Useful Training Materials

A good pilot keeps learning throughout his/her life. Below are listed some websites and printed material that can be helpful both in flight training and in keeping current with your aviation knowledge:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
FAA Homepage
AIM (Aeronautical Information Manual)
FAA Aviation Handbooks and Guides
• Airman(and woman!) Certification Standards

Weather
NOAA’s Aviation Weather
1800WXBrief: Leidos pilot weather

AOPA (Airplane Owners and Pilots Association)
AOPA Homepage
Air Safety Institute
Online Safety Courses

Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA)
http://www.eaa.org/

Aviation for Women
Women in Aviation International
The Ninety-Nines, International Organization of Women Pilots

ATC Live (to listen in on tower, approach and pilot radio communications)
ATC Live

Books and Study Guides
Weather Flying (fourth edition), by Robert N. Buck
The Complete Private Pilot, by Bob Gardner
Say Again, Please – Guide to Radio Communications, by Bob Gardner
Stick and Rudder, by Wolfgang Langewiesche
Plane Talk, by Rod Machado (a collection of Rod’s most popular aviation stories and articles)
Gleim Private Pilot Written Exam Study Guide
Jeppesen Private Pilot Practical Test Study Guide