General Reading

FLY HIGH, FLY LONG, FLY FREE, FLY FOREVER This guide for new pilots proves that the fun has just begun when you pocket that precious certificate that says you're free to fly on your own. Now, veteran pilot LeRoy Cook shows you what lies beyond flight...

A Pilot's Accident Review by John Lowery An in depth review of high profile accidents that resulted in major changes to regulation and procedures.  John takes you through the chain of errors that have led to fatal accidents.  Understanding the...

TA139609-8  Ace the Technical Pilot Interview by Gary V. Bristow. A comprehensive study guide providing pilots the answers they need to excel on their technical interview. * Features nearly 1000 potential questions (and answers) that may be asked...

ASA-AVBUY.  In An Aviator’s Field Guide to Buying an Airplane, author Jason Blair shares his knowledge and experience gained from purchasing his own aircraft as well as helping numerous customers find, evaluate, and buy the right aircraft for...

ASA-AVOWN.  An Aviator’s Field Guide to Owning an Airplane, author Jason Blair shares the knowledge and tips he’s gained from his many years owning aircraft and assisting numerous customers buy, sell, manage, and maintain their own...

Earning the Private Pilot license is a great achievement—now, expand your initial schooling to go Beyond Flight Training. The real excitement begins when the flight instructor lets go of your hand and you’re left to set your own goals and...

ASA-CALM,ASA Calm in the Face of Conflict Author: Cheryl Cage ISBN: 0-9714266-1-9 "I wish someone had given me this book when I was 16. These simple strategies can spare you a lot of worry and indecision." — Pat Boyd, Former Associate...

ASA-CARAVAN.   Known for being one of the most versatile and robust aircraft ever produced, the Cessna Caravan has become the DC-3 workhorse of our current times – as Cessna nicknames it, a "Swiss Army Knife with wings"! This pilot...

Even with a wealth of technical experience, many pilots find the pilot selection process frustrating. Today’s airline pilot must also demonstrate highly developed leadership, decision-making, and communication skills. Discussing one’s...

ASA-CKL-CD,ASA Checklist for Success CD - Virtual Interview Preparation Learn by watching others respond to a typical pilot interview setting! Interactive training program provides examples of common interviewing mistakes along with the correct...

Author: David Robson ISBN: 1-56027-460-3 Many vintage airplanes, aerobatic planes, cropdusters, and ultralights are taildraggers, which means there are a large number of pilots who need to learn these particular skills and techniques. Written in plain...

Join Barry Schiff on an amazing journey across time and space as he flies and brings home reports on some of aviation’s most rare and popular aircraft. Dream Aircraft documents his lifelong voyage flying aircraft that pilots and aviation...

Author: Richard Taylor ISBN: 1-56566-034-X Richard Taylor challenges you to venture outside the narrow channels of training days to get more out of your airplane and the time you spend in the air. The author shows the VFR pilot and student how to...

In March 1967, a Cessna 195 flew from Oregon towards San Francisco carrying a family of three: Alvin Oien, Sr. (the pilot), his wife Phyllis and step-daughter Carla Corbus. Due to worse-than-predicted weather, it went down in the Trinity Mountains of...

Author: Katie Goode ISBN: 1-56027-195-7 This book is for anyone who's dreamed of flying. Katie Goode interviews aviators about their art, their careers, their kinds of flying... airshow performers, skywriter, Alaska bush pilot, airline captains,...

ASA-SHORT-APP,ASA Flight Training: Taking the Short Approach Author: David Diamond ISBN: 1-56027-556-1 "Taking the Short Approach" was written as an aviation primer and provides an introduction to the whole flight training process. As freshman rely on...

This book is packed with the real world instrument flight experience of Richard Collins. It details the IFR system, equipment, and explore the rewards and risks of instrument flight while discussing airmanship, weather analysis, flight planning, decision...

Galloping on Wings with the P-51 Mustang is the action-packed autobiography by air race pilot Howie Keefe. Howie Keefe, USNR (retired), takes you behind the scenes to get a personal glimpse into the amazing and precarious world of air racing. The...

Today’s aviation industry enjoys a remarkable safety record, primarily because it has learned from the mistakes of its past. Through the study of aviation accidents, most of the risks of flying have been identified and the threats they pose to...

Author: Richard Taylor ISBN: 1-56027-280-5 Edition: Second Continued VFR into IFR conditions persists as the most frequent cause of weather-related accidents. This book provides the bare-bones essentials of instrument flying technique and procedures so...

