Which books to buy?
03-01-2013, 02:52 PM
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Which books to buy?
I'm thinking of signing up to get my PPL but as I'm doing the modular approach, I was thinking of doing my ground study first while I am saving for the PPL course fees.
Please note that as of this time, I have little-to-no-clue regarding the "norms" of aviation, so that is why I am making this post.
Anyway, a local online store is selling 3 sets of books, one from Oxford Aviation, one from Pooley's JAR, and one ??AFE?? I will probably be buying from whichever series one-at-a-time as well as I finish each one.
Any help appreciated!
Please note that as of this time, I have little-to-no-clue regarding the "norms" of aviation, so that is why I am making this post.
Anyway, a local online store is selling 3 sets of books, one from Oxford Aviation, one from Pooley's JAR, and one ??AFE?? I will probably be buying from whichever series one-at-a-time as well as I finish each one.
Any help appreciated!
03-01-2013, 04:18 PM
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I guess you are asking about the JARs and doing a foreign (to us in the US) license.
The Pilot's Handbook of Knowledge, Airplane Flying Handbook, Weight and Balance Handbook, and Aeronautical Information Manual are all free downloads and good books to know front to back. If more new US pilots read these front to back several times everything would be a breeze through training. You can buy other books that essentially put these books into another book, or just go to the source. I'd imagine that you could gain a lot of knowledge from these resources and then supplement for JARs with something relatively simple, like the regs themselves. Does the UK have anything similar to the FAA and their free handbooks?
The Pilot's Handbook of Knowledge, Airplane Flying Handbook, Weight and Balance Handbook, and Aeronautical Information Manual are all free downloads and good books to know front to back. If more new US pilots read these front to back several times everything would be a breeze through training. You can buy other books that essentially put these books into another book, or just go to the source. I'd imagine that you could gain a lot of knowledge from these resources and then supplement for JARs with something relatively simple, like the regs themselves. Does the UK have anything similar to the FAA and their free handbooks?
03-01-2013, 04:38 PM
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I have all his books but this is a good start.
Rod Machado's Private Pilot Handbook: The Ultimate Private Pilot Book: Rod Machado, Diane Titterington, Brian Weiss, Gerry Fairbairn: 9780963122995: Amazon.com: Books
Rod Machado's Private Pilot Handbook: The Ultimate Private Pilot Book: Rod Machado, Diane Titterington, Brian Weiss, Gerry Fairbairn: 9780963122995: Amazon.com: Books
03-01-2013, 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by JamesNoBrakes
The Pilot's Handbook of Knowledge, Airplane Flying Handbook, Weight and Balance Handbook, and Aeronautical Information Manual are all free downloads and good books to know front to back.
03-02-2013, 02:00 PM
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There's FAA land, JAA land and everyone else. The basics of what makes a plane fly are the same but the rules and procedures are totally different.
pprune would be a better source of info for you.
pprune would be a better source of info for you.
03-03-2013, 03:49 AM
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Originally Posted by JohnBurke
Everything Explained does have errors.
From the 4th page:
-->HELP WANTED<--
-> If you happen to run across any discrepancies to the numbers, or the regulations themselves, please notify me via email [email protected] for inclusion in future editions.
-> Contributions from readers are an important resource in the ongoing quest for 100% accuracy and currency.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!
-> If you happen to run across any discrepancies to the numbers, or the regulations themselves, please notify me via email [email protected] for inclusion in future editions.
-> Contributions from readers are an important resource in the ongoing quest for 100% accuracy and currency.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!
Originally Posted by JohnBurke
Don't use it as your primary reference.
It IS an excellent resource to find good references to FAA published regulations/material. I believe that is one of the best things about this book...most topics are very easy to find and any FAA published sources are included, making it easy to look them up.
For example, take "Portable Electronic Devices". I have no idea where to find any FARs about them outside of Part 91. but a quick look just now tells me that I can also find reference to same in FAR 121.306 and FAR 135.144.
Very, very useful.
03-04-2013, 08:52 AM
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*bump*
Still waiting for suggestions on the books... I guess I live in JAA-land, and with what I plan (no airlines for the near future), I won't be going out of JAA-land for a few years...
However, I am entertaining moving to Canada... that is FAA-land, yes?
Still waiting for suggestions on the books... I guess I live in JAA-land, and with what I plan (no airlines for the near future), I won't be going out of JAA-land for a few years...
However, I am entertaining moving to Canada... that is FAA-land, yes?
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