Pro Flight Library DVD

Search, print, read, cross-reference thousands of publications and more than 18,000 graphics on one DVD!

ASA provides the aviation community with the most accurate and reliable publications available. The 2010 Pro-Flight Library DVD makes it even easier to access the world of aviation information with just the click of a mouse. This is the most comprehensive electronic aviation reference library available—all on a single DVD—at a huge savings over the purchase of the individual books.

The Pro-Flight Library DVD lets aviators:

• View the full text of all publications
• Print text and graphics—from a single phrase to an entire publication
• Find all newly-revised passages and view both the old and new text
• Simultaneously search multiple publications
• Instantly find any combination of words or phrases
• Place electronic bookmarks for instant reference
• Mark and save personalized notes—just as you would in a paper book

System Requirements: Windows 2000, XP, Vista, and Windows 7.

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ASA Test Prep

ASA is the leading resource for FAA Knowledge Exam preparation and continues to produce the best books available to prepare students for all the exams. The Test Prep Series features:

• FAA Computer Testing Supplement is bundled with every test book so you will become accustomed to referring to the FAA Figures and Legends as you will during the test. This is the same book you will be issued at the testing center.
• The FAA tests are on a one-year cycle, with changes made up to 3 times a year. We make sure you have the most current information by publishing the books in July of each year, posting updates on the ASA website that show changes made to the test questions, and providing a free e-mail Subscription Service for automatic notification when Updates are available.
• ASA's Test Preps contain the FAA questions and answer stems — plus answers, explanations (for both correct and incorrect answers), references, and FAA Learning Statement Codes (LSC). Chapter text and illustrations help you more fully understand the concepts.
• The questions are arranged into chapters based on subject matter to promote better understanding, aid recall, and thus provide a more efficient study guide.
• ASA test books include all the questions: airplane, rotorcraft, and lighter-than-air categories are all included, and the questions are identified as to which test they apply.
• Click on the Detail tab for a list of questions that apply to the specific test you're preparing for.

Prepware Comprehensive preparation and study software for FAA Knowledge Exams

Announcing Prepware, the FAA Knowledge Exam software that allows users to take true-to-form practice exams and get immediate feedback on the test areas that need more work. Tailor-made practice sessions improve your performance in the areas you need to concentrate on the most to pass the test with flying colors!

Questions are supported by study guides and comprehensive explanations for correct and incorrect answers. Instructors can create pop quizzes of any length, on any subject matter, to supplement the study sessions. Each Prepware title includes all aircraft categories (airplane, rotorcraft, glider, lighter-than-air, powered parachute, weight-shift control). You tell the software which test you’re preparing for, and it generates your study sessions and practice tests accordingly.

See all the features on our "Detail" page by clicking the link above!

FAA Knowledge Exams: Certified Flight Instructor (CFI), Basic and Advanced Ground Instructor (BGI, AGI), Fundamentals of Instructing (FOI), and Sport Instructor (airplane, rotorcraft, glider, lighter-than-air, powered parachute, weight-shift control) tests included.

Electronic updates you can download from the ASA website keep your database current as the FAA makes changes to the tests!

A&P Test Guides

Contains all the FAA questions and answer stems, with answers, explanations, FAA figures and references for the Powerplant section of the FAA exams required for A&P certification. Prepared by industry expert Dale Crane, the Fast-Tracks also include a helpful guide to the Practical and Oral Tests.

• Succinct yet thorough explanations follow each question.
• The FAA test figures are included near the question and explanation for quick reference.
• Free Updates available at ASA's website keep you current with any changes made to the tests.
• Free email Update Service!
• Answers and references are noted at the bottom of each page for quick self-testing.

Oral & Practical Exam Guide

Written by industry expert Dale Crane, this book prepares AMT students for the general, airframe, and powerplant oral and practical exams with information on the certification process, typical projects and required skill levels, practical knowledge requirements in a Q&A format, and reference materials for further study.

Aviation Maintenance Technician Series

Dale Crane's textbooks consist of the most complete and up-to-date material for A&P training. The curriculum meets 14 CFR Part 147 requirements and Subject Matter Knowledge Codes from the FAA mechanics knowledge tests. The books are designed for at-home, classroom, or university-level training. These comprehensive textbooks include explanatory charts, tables and illustrations along with an extensive glossary, index, and additional career information. Margin definitions and notes highlight important facts on each page of text.

A study guide is included within each textbook in the form of Study Question sections placed throughout, with Answer keys printed at the end of each chapter. These can be used for evaluation by an instructor or for self-testing. ASA's mechanic textbooks are all-inclusive — no separate, inconvenient workbook is needed by the student or instructor. Hardcover, 8-3/8” x 10” format, 776 pages, full-color illustrations, indexed.

