F-14 Tomcat Pilot's Flight Operating Manual Vol. 1 Paperback – October 19, 2009

If you are a Tomcat fan, you need to add this to your collection. It doesn't stop here, there are many other titles as well.

I purchased this as a lead up to the DCS Heatblur F-14, I wanted a copy of the F-14 flight manual that is available for free online and was hoping that this would be a good stand-in since it wasn't really feasible for me to print out 900+ pages of manual and I desperately wanted a physical copy. For those of you who are considering purchasing this product, you should know that volume one (this book) is for the F-14A, not the B model, or some sort of middle ground (Like the A+.) Despite that, it is -very- informative, if also -horrendously- dry. It is exactly what it is, an aircraft manual for a 1970s analog 4th generation fighter aircraft.Some more depth would help though, I'm certain. It contains a lot of information, and I'm not going to pretend like I've read it yet or was a turkey pilot, so I can't even tell you for sure what this manual does and doesn't have in it. Though, most of the information is freely accessible online through declassified flight manuals. Check reddit, you'll find it in a jiffy. I also haven't gotten Volume 2 yet, and I'm curious to see if it covers the F-14B, or is a continuation of this manual. I'll leave a review for the second volume once I receive it and have a chance to go over it. Again though, this manual is -horrendously- dry, and if you got it for the same reason I did you may want to find a study group. As silly as that feels to write.

Exactly what it's cover says: it's a flight manual that covers how to fly a Tomcat. If you are truly avid fan of the F-14, this is for you. The first book covers the major components of the F-14, and the second book is about the weapons systems and other electronics.

Accurate content and pagination. Good larger size. Interior print quality is low and type is not crisp.

Print quality not that good.

Good book. Should mention it's a photocopy version.