Now spiral bound! Features a step-by-step description of course contents. Includes: Lesson objectives * Flight and ground time allocations for all lessons, and * Coordination of other academic support materials with your flight training. ISBN 0-88487-240-8

"This is not the typical "question-answer-question-answer" text-only format. This book is often referred to as the ‘Cliffs Notes’ for the private pilot checkride. This is the prep and study guide that will help you ace your checkride! Most material is presented in easy-to-flashcard and memorize charts, diagrams and mnemonics. The book begins by outlining the steps to take prior to your checkride under the latest ACS including hours, training, required logbook endorsements, and then explains the rest of the exam procedure which concludes with the debriefing. The study guide then goes into greater detail for each anticipated area of the checkride including: 1. checklists to memorize (and those not to memorize); 2. airspace and VFR minimums; 3. weather (reports, clouds, winds aloft, pressure systems, thunderstorms, the GFA weather chart website, types of fog, etc.), 4. navigation, including: types of navigation, lost procedures, VOR navigation, useful websites, NOTAMs, step-by-step instructions for completing a full navigation log, etc.); 5. safety & wellness (common in-flight sicknesses, rules for scuba divers, in-depth explanation of sensory illusions, etc.); 6. airport signs (including marshaling signals and a complete color runway diagram, etc.); 7. documents & inspections (learn an easier way to remember “TOMATOFLAMES”); 8. performance (including an explanation of leaning, and detonation vs. pre-ignition); 9. communications (towered airports, airspace transitions, calling FSS from an RCO, Class C procedure, activating flight plans, requesting flight following, etc.); 10. passenger briefing (including a sample briefing for your knee board); 11. maneuvers, takeoffs & landings (including a one-page maneuver reference card, plus a one-page list of all ACS maneuvers, takeoffs, landings, etc. which should be used during your final 3 hours of exam training with your CFI); 12. special emphasis areas (although they are now incorporated into the ACS, you should still be familiar with these areas because they are inherently tested throughout the exam) There is also a quick-reference flow chart for the risk management expectations; 13. the “other things to study” chapter is chock-full of the miscellaneous areas that you will be expected to know such as airspeeds, altitudes, stall/spin awareness & recovery, carb icing, slips, lapse rates, V-speeds, unusual attitude recovery, SVFR, pitotstatic system, left-turn tendencies, a detailed engine diagram with fourteen questions you should be able to answer, and much more; 14. select FAR/AIM summaries (the select rules you should be most familiar with); 15. three full-color sectional chart quizzes (with answer keys); 16. a chapter on “going the extra mile” and finally a detailed list of what should (probably) be in your flight bag. You will notice that this book is not hundreds of pages, nor is it priced as high as other books on this topic. The length is purposefully limited because you cannot effectively study and memorize hundreds of pages prior to your practical test. In addition, the size is such that you can easily take it with you wherever you go and study when time permits." -- Amazon.com.

Learning to fly is an exciting adventure and challenge, and learning aviation theory is part of that process. To help you on your aviation journey, we created the most modern, concise, and beautifully presented aviation theory guide out there. There are many aspects of aviation theory that are tested in the six subjects of the New Zealand PPL syllabus. Each subject and its component topics could be studied in exhaustive detail, much of which is excessive to the private pilot and detracts from the key points. Notes for the Private Pilot focuses on those key points, and information is presented in a question-and-answer conversational style that helps readers understand and retain information. Notes for the Private Pilot covers the entire CAA (NZ) syllabus for the private pilot. Divided into six parts and thoroughly covering each subject, the book is fully indexed and contains over 200 figures.

Ninety percent of aviation accidents are attributable to pilot error. Now private pilots can optimize their flying performance using the same life-saving CRM skills and techniques that have helped airline and military pilots to dramatically improve safety. Commercial pilot Thomas Turner tells pilots how to sharpen safe-flying judgment; handle distractions; assess skills, strengths, and weaknesses; and much more. Illustrated.

This study guide carefully parallels the FAA Areas of Operations and Tasks in the Private Pilot Practical Test Standards. Provides key questions, answers, explanations and references. Designed to coordinate with the knowledge and task portions of the PTS. Includes a copy of the FAA Private Single-Engine Land/Sea PTS.

Airplane Flying Handbook Front Matter Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction to Flight Training Chapter 2: Ground Operations Chapter 3: Basic Flight Maneuvers Chapter 4: Maintaining Aircraft Control: Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (PDF) Chapter 5: Takeoffs and Departure Climbs Chapter 6: Ground Reference Maneuvers Chapter 7: Airport Traffic Patterns Chapter 8: Approaches and Landings Chapter 9: Performance Maneuvers Chapter 10: Night Operations Chapter 11: Transition to Complex Airplanes Chapter 12: Transition to Multiengine Airplanes Chapter 13: Transition to Tailwheel Airplanes Chapter 14: Transition to Turbopropeller-Powered Airplanes Chapter 15: Transition to Jet-Powered Airplanes Chapter 16: Transition to Light Sport Airplanes (LSA) Chapter 17: Emergency Procedures Glossary Index