Pilot's Manual - Flight School

This new, hardcover 4th Edition has been updated throughout to reflect current rules and Practical Test Standards. Also includes new information on LSA/Sport Pilot, Technically Advanced Aircraft (TAA) and glass cockpits, airport markings/signs, and much more.

Time is money in an airplane and with an instructor. The Pilot's Manual: Flight School will save readers on both as they progress through their Private and Commercial certificates. Flight instructors tell students which maneuvers will be covered in the next lesson; student can then prepare themselves by reading the relevant chapters and working the reviews. Hardcover, full-color, illustrated throughout, glossary and index, 600 pages. Foreword by Barry Schiff.

Pilot's Manual - Ground School

You couldn't ask for a more complete textbook on how to operate general aviation airplanes in the United States—now in hardcover format. Ground School (previously published as Private & Commercial) walks you through everything you need to know to pass both your Private and Commercial FAA Knowledge Exams. The Third Edition has been updated to reflect current rules, procedures, and the FAA’s areas of emphasis including aeronautical decision making, runway incursion avoidance procedures, risk management, and GPS operations.

The information is organized into easy-to-digest chapters, and the text is supported with more than 500 full-color illustrations and photographs. All the knowledge requirements are covered, including aerodynamics, the airplane, performance factors, physiological factors affecting the pilot, weather, regulations, charts and airspace, airport operations, navigation, and flight planning, including specific instructions on how to use the flight computer. Helpful marginal notes are provided for quick definitions of terms, further emphasis on key points, and mnemonic devices that can be of tremendous benefit to study. Each chapter closes with review questions highlighting the important facts. Ninety percent of the text is for the Private, and the additional ten percent, well-separated, will raise you to the Commercial standard. Hardcover, 8-3/8” x 10-7/8” format, glossary, indexed, full-color illustrations throughout, 688 pages.

Pilot's Manual - Instrument Flying

Whether you fly for pleasure, business, or a career in aviation, the instrument rating is the pilot's ticket into the full spectrum of the airspace system and the key to maximizing the functionality of your pilot certificate. Instrument Flying is the most comprehensive instrument textbook available, covering all aeronautical knowledge and skill needed for the instrument rating: from basic attitude flying to navigation and meteorology, to the actual IFR maneuvers flown in the air. All of the tasks from the FAA's Practical Test Standards are covered in this text, giving instrument students a solid foundation for the instrument rating. Contains up-to-date procedures and tips that could only be gleaned from experts, making it an invaluable reference book for the instrument-rated pilot as well. Thorough review sections at the end of each chapter hone your knowledge in preparation for the FAA Knowledge Exam, while detailed prose and illustrations prepare you for your oral and flight tests with confidence. Hardcover, 8-1/2 x11 format, full-color illustrations throughout. Glossary included, indexed, 640 pages.

The Complete Advanced Pilot

Taking and passing an FAA Knowledge Exam is required for the instrument rating and the commercial certificate. Using these tests as the premise for learning, Gardner applies practical information so readers are not only prepared for their exams, but also for the cockpit. He augments the required aeronautical knowledge by giving specific tips and techniques, checklists and mnemonic devices, and sound advice from personal experience. Each chapter concludes with sample questions taken directly from the FAA tests, and a comprehensive glossary and index are included as well as useful aviation website links. This practical application of the FAA Knowledge Exam is not available in any other text!

With the author's approachable yet concise writing style, readers will be able to quickly grasp the subjects, pass the required tests and checkrides, and have an operational understanding of instrument flying and the commercial ticket that they can take to the cockpit. Review questions follow each chapter. New full-color appendix on weather services examples and more. Foreword by Dave Gwinn. Soft cover, illustrated, glossary and index, 472 pages.

The Complete Private Pilot

Taking and passing an FAA Knowledge Exam is required for earning the Private Pilot and Recreational Pilot certificates. Using the FAA exam as the premise for learning, Gardner applies practical information so readers are not only prepared for the tests, but also for the cockpit. He augments the required aeronautical knowledge by giving specific tips and techniques, checklists and mnemonic devices, and sound advice from personal experience. A full-color foldout example of a sectional chart is provided inside the back cover for use with the numerous interactive exercises throughout the book. Each chapter lists useful aviation website links, and concludes with sample questions taken directly from the FAA tests. A comprehensive glossary and index are included as well. This practical application of the FAA Knowledge Exam is not available in any other text!

The Complete Private Pilot works as a companion textbook to ASA's Virtual Test Prep DVD course for Private Pilot. An integrated Flight/Ground Syllabus for both Part 141 and 61 programs is also available to accompany the textbook. Foreword by Richard Taylor. Softcover, glossary and index included, 360 pages, illustrated.

