New additions to the University Aviation Press library include four titles from the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA). These eBooks are in ePub format and may be read on computers, laptops, tablets, and smartphones. The Best of Never Again, Volume 1: The education, training, and entertainment from these pages is crafted by hapless AOPA members […]
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E6B Circular Flight Computer debuts
New from ASA is the E6B Circular Flight Computer. Pilots can use the calculator side to perform time, speed, distance, rate, fuel consumption, altitude, airspeed, air temperature, and pressure pattern calculations. Use the wind side for addition and subtraction problems, as well as solving for true wind, winds in flight, true course and ground speed, […]
New book on tailwheel checkout published
Just published is “Notes on the Tailwheel Checkout and an Introduction to Ski Flying,” which covers the basics for both the tailwheel and ski plane ratings. Author Burke Mees provides commentary on the finer points of flying these special types of aircraft, and insights about the learning process that will help prepare students for flight […]
Free ASA Reader App updated
The library of free aviation publications available in the ASA Reader app has been updated to include new documents from industry organizations, including the FAA, AOPA, LightHawk, and the Aircraft Electronics Association. “The following items are welcome additions to the existing free resources,” company officials said. Items that can now be accessed via the “Get […]
ASA’s Pilot’s Manual Series now available on iBooks
ASA’s Pilot’s Manual Series is now available on iBooks. This series, which provides coverage of the practical aspects of flying, has been edited by a team of airline, military, and professional pilots, flight instructors, university professors, FAA representatives, meteorologists, members of the AOPA Air Safety Foundation, and designated examiners. Each volume in the series contains […]
Show the world you’re a pilot
ASA’s new “Pilot” T-shirt combines a bright, bold eye-catching font-with-propeller design, and a splash of color to deliver that simple message in sleek and casual style. These 100% cotton T-shirts are available in both men’s and women’s sizes. ASA Pilot T-shirts are made for all kinds of pilots, no matter what they fly, ASA officials note. They […]
Practical Test Standards for ATP updated
Now available is the updated Practical Test Standards For Airline Transport Pilot and Type Rating. The practical test standards (PTS) for applicants seeking their Airline Transport Pilot and Type Rating for Airplane have been updated to include Change 6 (Effective 9/30/2013) and FAA-S-8081-10D for dispatchers. Reprinted exactly as written by the FAA, this cockpit-sized guide details […]
New WAI scholarships available
Despite the deadline to apply for a Women in Aviation International scholarship having come and gone, two new scholarships are now available for 2012. These new scholarships bring the total to 73 individual scholarships valued at $520,900 to be awarded to WAI members. “These generous scholarship sponsors don’t want to wait a year to award […]
Master today’s sophisticated cockpits
The new FAA Advanced Avionics Handbook provides general aviation users with comprehensive information on the advanced avionics equipment available in technically advanced aircraft (TAA). VFR and IFR operations in aircraft with the latest integrated glass cockpit instrumentation are covered, helping pilots understand which advanced avionics systems to use and when. Readers will learn the “knob-ology” […]