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For pilots of private planes or lighter than air aircraft, the federal Government is a key source of information about the aviation rules and safety. This special collection of official Government publications will be invaluable for anyone wanting to explore the adventure of flight, or for those who train others.
Publisher: Transportation Dept., Federal Aviation Administration, Flight Standards Service Description: A valuable reference tool for reviewing the nuts and bolts of general aviation, outlining the rules, regulations, and practical aspects of owning and operating a private aircraft. This full-color manual covers subjects such as aircraft owner responsibilities, obtaining FAA publications and records, buying an aircraft, special flight permits, light-sport aircraft, aircraft maintenance, maintenance records, airworthiness directives, and the service difficulty program. Appendices provide comprehensive FAA contact information and a regulatory guidance index. Quick reference tools such as web sites, sample forms, and checklists are also included. Pilots, aviation maintenance technicians, and fixed based operators will find this FAA handbook an indispensible resource. Year/Pages: 2008: 96 p.
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$18.00
Publisher: Transportation Dept., Federal Aviation Administration, Flight Standards Service Description: Created by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), this handbook is provides the basic pilot knowledge and skills that are essential for piloting balloons. Introduces pilots to the broad spectrum of knowledge that will be needed as they progress in their pilot training. Introduces the prospective pilot to the realm of balloon flight and provides information and guidance to all balloon pilots in the performance of various balloon maneuvers and procedures. Student pilots learning to fly balloons, certificated pilots preparing for additional balloon ratings or who desire to improve their flying proficiency and aeronautical knowledge, and commercial balloon pilots teaching balloon students how to fly should find this handbook helpful. Year/Pages: 2008: 237 p.; ill.
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$38.00
Publisher: Transportation Dept., Federal Aviation Administration, Flight Standards Service Description: Designed for use by instrument flight instructors and pilots preparing for instrument rating tests. Provides information applicable to both conventional steam-gauge instrumentation as well as the glass cockpits found in technically advanced aircraft (TAA). Includes information on the latest technological developments complements traditional discussions of the “6-pack” and covers flight-support systems (AHRS and ADC), pictorial displays, flight-management systems (FMS), primary-flight display (PFD), and multi-function display (MFD), synthetic vision, advanced technology systems such as ADS, and safety systems such as traffic advisory systems. Also includes FAA/Industry Training Standards (FITS) tenets, including single-pilot resource management, scenario-based training, and learner-centered grading. Year/Pages: 2008: 386 p.
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$59.00
Publisher: Transportation Dept., Federal Aviation Administration, Flight Standards Service Description: Prepared in recognition of the importance of weight and balance technology in conducting safe and efficient flight. This handbook provides 1) Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic (A&P) with the method of determining the empty weight and empty-weight center of gravity (EWCG) of an aircraft, and 2) furnishes the flightcrew with information on loading and operating the aircraft to ensure its weight is within the allowable limit and the center of gravity (CG) is within the allowable range. Year/Pages: 2008: 278 p. Price: $44.00
Publisher: Transportation Dept., Federal Aviation Administration, Flight Standards Service Description: Designed for ground instructors, flight instructors, and aviation maintenance instructors, the Aviation Instructor's Handbook was developed by the Flight Standards Service, Airman Testing Standards Branch, in cooperation with aviation educators and industry to help beginning instructors understand and apply the fundamentals of instruction. This handbook provides aviation instructors with up-to-date information on learning and teaching, and how to relate this information to the task of teaching aeronautical knowledge and skills to students. Experienced aviation instructors will also find the updated information useful for improving their effectiveness in training activities. Year/Pages: 2008: 218 p.
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$35.00
Publisher: Transportation Dept., Federal Aviation Administration, Flight Standards Service Description: Designed to provide general aviation users with comprehensive information on advanced avionics equipment available in technically advanced aircraft. This handbook introduces the pilot to flight operations in aircraft with the latest integrated “glass cockpit” advanced avionics systems. Covers a wide range of subjects about the essentials of operating cockpit-computers, including data entry, primary flight display (PFD), multi-function display (MFD), moving maps, traffic data, fuel management systems, electronic charts and checklists, common pilot errors and instrument failures, and more. Year/Pages: 2009: 116 p.; ill.
Price:
$42.00
Publisher: Transportation Dept., Federal Aviation Administration Description: Provides updates on major Federal Aviation Administration rule changes and proposed changes, as well as refresher information on flight rules, Maintenance airworthiness, avionics, accident analysis, and other topics. FAA Safety Briefing feature articles are developed thematically, based on flying season, key aviation events, and resources the FAA can offer to improve flying knowledge, skills, and attitudes. Among its recurring features, the magazine includes an “Aeromedical Advisory” column, because flying safely is inextricably linked to good health. Another regular column, “Nuts, Bolts, & Electrons,” covers maintenance issues. The “Hot Spots” column seeks to raise awareness and educate pilots on enforcement and special emphasis areas, such as pilot deviations and runway safety practices. Subscription price covers issues for 1 year. Latest 3 issues are retained in stock for individual purchase. Single copy, $8.00. List ID: FAN. File Code 2B.
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$21.00
Publisher: Transportation Dept., Federal Aviation Administration Description: Provides current NOTAM (Notices to Airmen) information considered essential to the safety of flight. Includes airport or primary runway closures, changes in the status of navigational aids, ILSs (instrument landing systems), radar service availability, and other information essential to planned en route, terminal, or landing operations. Title formerly: Airman's Information Manual, Pt. 3a, Notices to Airmen. Subscription price covers issues for 1 year. Latest 2 issues retained in stock. No single copies sold. Also known as: NOTAMS. Monthly. List ID: ODNA. File Code 2D.
Price:
$162.00
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