The Complete Multi-Engine Pilot

Applicable to both U.S. and international multi-engine training programs, this textbook provides all the information needed to earn a multi-engine rating, covering the aeronautical knowledge and the skill required, as well as checking out in a new twin. Review questions conclude each chapter, and appendices provide a syllabus for an integrated flight/ground training program, a written exam for use when checking out in a new twin, and reprints of applicable FAA advisory circulars and source material for further study on all aspects of multi-engine training.

Bob Gardner's textbooks have been in publication since 1985 and are continually updated and expanded to keep up with FAA regulations and procedures. Mr. Gardner writes in a conversational style that is readable and comprehensive, bringing the reader to a greater understanding of the material. All his books are reinforced by the caliber of personal experience that integrates technique and procedures with mastery. The Complete Pilot Series is designed for use in certified flight schools, for home study, and as a base for student kits. The Complete Multi-Engine Pilot, Third Edition contains a glossary and extensive Appendices, is indexed, and illustrated; 182 pages.

Student Kits

The Complete Private Kit provides total preparation for Part 61 and Part 141 programs, and all items are discounted from their individual prices.

• PPT-9, The Complete Private Pilot, by Bob Gardner, a comprehensive textbook
• PPT-S, The Complete Private Pilot Syllabus, for both ground and flight school
• SFR-P2, Student Flight Record for Private Pilots, to track progress
• VFM-HI, Visualized Flight Maneuvers for High-Wing Aircraft, a comprehensive maneuvers guide
• (VFM for Low-Wing is available by special request)
• SP-30, Standard Pilot Logbook in black
• CP-RLX, the Ultimate Rotating Plotter
• E6B-P, fiberboard flight computer
• OEG-P, Private Oral Exam Guide, by Michael Hayes, for checkride preparedness
• 8081-14AS, Practical Test Standards for Private Pilot Single-Engine Land, so pilots know what to expect on the checkride
• BAG-AT, black attaché bag

Oral Exam Guides

Written to help prepare applicants for their oral exams with FAA examiners. Using a question-and-answer format, each Oral Exam Guide lists the questions most likely to be asked by examiners and provides succinct, ready responses. Pilots will find these guides to be indispensable tools in both planning for what to expect during the airplane checkride, and mastering the subject matter. Instructors rate them as excellent preparation for students, as well as preps for Instrument Proficiency Checks (IPCs), aircraft transitions, and as general refresher material.

Guide to the Biennial Flight Review

• Rules and procedures for today’s operations and areas of emphasis such as ADM, risk management, scenario-based training, and the sport pilot and light-sport aircraft categories.
• An appendix containing the FAA’s “Conducting an Effective Flight Review” guidance document provides specific recommendations for the ground review, flight activities, post-flight debriefing, and pilot improvement plans.
• The FAA’s online Flight Review course is referenced throughout, encouraging both applicants and instructors to take advantage of this excellent (and free) new resource.
• Works for both the applicant and the flight instructor (includes separate sections for each).
• Questions-and-answer format for the ground review portion of the flight review is an excellent refresher for the information all pilots need to know.
• Includes sample written quiz, which can be used to meet the ground-training requirement.
• For instructors, helpful recommendations on how to conduct the flight review, with a synopsis of practical test standards for the maneuvers at both the Private and Commercial level.
• Appendix has reprints of the flight review regulation (14 CFR 61.56) and other helpful and important FAA resources, including a comprehensive checklist that both applicants and instructors can use to ensure they meet requirements and gain something from this legal requirement to continue flying as pilot-in-command.

The flight review must include 1 hour of ground instruction as well as 1 hour of flight instruction. The information provided in this book may be used by instructors to fulfill these requirements. Soft cover, 160 pages.

Airplane Flying Handbook

This handbook introduces the future pilot to the realm of flight and provides information and guidance in the performance of procedures and maneuvers required for pilot certification. 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.

This book is the official FAA source for learning to fly and many test questions for the FAA Knowledge Exams for pilots come from this reference. Illustrated throughout with full-color graphics and photography, and includes an index.

Soft cover, indexed, full-color illustrations, 8-3/8" x 10-7/8" format, 280 pages.

Visualized Flight Maneuvers Handbooks

Traditionally known as the "blue maneuvers book," this handbook is one of a series that has been the standard of the industry for more than 40 years, and complies with current practical test standards and regulations. This is the Second Edition of ASA's publication of the High-Wing version of the Visualized Flight Maneuvers series.

