Qref has released the “Flight Instructor Notebook,” a comprehensive 322-page book aimed at passing the CFI checkride the first time. Written by Master Flight Instructor Bridgette Doremire, the book contains a complete syllabus for both Private Pilot and Commercial Pilot courses, private and commercial PTS lesson plans, pre-solo written Ttest with answers and explanations, a […]
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Garmin GPSmap 696 manual released
ZD Publishing, Inc. has added a new pilot-friendly manual for the Garmin GPSmap 695/6 to its inventory. The latest from Garmin, the 695/6 covers aviation only. Besides the aviation database, it includes AOPA’s Airport Directory, SafeTaxi, Obstacle and Terrain databases. FliteCharts is available by subscription from Garmin, which must be updated at least every 180 […]
New book on composites published
JEC Composites has released a new book called “Strength & Life of Composites” in partnership with Stanford University. The 672-page book owes its origin to Composites Design Tutorial, an online training course. Edited by Stephen Tsai, a professor research emeritus in the Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics at Stanford, the book has three parts: Original […]
Digital edition of Pilots Guide debuts
Optima Publications LLC, publishers of “Pilots Guide to California Airports,” now has a digital edition available online. Subscribers can use any web browser to access the current version of all pages in the guide. The online edition provides the same information in the same format. It also includes direct links to Pilots Guide’s Additional Changes […]
‘The Alaska Bush Pilot Chronicles’
Mort Mason recently released his second book, “The Alaska Bush Pilot Chronicles,” which includes stories from his more than 30 years of flying hunters, fishermen and sightseers to remote locations around his state in his Piper Super Cub and a Cessna Turbocharged 206 Amphibian. Mason also includes tales of legendary pilots who’ve flown before him […]
New book chronicles Embry-Riddle’s role in WWII flight training
In a new book, “Embry-Riddle at War: Aviation Training During WWII,” Dr. Stephen Craft tells the story of the Embry-Riddle Co., a small Miami-based operation established in 1939 by pilot and businessman John Paul Riddle that developed into one of the nation’s largest aviation training centers for the U.S. military, its allies, and civilians. In […]
DC-3 featured in new book
A new book, “The Golden Years of Flying-As We Remember,” is now available from ASA. Written by Capt. Tex Searle, the book features the experiences of several DC-3 pilots from the old Frontier Airlines days. Price: $19.95. For more information: 800-ASA-2-FLY or ASA2Fly.com.
What to do when your world turns upside down
To many, the name Rich Stowell is synonymous with aircraft upset training, which should really be called “What To Do When Your World Turns Upside Down.” Stowell, author of the recently published “Stall/Spin Awareness,” was the National Flight Instructor of the Year in 2006 and the first CFI to become a Master Flight Instructor of […]
Changing the world — one plane at a time
If you eat, sleep and breathe aviation — especially its history — then you will enjoy “50 Aircraft That Changed the World,” a coffee-table book from Ron Dick and Dan Patterson. It chronicles some of the technological marvels of aviation, starting with the Wright brothers’ 1905 Flyer, through the two World Wars, through the development […]