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Rod Machado's Private/Commercial Pilot Handbook
Meets ACS test standards
Flying is fun, and with Rod Machado’s Private/Commercial Pilot Handbook, learning about flying is now fun, as well.
If you want to learn to fly, or even just learn about what makes a plane fly, you’ll find this lavishly illustrated, fast-paced book to be the best available guide. Written in a clear and witty style, the Private Pilot Handbooks contains more than 1,200 illustrations and photos that are a standalone education about why we can fly.
Rod has been teaching people how to fly airplanes since 1973. His highly acclaimed teaching methods have established him as one of aviation’s most respected teachers. Using analogies, memory aids, clear and detailed graphics and a little humor, Rod reduces the complexity of all aviation subjects (aerodynamics, meteorology, navigation, airspace, etc.) to a level that even the non-technical person can easily understand. Simply stated, Rod Machado makes learning about flying a fun and enjoyable experience. Over 700 pages, softcover.
Includes:
✈Easy-to-understand analogies and examples for technical subjects such as engines, aerodynamics, flight instruments and the airplane’s electrical system.
✈Weather codes: METAR and TAF, and Internet weather technology.
✈Latest information on weather charts: Graphical Forecasts for Aviation
✈Water model of electricity allows quick learning and understanding of the airplane’s electrical system.
✈Alphabet airspace made E-Z with 3-D color illustrations.
✈Step-by-step procedures for planning a cross country flight.
✈Clear, down-to-earth explanations of pertinent FARs—Parts 61, 91, NTSB 830,
✈BasicMed.
✈Primary flight displays, the latest glass cockpit technology & ADS-B.
✈Easy to apply navigation methods for VOR, GPS and glass cockpits.
✈New ICAO Flight plan form information.
✈A wealth of basic and advanced insights, advice and wisdom gleaned from practical experience.
“This handbook explains why things are the way they are, in a way that’s easy to understand. I learned lots of things in Rod’s book that I had not read ANYWHERE else, despite years of reading aviation literature.” --Customer review
