THE ESSENTIALS (Private Pilot)
The following products are going to be the keys to your aviation freedom. Without the knowledge and convince brought to you by these products, your flight training will suffer. You may preorder any of these products with me prior to you flight training.
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Headset Your entry level headset will cost about $99.99, which will be perfect for new and first time pilots. You can also was you grade to higher end headsets which can cost up to $999.99 |
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Logbook For about the initial 500 hours a smaller more compact logbook will provide you with all the needed spaces for proper documentation. Typical cost $9.99 |
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Kneeboard For the ideal piloting organization a kneeboard will give you the easy accessibility for your charts, checklists, and writing material. Your cost $19.99. |
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E6B (Flight Computer) A tool of a thousand uses. It functions to compute time, speed, distance, altitude, true airspeed, and density altitude problems. Conversions from nautical and statute scales, wind component grid and comprehensive crosswind correction chart, all of which will be needed for you cross-country flight planning. $14.99 |
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Pilots Operating Handbook A comprehensive book on the fundamentals of flying your specified airplane. Subjects covered in detail include an overall description of the aircraft, limitations, handling characteristics, and loading/performance data. Going for only $44.99 |
| Federal Aviation Regulations The rules of the road on how to get to where you want to go, and how to stay on that path. This book contains information on the requirements of obtaining various licenses and ratings, aviating operating rules, accident reporting, and an information manual on a wide range of aeronautical information. $19.99 |
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The Practical Test Standards and The Oral Exam Guide These books will be your study guides to successfully passing the oral and practical portions of your checkride. All the information contained, is what will be expected on your big day. $8.99 and $14.99 |
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Gleims Private Pilot FAA Written Exam Test Prep Organizes FAA questions into chapters and topics. Makes studying for the written exams easier and more effective. Answers and explanations are listed next to each question. You can also choose on the book or software version. $19.99 (book) or $59.99 (software) |
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Jeppesens Private Pilot Flight Guide This book will guide you with ease through the most difficult to understand topics. Jeppesen uses three very effective way of helping you understand the content. First, the wording is in an easy to follow and understand format. Second, the topics are broken down into easy to digest segments, which are revisited quiet frequently, making retention come along smoothly. And lastly, the pictures, diagrams, and interesting stories give you the ability to learn in a different context, which only furthers you comprehension skills. Costly, but worth it. $79.99 |
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The FAA's Airplane Flying Handbook This book introduces the basic pilot skills and knowledge essential for piloting airplanes. It contains chapters dedicated to the introduction to flight training, ground operations, basic flight maneuvers, slow flight, stalls, and spins, takeoff and departure climbs, ground reference maneuvers, airport traffic patterns, approaches and landings, performance maneuvers, night operations, transition to complex airplanes, transition to multiengine airplanes, transition to tailwheel airplanes, transition to turboprop powered airplanes, transition to jet powered airplanes, and emergency procedures. For you, let's make it $19.99 |
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Airport/Facility Directory The latest information available for all airports and radio facilities. An invaluable tool in planning cross-country VF. $8.99 |
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Sectional Charts These charts will be used on every flight. They give all needed information on terrain, airspace, and airport information. $9.99 |
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Plotter This tool will give you the accuracy you'll need for calculating route, distances from point to point, and course headings for all your cross country experiences. $9.99 |
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IFR Training Glasses Give the comfort and ease you'll need for practicing inadvertent encounters with instrument meteorological conditions (going into clouds). $19.99 |
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Flashlight A federal requirement for all night flights, and required for a good reason. $24.99 |
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Recommended Material (Private Pilot) Microsoft Flight Simulator Not only does this program educate us aviators on a variety of aspects of aviation, such as flying seaplanes, flying gliders, helicopters, and the big and heavy jets, but it gives us the ability to sharpen our flying skills while we stuck down here on the ground. I've seen, and experienced, drastic improvement with landings, instrument procedures, and handling emergencies just from using this on an occasional basis. You're guaranteed to save many hours and possibly some frustrating moments for investing in this software. $59.99, that's it, trust me you'll love it. (getting the joystick that fits you best will be your way of adding a personal touch to this simulation experience) |
