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Title: Rod Machado's Private Pilot Handbook: The Ultimate Private Pilot Book by Rod Machado, Diane Titterington, Brian Weiss, Gerry Fairbairn ISBN: 0-9631229-9-1 Publisher: Aviation Speakers Bureau Pub. Date: January, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.48 (56 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Enjoyable and Informative at the Same Time
Comment: I purchased a copy of Rod's book before I even started my flight lessons. I quickly decided that even if I did not pursue my certificate that I would read this all the way through. It is that well written.
The reality is that many introductory aviation books are little more than a list of test questions. While being able to pass the multiple choice test is important, being a better pilot as the result of your studies is even more important. If you only want to pass the FAA test then go ahead and look elsewhere. If you actually want to understand the concepts then buy this book.
Years ago I took a Private Pilot Ground school. The text and the instructor both offered all the excitement of eating dry shreded wheat. I never finished the course. Rod's text enables you to actually enjoy reading about seemingly mundane topics such as airfield operations. I only wish he had written some of the Statistics texts we used when I was an undergrad.
If nothing else buy the book for the diagrams and illustrations. Then, when you are stumped about a particular subject you will have a reference that will make the concept readily understandable.
I consider this book a MUST HAVE for any aspiring pilot or even for anyone just curious about aviation. It will give you everything you need to pass the written AND it will make you a better pilot at the same time.
Rating: 5
Summary: Absolutely Fabulous Book
Comment: Covers in immense detail the topics covered in ground school, while at the same time very interesting to read. Full of humor and tons of illustrations. It is almost possible, I've found to gather all information covered in text by looking entirely only at the illustrations. This book is never tedious or dry. You will learn a whole lot more from in than what is covered in the Jeppesen's "Private Pilot Manual", and it is a far far more interesting read. Airspace will make a lot more sense too.
Covers Aerodynamics, Engines, Flight Instruments - in great detail how those work the way they do and why, Airspace, Charts, Radio Nav, Weather, Weather Charts, Cross countries and more. Also chock full of neat info. Great for those who hate math as well as those who can't live without it. The end of each chapter contains a "Postflight briefing" that can be skipped but goes into detail about information that might be considered abstract. Such as for instance, how a gyroscope works, or how the jet stream forms.
Should definitely be read in lieu of or in conjunction with Jeppesen's Private Pilot Manual.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great!
Comment: Well, i think that every pilot should get this book! It's pretty steep for beginners and should be used more as a referance. Great book!
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Title: Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying by Wolfgang Langewiesche ISBN: 0070362408 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Pub. Date: 01 September, 1990 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Rod Machado's Private Pilot by Rod MacHado ISBN: 0963122975 Publisher: Aviation Speakers Bureau Pub. Date: June, 2001 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Airplane Flying Handbook : FAA#8083-3 by Federal Aviation Administration ISBN: 1560273763 Publisher: Independent Publishers Group Pub. Date: November, 1999 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge by Federal Aviation Administration ISBN: 1560273097 Publisher: Aviation Supplies & Academics Pub. Date: June, 1997 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Say Again, Please: Guide to Radio Communications by Bob Gardner ISBN: 156027428X Publisher: Aviation Supplies & Academics Pub. Date: November, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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