Author: R. Collins & P. Bradley ISBN: 1-56027-335-6 Edition: Second The beginning of mastery of instrument flying comes when we develop the ability to be the equivalent of a right-seat critic of our own left-seat flying. (from the Preface to...

Increase your career rate of climb. This book includes pilot resumes, cover letters, interview preparation and much more. Addresses everyone from aspiring pilots to transitioning military aviators and old pros changing jobs or careers. Shows how to...

For more than a century, pilots have been intrigued by the challenges of flight in the highest mountains and the deepest canyons on every continent. Mountain, Canyon, and Backcountry Flying allows pilots to get off the beaten path and enjoy the...

Weather radar information is one of the most valuable tools available to pilots to ensure safe, efficient, and comfortable flight operations. Onboard weather radar allows pilots to tactically navigate near and around severe weather with confidence. And...

Author: Burke Mees ISBN: 1-56027-558-8 Edition: Second …The book is full of hard-won knowledge that any seaplane pilot, novice or veteran, can learn from. I wish I had this book back when I was learning to fly seaplanes. —from the new...

Author: Jeremy Pratt ISBN: 1-56027-212-0 Subjects covered in detail include an overall description of the aircraft, limitations, handling characteristics, and loading/performance data. All the information is gleaned from flying experiences by experts in...

Practical Aviation & Aerospace Law (hardcover book) and its companion workbook (softcover book) function as a comprehensive instruction package for undergraduate and graduate aviation law courses. These books, both as a set and stand-alone textbook,...

Talking on an aviation radio and understanding air traffic control (ATC) Say instructions can be one of the most intimidating aspects of flight training. In Say Again, Please Bob Gardner explains how the ATC system works and teaches pilots what...

Night flight is one of the most pleasant forms of flight. Every city looks good at night. The sparkling lights, stars, moon and reflections combine to produce a spectacle many only dream about. However, night flight requires different technique,...

Today, pilots are faced with a new and challenging era of glass cockpit general aviation aircraft, innovative aircraft design, advances in avionics technology, and changes to instrument procedures and airspace. Students are more technically savvy...

Author: Barry Schiff ISBN: 1-56027-425-5 Regarding his choice of questions for the “Test Pilot” column material, Barry Schiff asserts, “… If the answer isn’t surprising, educational, or entertaining, I don’t want it …” Schiff is on a continuous quest...

Robert Buck discusses how the smart pilot sharpens and uses his "feel" for the airplane; how the best pilots fine-tune their knowledge and skills to plan shrewdly, command confidence, and handle their aircraft smoothly. Stresses the need for pilots to be...

Author: Barry Schiff ISBN: 1-56027-281-3 Barry Schiff provides a wealth of valuable information based on his years of experience. Foreword by Ernest Gann. Soft cover, 330 pages, illustrated, indexed. "The best book about flying airplanes I have ever...

Author: Barry Schiff ISBN: 1-56027-282-1 Now available in Soft Cover! In his new foreword to The Proficient Pilot, Volume 2, Space Shuttle Crewmember Jay Apt summarizes Barry Schiff's contribution to aviation in this book with these words: "He writes...

Richard Taylor doesn't talk down to non-professional pilots — he talks straight at them. If you're really interested in finding your flying flaws, you will find answers to your problems in this book. Hard cover, 329 pages, indexed. A commonsense,...

For those who have always dreamed about flying but didn't know where or how to start — now they can take that long-awaited first step with some guidance. You Can Fly! authors Greg Brown and Laurel Lippert write to those who are considering flight...

ASA-JOB-SRCH,ASA Your Job Search Partner Author: Cheryl Cage ISBN: 0-9714266-0-0 In Your Job Search Partner, author Cheryl Cage offers professionals, in any field, an extensive, positive, step-by-step guide to marketing themselves more effectively...

THE LEGENDARY DOUGLAS DC-3 flies on in the hearts of aviators around the globe, but few today know much about the man with the vision that brought her to the skies. From the author of Together We Fly: Voices From The DC-3 comes an exploration...

Each and every pilot and flight attendant who have read Blue Water Ditching by Captain Dave Montgomery walk away with five items they have never thought about before.With more than 2,700 blue water and polar crossing flights a day, there has never been a...

ISBN 978-1-56027-721-7 Author Chris R. Burger Specs Softcover, 7-1/4" x 9",   illustrated, glossary,   144 pages. Effective cockpit routines for pilots and virtual aviators.   "How-to" guide for what you should be doing in...