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Resources for Learning About Flying
Cub Crafters Piper Super Cub, PA-18-150, N9901CC
on floats at dawn, docked at the Skylark Shores Resort dock
Lakeport, Lake County, California
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Here's a listing of useful resources to learn about flying and to improve your flying skills. Books
Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying The best book available on the art of flying. Excellently written and highly recommended. The FAA's current Flying Handbook. An introduction to basic pilot skills and knowledge essential for piloting airplanes. You can also obtain the entire book or individual chapters at no charge in pdf form from the FAA web site at Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge
Jeppesen Private Pilot Textbook A comprehensive, well illustrated textbook, great for preparing for the exams and check ride required private pilot certificate.
Jeppesen Instrument/Commercial Textbook A comprehensive, well illustrated textbook, great for preparing for the exams and check rides required for the instrument rating or the commercial pilot license.
FAR/AIM: Federal Aviation Regulations/Aeronautical Information Manual This excellent resource currently a bit over 800 pages long, is available for free download from the FAA. Annual printed versions are also published by a variety of vendors. FAA regulations are available in pdf format at no cost at FAA Regulations.
Jonathan Livingston Seagull: The Complete Edition
The best selling book; you can read it in a very short period of time. Excellently written.
If you enjoyed Jonathan Livingston Seagull, you may want to check out some of Richard Bach's other books including:
Illusions : The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah
Mountain Flying Bible Revised The best book written about mountain flying.
Seaplane, Skiplane, and Float/Ski-Equipped Helicopter Operations Handbook The FAA's current handbook on flying seaplanes and aircraft equipped with skis and floats. You can also obtain the entire book or individual chapters at no charge in pdf form from the FAA web site at Seaplane and Skiplane Handbook
Bush Pilot Angler An excellent account of a writer, fisherman and film maker who convinces the Piper Corporation to give him a brand new Piper J-3 on Edo 1400 floats in exchange for a film about fishing in the backcountry with the J-3 floatplane. An excellent investment if you're working on your seaplane rating or looking to hone your seaplane flying skills.
Notes of a Seaplane Instructor: An Instructional Guide to Seaplane Flying An excellent investment if you're working on your seaplane rating or looking to hone your seaplane flying skills.
Glacier Pilot Well written book about Bob Reeve, the master of flying skis. The FAA's current handbook on flying gliders. You can also obtain the entire book or individual chapters at no charge in pdf form from the FAA web site at Glider Flying Handbook. The FAA's current handbook on flying rotorcraft. You can also obtain the entire book or individual chapters at no charge in pdf form from the FAA web site at Helicopter Flying Handbook. The FAA's handbook on instrument flying. You can also obtain the entire book at no charge in pdf form from the FAA web site at Instrument Flying Handbook.
Instrument Procedures Handbook The FAA's technical reference manual for professional pilots who operate under instrument flight rules. You can also obtain the entire book or individual chapters at no charge in pdf form from the FAA web site at Instrument Procedures Handbook.
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Prodigy Touch avionics suite based on the
Garmin 3000 integrated flight deck
installed in the instrument panel of an Embraer Phenom 300
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Better Aerobatics , Alan CassidyAn excellent book about aerobatic flying.
Advanced Aerobatics Highlights include tips by world and national aerobatic champions Patty Wagstaff, Les Loundenslager, Phil Knight and Xavier de L'Apparent. Streaming Audio Listening to these live streams is a great way to improve your communications skills. San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco Tower (SFO), 120.5 Southern California
Los Angeles Tower North (LGA), 133.90 and South, 120.950 Other Interesting Frequencies
Atlanta Tower (ATL), (runways 8R/8L/26L/26R), 121.50 Cross Country Planning Resources Skyvector: Seamless Aviation Charts Seamless online sectional, terminal, enroute and high altitude charts and instrument approach plates for all of the United States and many other portions of the world.
Aeronautical Chart User's Guide, 12th Edition A comprehensive explanation of the meaning of the information displayed on US VFR and IFR aeronautical charts. You can also obtain the entire book or individual chapters at no charge in pdf form from the FAA web site at Aeronautical Chart User's Guide.
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, Geza Szurovy.
A portion of the sectional VFR aeronautical chart
for the Seattle metropolitan area
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ForeFlight The industry leading comprehensive service for pilots and aviation businesses for the iPad and iPhone. ForeFlight includes tools for flight planning, checklists, charts, weather, airport information, flight logging, a moving map during flight and much more. ForeFlight is used by both general aviation and airline pilots. ForeFlight was acquired by Boeing March 6, 2019. A comprehensive set of tools and resources to obtain updated weather information. The Aviation Weather Center delivers consistent, timely and accurate weather information for the world airspace system.
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Aerial photograph of a winter storm
passing through San Francisco Bay, California
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Aviation Weather A comprehensive resource containing the information you need to know to fly safely in both VFR and IMC conditions produced by the FAA. Well illustrated with photographs and drawings. This book is also available as a pdf at no cost from the FAA web site at Aviation Weather. A comprehensive description of the aviation weather services available in the United States produced by the FAA. This book is also available as a pdf at no cost from the FAA web site at Aviation Weather Services.
Aviation Weather, 4th edition
A thorough exploration of how weather forms and what causes it to change. If the 4th edition is too expensive for you and you still are interested in a great reference book, you may want to consider obtaining a used copy of the 3d edition which is available at a nominal cost at: Aviation Weather, 3d edition Airports Airport Sign and Marking-Quick Reference Guide, One page reference sheet on airport markings and signs published by the FAA.
For a detailed explanation of airport signs and marketings, please consult Section 3 of Chapter 2 of the Aeronautical Information Manual which is part of the FAR/AIM 2019: Federal Aviation Regulations/Aeronautical Information Manual This section of the Aeronautical Information Manual is available on the FAA web site at Airport Marking Aids and Signs.
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Aerial photograph of San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
down runways 10L and 10R toward the San Mateo Bridge
from the Bayshore Freeway
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A searchable database of airport diagrams is available on the FAA web site at FAA Airport Diagrams. Aerial Archives maintains an extensive library of aerial photography of airports. Some of these aerial photographs are available for immediate download or as prints at: aerial photographs of airports We welcome your feedback and suggestions to improve this page. If you have a resource you'd like to suggest for inclusion or would like to provide other feedback, please contact us. 
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