's compact for handy cockpit use.

Clearly Written and Easy to Use

Your Top Performance is written by expert flight simmers and professional aviators, then published by an experienced training enterprise to help you learn by reading and doing. Policies, procedures and practices used by professional real-world pilots are explained in straight-forward, easy-to-follow English. Visual aids help you grasp the principles, and easy-to-follow exercises help you apply the concepts and methods for experience and learning.

Grasp and Remember Concepts Quickly and Easily

Your Top Performance has plenty of orderly graphical aids so you can grasp aviation concepts right away and remember them indefinitely.

Graphical aids are easy to read, understand, and use.

A Manual for All PC Flight Simulators Anywhere

Every flight-simulation pilot anywhere who wants to fly like a professional pilot needs Top Performance.

For Everyone

Your Top Performance is for all noncombat flight-simulation programs. It's comparable to flight training manuals that apply to all aircraft, including the popular and the special ones.

For Anywhere

Whether you are in Africa, Asia, the Americas, Australia, Europe or the Pacific Rim, Top Performance is for you. It is based on real aviation rules, principles, procedures and practices that general-aviation pilots use around the world. The only exceptions are those few aviation laws and regulations unique to some countries.

For PC Flight Simulation Exclusively

Your Top Performance is written exclusively for flight-simulation pilots. It's based on real aviation textbooks and manuals -- with the relevant material emphasized and the irrelevant material omitted. You will not need to flip through pages and pages of technical aviation texts, because that work has been done for you. You won't have to skip over irrelevant materials, because they have been omitted for you.

Peek at the Book:

Simmers Rave About It

Use the manual that flight-sim pilots are totally satisfied with:

• "Your books are excellent, clear, straightforward and concise. I've found them very useful and hope you will write more."
• "Concise, full of information, well written, easy to understand and contains no verbose filler."
• "Very well done!"
• "I'm using the knowledge in this book."
• "The target audience will learn a lot about real flying."
• "I'm very satisfied with it."
• "I love it!"

Frequently Asked Questions

Three questions are frequently asked about our books:

How Many Pages?

Your Top Performance has 200 pages. We publish knowledge in compact books. This manual will quickly and easily provide you the knowledge you seek answers to your questions. You will be glad you bought this book.

Are the Graphics in Color?

All the graphics are monochrome, as is true with nearly all aviation and flight-sim manuals. The books we publish provide knowledge, information and skill for a reasonable investment. Our graphics are carefully designed to convey concepts quickly and simply at minimal cost. Flight simmers who buy our books appreciate this feature, so we do not waste time and money trying to dazzle them with expensive and unnecessary colors.

Does the Book Contain Charts?

No. We are trainers who publish how-to and reference books to help flight simmers enjoy their hobby as much as possible. Our books have examples of charts for demonstration and learning, but we are neither a publisher nor a supplier of charts. If you are looking for charts, check out the charts suppliers listed on our links site. NOTE: There is no such thing as a single book that contains all the airways, navaids, approach plates and so forth for the entire world. It would be too heavy to lift!

A Message From Your Author

Realistic flight simming requires knowledge and adherence to professional requirements and practices. Simmers who jump into their cockpits without these basics are needlessly frustrating themselves. Simulate flight realistically by knowing what you're doing and by doing what real-world pilots do.— Bill Stack

What a Bargain!

All this relevant and useful information in a compact book for your easy use is only US$14.95 US$12.95 plus nominal shipping and handling. Who would have thought all this knowledge and guidance could be such a bargain?

Your Satisfaction Is Guaranteed!

We believe so strongly in Top Performance that we guarantee your satisfaction. If you are not satisfied with your book for any reason, we will replace it or refund your purchase price. Nothing could be safer than this!

V-speeds are a series of velocities designated by aviation authorities. Some are minimums, some are maximums, and some are optimums. For example, Vne means the designated velocity should never be exceeded (it differs for each aircraft).

Your V-speed card lists the most common general-aviation V-speeds in two easy-to-find ways -- alphabetically on one side and by velocity on the other side. Each V-speed is identified by name and abbreviation and explained in clear language. The cards are a handy size for using right at your flight simulator.

RELEVANCY NOTICE:

Like all our flight-sim books, Top Performance is only for home flight-simulation computer games. It is based on real aviation laws, regulations, and procedures so home flight-simulation enthusiasts can maximize their enjoyment. Because some aspects of home flight-simulation games are not exactly like real-world aviation, some information in this manual is not exactly like real flight. That is why these books are not intended for and should not be used for real-world flight or lessons. We accept no liability for any misuse of these flight-simulation manuals.

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