The Federal Aviation Administration's Airplane Flying Handbook provides pilots, student pilots, aviation instructors, and aviation specialists with information on every topic needed to qualify for and excel in the field of aviation. Topics covered include: Ground operations Cockpit management The f[...]

Every day in the U.S. over 2 million men, women, and children step onto an aircraft and place their lives in the hands of strangers. As anyone who has ever flown knows, modern flight may offer unparalleled advantages in travel and freedom, but it also comes with grave responsibility and risk. For th[...]

This is the new 2014 edition of the FAA's previous "Instrument Procedures Handbook" (previously the FAA-H-8261-1A). In the FAA's "Instrument Procedures Handbook" (#FAA-H-8083-16) the emphasis is placed on operations and procedural information for real-world use, which makes this the next logical st[...]