Aviation Library - Reference

ASA's Visualized Flight Maneuvers Handbooks are an excellent learning and teaching aid for both instructors and students. These handbooks depict in detail all the maneuvers necessary for Private, Commercial, and CFI checkrides. Each maneuver is supported with detailed illustrations and step-by-step instructions. The maneuvers are indexed for quick and easy reference, and the Practical Test Standards (PTS) checklists are included.
These books provide the student with a more thorough understanding of the maneuvers, create a safer, more competent pilot, and thereby can shorten each flight lesson.

Anthony Cirincione and Scott Felton reveal the tools and techniques that world class instructors use to stand out as the best-of-the-best. This guide is conveniently organized to unable you to refine your individual teaching style to be the best possible. Use this guide to reach your maximum potential. Soft cover, 130 pages, illustrated.

Both a dictionary and an encyclopedia of aviation terminology, this fourth edition is essential for everyone in the aviation industry.  The most complete collection of aviation terminology available includes more than 10,000 terms.  Appendices include the periodic table of elements, phoenetic alphabet, Morse code and an expanded list of aviation acronyms and abbreviations.  Soft cover, 747 pages, illustrated.

Each guide is a comprehensive book on the fundamentals of flying the airplane. Subjects covered in detail include an overall description of the aircraft, limitations, handling characteristics, and loading/performance data. All the information is gleaned from flying experiences by experts in the industry, and is presented in an easy-to-read format. Pilots will find each guide in the series an invaluable companion to the aircraft's flight manual and an excellent sourcebook for the aircraft's principle characteristics.

This book explains the complexities of helicopter flight in clear, easy-to-understand terms. It provides background knowledge as to why the helicopter flies, and more importantly, why it sometimes doesn't. It explains the aerodynamic factors associated with rotor stalls, mast bumping, wind effect, and many other important aspects of helicopter flight pilots are required to know.