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Effective flight training in this advanced technological age calls for improved teaching methods. Sean Lane’s 21st Century Flight Training discusses core concepts such as flight phases, task prioritization, proficiency segments for performance...

Inspired by the effortless soaring of birds, humans have taken to wing as the safest, fastest, and most enjoyable way to travel. An Illustrated Guide to Flying explains the principles and practice of flying with concise critical facts, supported with...

ASA Aircraft Systems for Pilots (ASA-ACSYS-P) This book was previously published by Jeppesen.  Aircraft Systems for Pilots is a single-source manual of what pilots should know about basic aircraft systems. It includes a study of the...

Dr. Prather, the Airport Certified Employee - Operations trainer for the American Association of Airport Executives, worked with ASA to create the Airport Managment textbook - an up-to-date resource of useful insight into all aspects of airports. It...

This is the eBundle containing both the physical product and an eBook download code. Dr. Prather, the Airport Certified Employee - Operations trainer for the American Association of Airport Executives, worked with ASA to create the Airport Managment...

Designed for ground instructors, flight instructors, and aviation maintenance instructors, this Aviation Instructor's Handbook was developed by the FAA in cooperation with aviation educators and industry to help beginning instructors understand...

This important Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Handbook updates and consolidates information previously available in six different Advisory Circulars: AC 00-6, Aviation Weather AC 00-24, Thunderstorms AC 00-30, Clear Air Turbulence...

The Seventh Edition of Dale Crane’s Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms contains more than 12,000 accurate, aviation-specific terms and definitions. This ultimate reference collects all of the terms in Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations,...

This is the FAA’s primary resource for helicopter operations knowledge; it is essential reading for applicants preparing for the exams for private, commercial, or flight instructor pilot certificates with a helicopter class rating. In addition to a...

The Instrument Procedures Handbook is a technical reference manual for professional pilots who operate under instrument flight rules (IFR). It provides real-world guidance on how instrument-rated pilots can best use the system they've trained for, as...

This money-saving eBundle includes both the Instrument Procedures Handbook softcover Book and ASA eBook PDF. The Instrument Procedures Handbook is a technical reference manual for professional pilots who operate under instrument...

This guide for flight instructors (CFIs) presents lesson plans in the form of scenario-based maneuver briefings. A rich resource for active instructors, these lesson plans are also helpful to CFI applicants preparing their own materials. This fourth...

Logging Flight Time, subtitled ...and Other Aviation Truths, Near-Truths, & More Than a Few Rumors That Could Never Be Traced to their Sources A collection of mostly published, some unpublished, articles written by famed aviatior Bill Kershner during...

ASA’s Oral Exam Guide Series is an excellent study tool for students and instructors alike. Arranged in a question-and-answer format, this comprehensive guide lists the questions most likely to be asked by evaluators during the practical exam and...

Providing basic knowledge essential for all pilots, from beginning students through to the advanced certificates, this Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) publication introduces readers to the broad spectrum of knowledge required as they progress...

This supporting workbook is designed to be used with the Practical Aviation & Aerospace Law textbook to provide a comprehensive instructional package for undergraduate and graduate aviation law courses offered to students preparing for aviation...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Managing Risk: Best Practices for Pilots provides examples of actual aircraft examples, statistics, aviation safety studies, strategies, and countermeasures that pilots can use and study the 10 most significant accident threat categories,...

by Gregg Brightwell Clarifies in “plain language” exactly what private pilot applicants must know and demonstrate during the oral portion of the FAA Practical Exam, eliminating any surprise about examiner expectations...

Helicopter pilots need to thoroughly understand the consequences of their actions, and base them upon sound technical knowledge. This textbook provides a foundation by explaining why the helicopter flies and, more importantly, why it sometimes doesn't...