Pilot Training

For veteran members of the flying community, the question “How do I get a Pilot’s License?” seems to have a simple answer. But for the uninitiated, it is a task that can seem overwhelming. Before beginning flight training, it is...

  The ASA Student Pilot Kit provides total preparation for Part 61 and Part 141 programs, and all items are discounted from their individual prices. The kit includes the following products: The Complete Private Pilot by Bob Gardner The...

This 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 volume from the legendary...

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...

Beginning or part-time flight instructors (CFIs) are not always fully aware of what to expect as a student pilot progresses through the flight training process. In Teaching Flight, author LeRoy Cook lends his halfcentury of experience as a guide to...

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...

ASA-TP-FE,ASA Test Prep Series - Flight Engineer ASA's Flight Engineer Test Prep is now back in print! All Flight Engineer questions arranged by subject into chapters with Answers, Explanations (for correct and incorrect answers) and Reference Codes...

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...

The Basic Aerobatic Manual, Third Edition, is a complete reference for the beginning aerobatic student, with invaluable unusual attitude and spin recovery information for the more straight-and-level flyer. This book emphasizes techniques for the Cessna...

Pilots learning multi-engine flying have relied on this essential book for more than 20 years. Learn fundamentals of flying multi-engine airplanes and the aerodynamic laws that govern multi-engine flight under Bob Gardner’s experienced and...

"There are always better, if not 'new' ways to communicate aviation information...that's what Bob Gardner has accomplished with The Complete Private Pilot." — Richard Taylor, from the Foreword This textbook is for anyone interested in...

The Complete Private Pilot Syllabus offers an integrated flight and ground training curriculum, meeting all experience and knowledge requirements for Parts 61 and 141 programs. Used in conjunction with Bob Gardner’s The Complete Private...

After passing the FAA's Fundamentals of Instructing (FOI) knowledge test required of all instructors, the true challenge begins - applying that knowledge in the real world of teaching flight. Follow along as Arlynn McMahon lifts the FOI principles from...

The Instrument Flight Manual contains everything students need to know to obtain an FAA instrument rating and serves as a great reference source for the instrument pilot needing a refresher. In this Eighth Edition, author William K. Kershner,...

This syllabus offers the most integrated and comprehensive flight and ground training program available along with many features: Based on The Pilot's Manual Series. Schools, instructors, or students can choose to supplement the program with other...

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...

This 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 volume from the legendary...

Everything a pilot is expected to know when transitioning to turbine-powered aircraft   Whether you’re preparing for a turbine aircraft ground school, priming for a corporate or airline interview—or even upgrading into your first...

ASA-TWINS.  Author: David Robson ISBN: 1-56027-414-X This is one of the most concise and well-illustrated books on flying twin-engine airplanes available. It covers all facets of multi-engine flight with these features: Orientation to...

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,...

ASA-VTP-HELI.  ASA’s newest DVD ground school, Helicopter Fundamentals, guides viewers through the important concepts and vagaries of helicopter flight. This award-winning production makes explanations come to life with in-flight...

4 CD-ROM set with slides from ASA's VTP DVD Series! Add professionalism, organization, and clarity to your classroom with these PowerPoint slideshows and animated graphics. This comprehensive CF-ROM set includes all of the PowerPoint slides used in the...

This comprehensive maneuvers manual is an excellent visual aid for instructors and pilots in training, covering all the flight maneuvers required for Private, Sport, Commercial, and Flight Instructor certification. Each maneuver is depicted in detail...

This comprehensive maneuvers manual is an excellent visual aid for instructors and pilots in training, covering all the flight maneuvers required for Private, Sport, Commercial, and Flight Instructor certification. Each maneuver is depicted in detail...

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...

Name: Notes on the Tailwheel Checkout and an Introduction to Ski Flying Author: Burke Mees ISBN: 978-1-61954-190-0 Edition: 1 Pages: 112   This book highlights the basics of what you will need to know to pass both a tailwheel...

The FAA has officially released a new edition of the Glider Flying Handbook. Last updated in 2003, this newly revised soaring resource is the FAA's primary technical manual for the required aeronautical knowledge necessary to operate a glider. It is...

ASA-FM-ADV-9 The Commercial license preparation manual from Kershner's "The Flight Manuals Series." Updated and edited by his son William C. Kershner. The Advanced Pilot’s Flight Manual has long been a standard reference for pilots transitioning...

ASA-FM-ADV-9-2X eBundle = Soft Cover Book + eBook PDF Download Code The Commercial license preparation manual from Kershner's "The Flight Manuals Series." Updated and edited by his son William C. Kershner. The Advanced Pilot’s Flight Manual has...

ASA-GNP-3 Flight accomplished over longer distances and across international borders takes special knowledge; this book is for pilots who want to know more about both the planning and execution of international flights, from the basic knowledge of air...

Weight and balance is an important aspect to the safety of flight. An overweight aircraft, or one whose center of gravity is outside the allowable limits, is inefficient and dangerous to fly. The responsibility for proper weight and balance control...

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...

Includes bonus DVD!   Cockpit Automation provides basic instruction in the use of cockpit automation equipment now prevalent in general aviation aircraft — GPS, autopilots, and other colorful displays for weather, terrain, etc. Cockpit...

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...

The response from pilots and even the FAA has been overwhelmingly positive. This is one of the most significant publications analyzing the intricacies of aviation ever written. It far exceeds the efforts of the Jeppesen "FARs Explained" series (and a lot...

Weight and balance is one of the most important factors affecting safety of flight. An overweight aircraft, or one whose center of gravity is outside the allowable limits, is inefficient and dangerous to fly. The responsibility for proper weight and...

Overview Max Trescott's G3000 and G5000 Glass Cockpit Handbook is the single source of information that educates pilots about all of the features and benefits of flying the Garmin G3000 and G5000 in turboprops and light jets. Learn about the PFD and MFD...