{"title":"Sparky Imeson","description":"\u003cp\u003eSparky Imeson is one of aviation's most respected mountain flying authorities. Born and raised in Jackson, Wyoming, he grew up in the shadow of the Grand Tetons and began flying in 1966 — starting with his father's Piper J-3 Cub and Cessna 205. In 1968, Sparky and his family founded Imeson Aviation, Inc. at the Jackson Hole Airport, offering charter, flight training, air ambulance, aerial application, aerobatic instruction, and aircraft sales.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith more than 20,000 logged flight hours — the majority in small aircraft in mountainous terrain — Sparky identified a critical gap in aviation safety literature and wrote his own books on mountain flying. He is a three-time FAA Flight Instructor of the Year for the Northwest Mountain Region (1974, 1979, 1995), a Designated Pilot Examiner, and an FAA Accident Prevention Counselor since 1971.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSparky holds an Airline Transport Pilot Certificate with ratings across single and multiengine aircraft, a Gold Seal Flight Instructor Certificate, and international validations in Brazil and Canada. His published works include the Mountain Flying Bible, Taildragger Tactics, and The Shirt Pocket Mountain Flying Guide, among many others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe is available for mountain flying seminars, public speaking engagements, and aircraft accident consulting.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"mountain-flying-guide","title":"Mountain Flying Guide - Pocket Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eFlying in the mountains takes specialised procedures and techniques. Safety demands that you have the facts and knowledge. This pocket guide by \u003cstrong\u003eSparky Imeson\u003c\/strong\u003e provides the information you need to keep you out of harm's way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eContents\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSection 1 – Do's and Don'ts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSection 2 – Basic Premises\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSection 3 – Flying Canyons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSection 4 – Crossing Ridges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSection 5 – Turbulence and Va\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSection 6 – Maximum Lift Flap Setting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSection 7 – How to Land an Airplane\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSection 8 – Visual Illusions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSection 9 – Spot Method for Landing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSection 10 – Mountain Airstrip Operations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSection 11 – Mountain Weather\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSparky Imeson was born and raised in Jackson, Wyoming. He grew up in the mountains where his grandfather homesteaded, learning to appreciate them from the ground up. He was bitten by the flying bug in July 1966, beginning with his father's Piper J-3 Cub and Cessna 205. Fuelled by a love of flying, Sparky and his parents started Imeson Aviation, Inc. in 1968 at the Jackson Hole Airport.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLocated at the base of the Grand Teton mountain range, Imeson Aviation offered on-demand charter, FAA Approved flight training and ground school, air ambulance, aerial application, mosquito spraying, aerobatic training, corporate flying, aircraft sales and rentals, fuelling, and maintenance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSparky became concerned about the number of general aviation accidents attributed to mountain flying and, finding no books on the matter, he wrote his own. He received the FAA Northwest Region's Flight Instructor of the Year award in 1974, 1979 and 1995. 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The \u003cstrong\u003eMountain Flying Bible Revised\u003c\/strong\u003e by Sparky Imeson is the new comprehensive standard — jam-packed with updated advice, lore, science, and wisdom, including 16 pages of colour photos from Idaho backcountry airstrips.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor more than 40 years, pilots have relied on Imeson's mountain flying expertise. His clear, concise, and entertaining writing style makes this not only the most thorough resource available, but genuinely enjoyable to read.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll the hard-to-find information is combined in one useful volume, loaded with helpful icons and photographs that simplify mountain flying operations with clarity and authority.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat You'll Learn\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStay out of Trouble\u003c\/strong\u003e – Learn the basic, intermediate and advanced techniques of mountain flying. The book is arranged in the sequence of an actual flight for ease of use in finding the information you want and need. It covers \u003cem\u003ePreflight, Take off, En route, Arrival, and Landing\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAirplane Performance\u003c\/strong\u003e – Learn to anticipate how your airplane will perform in the mountains. Move into advanced operations with ease and safety. 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