Gleim has released its newest online training program, the Flight Review Ground Training Course. Designed specifically for pilots preparing for an upcoming flight review, this course ensures you are thoroughly prepared to meet with your CFI and demonstrate your competence, Gleim officials said. Flight instructors too can use this course as a structured means of […]
Books
Fantasy of Flight founder publishes second children’s book
Kermit Weeks, founder and owner of Fantasy of Flight in Polk City, Fla., has just released his second children’s book, “The Spirit of Lindy.” Weeks’ first book, “All of Life is a School,” which was published in 2008, won a Bronze IPPY Award in the 13th Annual Independent Publisher Book Awards. Weeks won the Bronze […]
10th anniversary Pilot’s Guide to Avionics to debut at Oshkosh
The 2012-13 edition of the Aircraft Electronics Association’s Pilot’s Guide to Avionics debuts July 23-39 in Oshkosh, Wis., during the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture. The free Pilot’s Guide is available at the AEA’s AirVenture booth, No. 2035/36, Hangar B. This year marks the special 10th anniversary edition of the Pilot’s Guide to Avionics, a consumer’s […]
New book on herioc airmen to be released in September
Lord Ashcroft’s new book, “Heroes of the Skies,” will be published by Headline Review on Sept. 13. The book tells the stories behind the world’s largest collection of medals for gallantry in the air that were awarded to more than 80 British, Commonwealth and other Allied airmen. Heroes of the Skies uses new material from […]
ASA Private Oral Exam Guide updated
The Private Oral Exam Guide by Michael Hayes has been updated to reflect the latest regulations and procedures, and includes a new chapter on Scenario-Based Training by noted expert, 2009 National Flight Instructor of the Year, and recipient of the 2010 NATA Award for Excellence in Pilot Training, Arlynn McMahon. Scenario-based questions have become an […]
The Map of My Dead Pilots: The Dangerous Game of Flying in Alaska
There are some books about aviation that are so spot-on, so gritty, that you are compelled to hide them from the aviation squeamish. “The Map of My Dead Pilots: The Dangerous Game of Flying in Alaska” is one of these books. The book was written by Colleen Mondor, who drew upon her four years of […]
Latest edition of The Instrument Flight Manual released
Based on the original definitive text by William K. Kershner, a new seventh edition of The Instrument Flight Manual has been updated to reflect current regulations, operating procedures, and technology. The Instrument Flight Manual is written for the pilot desiring to add an instrument rating, and for the instrument-rated pilot who needs a refresher, according […]
Safety Management Without the Mumbo Jumbo
Just published is “Safety Management Without the Mumbo Jumbo,” a book about how to manage safety. The book demystifies safety management, says author Rob Collin, with simple explanations and anecdotes. The book has been published in hard copy and E-Book format. The E-Book has been nominated for the Global E-Book Awards. The author has had […]
New book on Me 262 published
Zenith Press has published “The Me 262 Stormbird: From the Pilots Who Flew, Fought, and Survived It,” by Colin D. Heaton and Anne-Marie Lewis. The Me 262 was the first of its kind, the first jet-powered aircraft. Although conceived before the war, with the initial plans being drawn in April 1939, the Stormbird was beset […]