Piloting category: 262 books
by Federal Aviation Administration
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2011
Designed as a technical reference for instrument-rated pilots who want to maximize their skills in an Instrument Flight Rules” environment, this revised and up-to-date edition of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Instrument Procedures Handbook contains the most current information on FAA...
Risk Management Handbook
FAA-H-8083-2
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2012
Every day in the United States, over two million men, women, and children step onto an aircraft and place their lives in the hands of strangers. As anyone who has ever flown knows, modern flight offers unparalleled advantages in travel and freedom, but it also comes with grave responsibility and risk....
The Student Pilot's Flight Manual
From First Flight to Pilot Certificate
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
This first volume in The Flight Manuals Series is a ground school textbook, maneuvers manual, and syllabus all rolled into one, providing a step-by-step comprehensive course for student pilots working towards a Private or Sport Pilot certificate. This authoritative manual from the legendary flight...
Commercial Pilot Airman Certification Standards - Airplane
FAA-S-ACS-7A, for Airplane Single- and Multi-Engine Land and Sea
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2018
The Airman Certification Standard (ACS) is the guide for aviation students, instructors, and FAA-designated examiners to know what pilot and industry license applicants must know, do, and consider for their FAA Knowledge Exam and practical (checkride), in order to earn a certificate or rating. This...
Airman Certification Standards: Commercial Pilot - Airplane
FAA-S-ACS-7A.1
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2019
This book is part of ASA’s Airman Certification Standards Series. The “Airman Certification Standards (ACS)” is the guide for aviation students, instructors, and FAA-designated examiners to know what pilot and aviation mechanic license applicants must know, must perform, and consider in preparing...
Airman Certification Standards: Private Pilot - Airplane
FAA-S-ACS-6B.1
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2019
This book is part of ASA’s Airman Certification Standards Series. The “Airman Certification Standards (ACS)” is the guide for aviation students, instructors, and FAA-designated examiners to know what pilot and aviation mechanic license applicants must know, must perform, and consider in preparing...
Airman Certification Standards: Instrument Rating - Airplane
FAA-S-ACS-8B.1
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2019
This book is part of ASA’s Airman Certification Standards Series. The “Airman Certification Standards (ACS)” is the guide for aviation students, instructors, and FAA-designated examiners to know what pilot and aviation mechanic license applicants must know, must perform, and consider in preparing...
by Francis Meyrick
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2017
When you fly all over the world, logging over 12,500 flight hours during several decades as a ‘chopper jockey’, you meet all kinds of people. As Francis ‘Moggy’ Meyrick puts it: ‘Some mothers do have ‘em!’ He has interacted with the fascinating cultural mixture aboard Taiwanese Tuna...
The Droner's Manual
A Guide to the Responsible Operation of Small Unmanned Aircraft
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2018
The progress made in the field of unmanned aircraft within the last decade have made it possible for almost anyone to build their own UAV in their garage. For many, this is an exciting business proposition in fields from video production to agriculture. However, for beginners and even more experienced...
Aviation Mental Health
Psychological Implications for Air Transportation
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2016
This book provides an authoritative and practical guide to the assessment, management, treatment and care of pilots and other professional groups within aviation; covering a range of relevant topics, for health and human resources practitioners working in the airline industry. Pilot mental health...
Flying IFR
The Practical Information You Need to Fly Actual IFR Flights
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2015
This is the eBook (epub) edition of this title.
In this 5th Edition of his classic book on IFR flight, author Richard Collins shares his experience in this guide to the real world of instrument flying, detailing the IFR system, equipment, and exploring the risks and rewards of instrument flying....
Confident Flying: A Pilot Upgrade
A guide to better risk management, decision making and judgement, to get the most out of your flying.
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2001
Written for pilots of all skill levels and interest, this book explores common misconceptions regarding the actual risks are and why. Reflective insight is the basis for this book's program for risk management, and judgment. With the bringing together of varied experiences and different perspectives,...
Aviation Education and Training
Adult Learning Principles and Teaching Strategies
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
The aviation teaching environment is fairly unique and combines both traditional and non-traditional teaching environments. There are presently few books that address adult learning principles and teaching strategies relevant to the aviation context. Furthermore, aviation education has not generally...
Improving Aviation Performance through Applying Engineering Psychology
Advances in Aviation Psychology, Volume 3
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2019
Aviation remains one of the most active and challenging domains for human factors and applied psychology. Since 1981, the biennial International Symposium on Aviation Psychology (ISAP) has convened for the purposes of (a) presenting the latest research on human performance problems and opportunities...