Stranger to the Ground

Books by Richard Bach

ONE

THE BRIDGE ACROSS FOREVER: A LOVE STORY

A GIFT OF WINGS

ILLUSIONS: THE ADVENTURES OF A RELUCTANT MESSIAH

BIPLANE

NOTHING BY CHANCE

STRANGER TO THE GROUND

JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL

THERE’S NO SUCH PLACE AS FAR AWAY

ONE

THE BRIDGE ACROSS FOREVER: A LOVE STORY

A GIFT OF WINGS

ILLUSIONS: THE ADVENTURES OF A RELUCTANT MESSIAH

BIPLANE

NOTHING BY CHANCE

STRANGER TO THE GROUND

JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL

THERE’S NO SUCH PLACE AS FAR AWAY

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Designed by

ISBN: 978-1-4516-9745-2 (ebook)

To Don Slack

And to a mountain in central

France that stands 6,188 feet

above sea level

MAIN INSTRUMENT PANEL

1. Landing Lights Switch

2. Air Refueling Controls

3. Radio Magnetic Indicator

4. Airspeed and Mach Number Indicator

5. Heading Indicator

6. Engine Fire and Overheat Warning

7. Canopy Open Indicator Light

8. Oxygen Warning Light

9. Attitude Indicator

10. Accelerometer

11. Dive and Roll Indicator

12. Tachometer

13. Oil Pressure Gage

14. Mechanical Advantage Indicator Light

15. Exhaust Gas Temperature Indicator

16. Fuel System Warning Lights

17. Fuel Quantity Indicator and Selector

18. Vertical Velocity Indicator

19. Fuel Flow Indicator

20. Turn and Slip Indicator

21. Course Indicator

22. Clock

23. Rudder Pedal Adjusting Knob

24. Drag Chute Handle

25. Remote Channel Indicator

26. Utility Power Hydraulic Pressure Gage

27. Altimeter

28. Tacan Range Indicator

29. Directional Indicator Control Panel

LEFT CONSOLE

1. Anti-G Valve

2. Canopy Squib Test Panel

3. Circuit Breaker Panel

4. ATO Ready Switch

5. Pilot Heat Switch

6. Camera Control Panel

7. Flight Control Panel

8. Canopy Lock Lever

9. Throttle Quadrant

10. Rudder & Aileron Neutral Trim Indicator Lights

11. Special Pylon Manual Release

12. Console Lights Rheostat

13. Fuel Shutoff Valves Switches

14. Air Refueling Controls

15. Fuel System Control

16. Engine Screen Switch

17. Canopy Manual Jettison Switch

18. Spoilers Shutoff Switch

19. Pneumatic Compressor Switch

20. Pylon Jettison Switches

RIGHT CONSOLE

1. Interior & Exterior Lights Control Panel

2. Batori Computer

3. Cabin Temperature and Pressure Control

4. Windshield Defroster Switch

5. Defroster Control

6. Canopy Dry Air Switch

7. Side Air Outlet Shut-Off

8. AC Fuse Box

9. Cockpit Light

10. Map Case

11. Spare Fuses

12. IFF SIF Control Panels

13. Command Radio

14. Standby Canopy Jettison Battery

15. Tacan Control Panel

16. Automatic Direction Finder Control Panel

17. Circuit Breaker Panel

18. Oxygen Regulator

AUXILIARY INSTRUMENT PANELS

1. Landing Gear Selector Handle

2. Landing Gear Position Indicator Lights

3. Emergency Landing Gear Release Switch

4. ATO Ready Indicator Light

5. ATO Ignition Button

6. ATO Jettison Button

7. Wing Flap Position Indicator

8. Landing Gear Warning Test Button

9. Air Start Switch

10. Emergency Fuel Switch

11. External Stores Jettison Button

12. Generator Out Indicator Light

13. Loadmeter

14. Cabin Altimeter

15. Engine Crank Switch

16. Engine Rotor Test Switch

17. Generator Switch

18. Voltmeter

19. Inverter Failure Warning Light

20. Generator Switch

21. Engine Starter Switch

22. Instrument Power Switch

CONTENTS

Introduction

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Glossary of Terms Used in this Book

INTRODUCTION