Resource Library
Handouts, study guides, workbooks, FAA-resources and more. The Resource Library is how we teach students to teach themselves.
Theory
High-resolution colorful representations of aeronautical subject areas ranging from Angle of Attack to Airspace & more! Some subjects, for some learners, are just easier to learn visually. And they’re always here for quick reference!
Aerodynamics
Airports
Navigation
Systems
- Fuel Systems
- Gyroscopic Instruments
- Pitot-Static Instruments
- Retractable Gear
- Simple Hydraulics
- Venturi
Instrument Flying
Performance
Weather
Other
Study Guides
These study guides are length, comprehensive, and provide general guidance for the content you must know prior to graudating the course.
- 14 CFR Overview
- 14 CFR §1 Summary
- 14 CRR §61 Summary
- 14 CFR §91 Summary
- NTSB 830 Summary
- Instrument Regulations Study Guide
- Medical Certificates Summary
- Course Study Guide: Private Pilot – Airplane
- Course Study Guide: Private Pilot – Airplane with Answers
- Course Study Guide: Instrument Airplane
- Course Study GUide: Instrument – Airplane with Answers
- Course Study Guide: Multi-Engine
- Course Study Guide: Multi-Engine with Answers
Airmen Certification Standards
Want to know exactly what’s expected of you during a checkride? The ACS is where you find all of that information. Remember though, these are minimums not targets. Some standards are still found in the Practical Test Standards (PTS) and are also included here. This is not a complete list, just a relevant compilation for our students. A complete list is available from the FAA.
Airplane
- Private Pilot — Airplane ACS
- Instrument Rating ACS
- Commercial Pilot — Airplane ACS
- Airline Transport Pilot and Type Rating for Airplane ACS
- Flight Instructor PTS for Airplanes
Helicopter
Recommended Reading
- Stick and Rudder — Langewiesche
- The Thinking Pilot’s Flight Manual — Durden
Maneuvers Guides
Use these guides to chair fly your procedures and save time, money, and frustration in the airplane. They are generic, but provide a good foundation for each maneuver. Modify them to suit your specific make/model.
- Coordination
- Crosswinds
- Engine Fire/Failure
- Go-Around
- Lazy Eights
- Normal Landing
- Normal Takeoff
- IFR Pattern A
- IFR Pattern B
- Power-Off 180º
- Power-Off Stall
- Power-On Stall
- S-Turns
- Short Field Takeoff/Landing
- Soft Field Takeoff/Landing
- Slow Flight
- Stabilized Approaches
- Steep Spiral
- Steep Turns
- Accelerated Stop-Go
- Turns Around a Point
- Unusual Attitudes
Exercises
These worksheets can help you practice a skillset like reading METARs/TAFs or calculating performance.
Advisory Circulars
Advisory Circulars (ACs) are published by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to clarify legal positions, or provide specific information. Pilots should familiarize themselves with ACs because familiarization is expected during exams, and ACs provide a lot valuable information during and long after training.
- 00-45H: Aviation Weather Services
- 43-9C: Maintenance Records
- 60-22: Aeronautical Decision Making
- 61-65H: Certification, Pilots and Flight and Ground Instructors
- 61-67C: Stall and Spin Awareness Training
- 61-98D: Currency Requirements and Guidance for the Flight Review and Instrument Proficiency Check
- 61-134: General Aviation CFIT Awareness
- 68-1A: Basic Med
- 90-48E: Pilots’ Role in Collision Avoidance
- 90-66B: Non-Towered Airport Flight Operations
- 90-109A: Transition to Unfamiliar Aircraft
- 91-74B: Pilot Guide: Flight in Icing Conditions
- 120-66C: Aviation Safety Action Program
- 91-92: Pilot’s Guide to a Preflight Briefing
3rd Party Resources
There are so many great resources out there to learn everything from radio procedures, to in-depth performance calculations. These are some of our favorites.
Operational
Regulatory
Continuing Education
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Handbooks
When you hear pilots say that you can learn everything you need to know for free from the FAA, this is what they’re talking about. And it’s true! We don’t teach much that the FAA doesn’t talk about. We just teach it less painfully 😉
- Aerodynamics for Naval Aviators
- Aeronautical Chart User’s Guide
- Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM)
- Airplane Flying Handbook
- Aviation Instructor’s Handbook
- Helicopter Flying Handbook
- Instrument Flying Handbook
- Instrument Procedures Handbook
- Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (PHAK)
- Weight & Balance Handbook