FAA Aviation Handbooks & Manuals

Lots of great information here on learning to fly.

Start out with “Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge” and “Airplane Flying Handbook”.

“Advanced Avionics Handbook”, “Instrument Flying Handbook”, & “Instrument Procedures Handbook” are worth looking at as well.

https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/

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good stuff thanks for the tips

Thank you so much :wink:
(https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/)

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This is a good FAA “meta”-information site above the Handbooks and Manuals section. It seems to recommend reading the Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) in top-down fashion before starting any of the others (1st publication listed on Top Tasks over on the right of the page).

https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/

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The FAA Aeronautical Chart Users’ Guide is also real handy:
https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/digital_products/aero_guide/

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Some serious-sized maps. The regional one for my area was 115 Mb!