Do you finally feel like you have the flight down but are hesitant about the Oral Exam? Are you feeling Overwhelmed with all the Resources that are out there to prepare you for the Private Pilot Oral Exam? Maybe you started writing the daunting answers to the ACS and gave up because it was too much work? What are you going to say on the Oral Exam? How do you avoid digging yourself into a hole? Examiner: "What is Lift?".... You: ??? How do you even go about answering that? OR are you looking to brush up on your knowledge and stay proficient? Your flight to success begins here. "The ACS Notes" will help you navigate through every single step of the process with confidence. Imagine yourself meeting the examiner feeling calm, prepared, and ready to overcome the oral exam through every question and scenario that's thrown your way. With "The ACS Notes" as your study guide, you can make that your reality. Gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence needed to not just pass but outdo and impress the examiner with your in depth understanding of aviation during your Private Pilot Oral Exam. Inside "The ACS Notes" you will find: -The Answers to the Airman Certification Standards: Private Pilot Airplane (also known as the Outline of the Oral Exam) -This Study Guide Covers All Preflight Preparation Tasks in the ACS, Task A. Pilot Qualifications to Task H. Human Factors -This was created by an FAA Gold Seal Flight AND Advanced Ground Instructor -References Several FAA Handbooks and Source Materials Every piece of information is Cited with the specific FAA source material, so further Studying can easily be done Don't let the feeling of doubt hold you back from obtaining that Private Pilot Certificate. Take Action Now to receive the necessary resource that sets the tone for the rest of your Checkride and pass with flying colors. Whether you're a student pilot or an aviator looking to stay proficient, "The ACS Notes" are THE answer. Get your copy now and jet stream towards success! Click "Buy Now" to take that leap towards becoming a certified pilot!

Part of a series designed to prepare applicants who are seeking Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certifications for the full range of material, this guide offers current test questions, answers, detailed explanations, illustrations, and oral and practical study outlines to the FAA's Airframe Knowledge Exam. The series is designed in a "fast-track" format for increased comprehension and retention of the studied materials. This guide also lists and identifies all the FAA Learning Statement Codes (LSC) that the FAA uses on their Knowledge Test Reports, which are useful for test takers to find out what their weak areas are if they missed any questions on their FAA exams. This volume of the series deals with both parts of the "Airframe" section of the FAA Knowledge Requirements for Aviation Maintenance Technicians.

The purpose of this book is to provide new pilots with a source of readily available information and act as a resource for instructors to transfer knowledge and visualize flight maneuvers. The information is intended to be found quickly when needed. Private Pilot Handbook is a reference book and has been developed specifically for those interested in acquiring or in need of a flight review for a Private Pilot License (PPL). Private Pilot Handbook covers a range of subject matters associated with Private Pilot Airman Certification Standards (ACS), Maneuvers, Oral/Written/Practical Exam Guide, VFR Communication Practices, ATC, and Comprehensive Private Pilot Glossary. Private Pilots must become familiar with continuously changing regulations and procedures. The Private Pilot Handbook is designed for student pilots, ground instructors, flight instructors, and others with a special interest in aviation. The main topics in private pilot training are briefly explained on a need-to-know basis, while topics students frequently have the most difficulty in are given in detail. Every pilot should be familiar with and use the current FAR-AIM, PilotOperation Handbook (POH), and Aircraft Flight Manual (AFM). The main sources used in the preparation of the Private Pilot Handbook are the aviation publications stated in the Airmen Certification Standards (ACS) in Figure 2B. For testing guidance, "underlined text and notes" cover questions asked in the written and practice exams.

Notes of a Seaplane Instructor is a distillation of all the tips, techniques and procedures of a veteran flyer and teacher, in an accessible and informative format. Author Burke Mees has an affinity for the "feel of the floats on the water" and how to communicate it in writing, as well as a sensible, professional approach which lends a truly "one-on-one" aspect to reading his book. All the seaplane maneuvers are covered, starting with preflight, proceeding through taxiing, takeoff, landing, and postflight procedures; also operating in various water conditions, stability of the aircraft on the water, step-taxi and -turn, and much more. Many illustrations, taken from and inspired by the author's own original flight instruction notebook sketches, help to further explain the concepts. In this new second edition, Burke provides even more notes on technique and performance particular to the world of floatplanes, with a special emphasis on safety and the best kind of pilot decision-making processes that keep seaplanes flying. The Second Edition also features an added chapter on multi-engine seaplane flying, and an appendix with notes on "pumping the floats" and "ropes and splicing." What is it like to fly single-engine float planes? How do pilots develop and then hone their water-flying skills? What techniques apply to both landplanes and seaplanes, and which ones belong in only one realm? The answers to these questions comprise a unique approach to seaplane flying, in a book that reveals what floatplane mastery is really all about. Notes of a Seaplane Instructor offers insights to all pilots, from already-rated seaplane pilots to those looking to experience the benefits and pleasures of seaplane flying for the first time.