THE ESSENTIALS (Instrument Pilot)Â
The following supplies are in addition to those required for the Private Pilots License
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Jeppesen's Instrument/Commercial Flight Guide This book is filled with detailed graphics and photographs, this book covers every important topic: basic instrument flight, IFR navigation, ATC communications, maneuvers, emergencies, regulations and systems. A logical organization builds on each chapter, with summaries and review questions at the end of each. $84.99 |
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Gleims Private Pilot FAA Written Exam Test Prep Organize FAA questions into chapters and topics. Makes studying for the written exams easier and more effective. Answers and explanations are listed next to each question. As well as providing the correct answer, these exam guides explain why the other answers listed are incorrect. Also lists the authoritative source (FARs, AIM, etc.) where more information about the topic can be found. An invaluable way to gain a complete understanding of the question not just memorize the answer. $24.99 |
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Aviation Weather Designed to help the new student understand the atmosphere in which he operates. Also serves as a valuable reference source for pilots at all levels of experience. Uses over 300 full-color illustrations and photographs to help you understand the strong interdependence of aviation and meteorology. Detailed material is presented in an uncomplicated way with key terms clearly identified. FAA examination material is highlighted in color. Color photos and illustrations, approx. 450 pages, hardcover. $64.99 |
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The Practical Test Standards and The Oral Exam Guide These books will be your study guides to successfully passing the oral and practical portions of your checkride. All the information contained, is what will be expected on your big day. $8.99 and $14.99 |
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Terminal Procedures Publications Includes Arrival/Departure procedures. A convenient, compact size [5 3/8" x 8 1/4"]. Regional coverage allows you to purchase only the charts you need. Each chart depicts the Instrument Approach Procedure, all related navigation data, communications information and an airport diagram. Airport Taxi charts are included. $6.99 |
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En Route Low Altitude Chart For IFR navigation. Includes L/MF and VHF airways, controlled airspace, radio aids, minimum en route and obstruction altitudes, distances, reporting points, restricted areas and related data. $6.99 |
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Single Aviation Timer This timer displays time in hours, minutes and seconds. Includes a magnet (can be removed for aircraft use)and a clip and easel-style stand. Digital Timer is a single timer only and operates on one button cell battery (included). $14.99 |
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Microsoft Flight Simulator Not only does this program educate us aviators on a variety of aspects of aviation, such as flying seaplanes, flying gliders, helicopters, and the big and heavy jets, but it gives us the ability to sharpen our flying skills while we stuck down here on the ground. I've seen, and experienced, drastic improvement with landings, instrument procedures, and handling emergencies just from using this on an occasional basis. You're guaranteed to save many hours and possibly some frustrating moments for investing in this software. $59.99, that's it, trust me you'll love it. (getting the joystick that fits you best will be your way of adding a personal touch to this simulation experience) |
THE ESSENTIALS (Commercial Pilot)Â
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Jeppesens Instrument/Commercial Flight Guide This book is filled with detailed graphics and photographs, this book covers every important topic: basic instrument flight, IFR navigation, ATC communications, maneuvers, emergencies, regulations and systems. A logical organization builds on each chapter, with summaries and review questions at the end of each. $84.99 |
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Gleims Private Pilot FAA Written Exam Test Prep Organize FAA questions into chapters and topics. Makes studying for the written exams easier and more effective. Answers and explanations are listed next to each question. As well as providing the correct answer, these exam guides explain why the other answers listed are incorrect. Also lists the authoritative source (FARs, AIM, etc.) where more information about the topic can be found. An invaluable way to gain a complete understanding of the question not just memorize the answer. $24.99 |
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The Practical Test Standards and The Oral Exam Guide These books will be your study guides to successfully passing the oral and practical portions of your checkride. All the information contained, is what will be expected on your big day. $8.99 and $14.99 |
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Pilots operating handbook (Cessna 172RG Cutlass) A comprehensive book on the fundamentals of flying your specified airplane. Subjects covered in detail include an overall description of the aircraft, limitations, handling characteristics, and loading/performance data. Going for only $44.99 |
