Most pilot certificates are issued with advice that the hard-won document is only a “license to learn.” Newly certificated pilots are then dispatched into the real world to learn through their own experience. While there is ultimately no substitute for experience, too many pilots come to grief because the lessons of experience are harsh and sometimes fatal. – [...]
The Flight Standards Service of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has developed these practical test books as the standard that shall be used by FAA inspectors and designated pilot examiners when conducting pilot—airplane practical tests. Flight instructors are expected to use this book when preparing applicants for practical tests. Applicants [...]
The Rotorcraft Flying Handbook is designed as a technical manual for applicants who are preparing for their private, commercial, or flight instructor pilot certificates with a helicopter or gyroplane class rating. Certificated flight instructors may find this handbook a valuable training aid, since detailed coverage of aerodynamics, flight controls, systems, performance, flight maneuvers, emergencies, [...]
Designed for ground instructors, flight instructors, and aviation maintenance instructors, this Aviation Instructor’s Handbook was developed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in cooperation with aviation educators and industry to help beginning instructors understand and apply the fundamentals of instruction. This handbook provides up-to-date information on learning and teaching, and how [...]
Aeronautical Chart User’s Guide is designed to be used as a teaching aid, reference document, and an introduction to the wealth of information provided on NACO’s aeronautical charts and publications. It includes explanations of chart terms and a comprehensive display of aeronautical charting symbols organized by chart type.