Excellent learning and teaching aid for instructors and students, covering all maneuvers for Private, Commercial, and Flight Instructor Certificates — including the new maneuvers from the 2002 Practical Test Standards: steep spirals, and the 180-degree power-off approach. Each maneuver is depicted in detail according to type of aircraft in which the lesson will take place; each states the objective of the task and lists the practical test standards required. This handbook is fully illustrated with fold-out pages showing each maneuver complete on a one-page spread, so the reader absorbs all the visual/text information at once.

This maneuvers guide is designed to be compact and easy to carry, and has a spiral binding for easy access to the fold-out pages. The illustrated fold-outs show each maneuver step-by-step, helping pilots understand what they should be looking for outside the cockpit window. Pilots will find full descriptions of stalls, slips, and ground reference maneuvers, as well as short, soft, and crosswind takeoffs and landings. Also included are suggested checklists for everything from preflight to takeoffs and landings, performance, and checkrides, and an easy-to-use index so pilots can quickly refer to any desired task.

Plane Sense

Published by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Plane Sense introduces aircraft owners and operators, or prospective aircraft owners and operators, to basic information about acquiring, owning, operating, and maintaining a private aircraft. This handbook is a valuable reference tool for anyone who would like to review the “nuts and bolts” of general aviation, outlining the rules, regulations, and practical aspects of owning and operating your own airplane.

This full-color manual covers subjects such as aircraft owner responsibilities, obtaining FAA publications and records, buying an aircraft, special flight permits, light-sport aircraft, aircraft maintenance, maintenance records, airworthiness directives (ADs), and the Service Difficulty program. Appendices provide comprehensive FAA contact information and a regulatory guidance index. Websites, sample forms, and checklists are used throughout, to provide additional resources and serve as quick reference tools.

Pilots, Aviation Maintenance Technicians (AMTs) and Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) will find this FAA handbook a valuable resource. Plane Sense will help you make sense of all the paperwork associated with aircraft ownership and operations. Soft cover, 8-1/4" x 10-3/4", 96 pages.

Aircraft Weight & Balance Handbook

Weight and balance is one of the most important factors affecting safety of flight. An overweight aircraft, or one whose center of gravity is outside the allowable limits, is inefficient and dangerous to fly. The responsibility for proper weight and balance control begins with the engineers and designers and extends to the pilot who operates and the Aviation Maintenance Technician who maintains the aircraft.

This book explains in detail the process to determine the weight and balance of any aircraft. This new edition, effective March 2007, has been updated to include information on new Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) and Very Light Jet (VLJ) categories. Applicable to both airplanes and helicopters, this book is a primary reference for all FAA Knowledge Exams for both pilots and mechanics. Soft cover, glossary, indexed, full-color illustrations, 8-3/8" x 10-7/8" format, 96 pages.

Severe Weather Flying

This book is not about flying in severe weather, but about how to detect and therefore avoid it, with advice on how to escape it if you become caught in it accidentally. This book is as valuable for seasoned veterans as for relative newcomers, applicable to VFR, IFR, piston, turbine, low- and high-altitude operations. Foreword to the Third Edition by Scott Crossfield. Soft cover, 190 pages, illustrated and indexed (including some color weather photographs).

Flying America's Weather

With maps, photos and illuminating text, Tom Horne explains what to expect, how to prepare for, and how to enjoy the best and the worst of America's flying weather. Readers can learn what to expect before embarking on a new trip. Soft Cover, 329 pages, indexed and illustrated (includes full color weather images).

Say Again, Please

Talking on an aviation radio and understanding air traffic control instructions can be one of the most intimidating aspects of flight training. Bob Gardner's Say Again, Please teaches readers what to say, what to expect to hear, and how to interpret and react to clearances and instructions, while detailing the airspace system and explaining how the ATC system works.

IFR for VFR Pilots

Continued VFR into IFR conditions persists as the most frequent cause of weather-related accidents. This book provides the bare-bones essentials of instrument flying technique and procedures so urgently needed in order to cope with and survive an inadvertent encounter with low-visibility IFR conditions. IFR for VFR Pilots is a must for all fair-weather fliers, however proficient and cautious they may be. Its no-nonsense approach has a lot to say to the seasoned instrument-rated pilot as well. Second Edition. Soft cover, illustrated and indexed, 138 pages.

Aircraft Inspection, Repair and Alterations

The "bible" for AMTs, aircraft owners, and homebuilders, this FAA Advisory Circular outlines the standards for acceptable methods, techniques, and practices for the inspection, repair and alteration of non-pressurized areas of civil aircraft with a gross weight of 12,500 lbs or less. Includes both Part 1B and Part 2B. Softcover, illustrated, 834 pages.

Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge

This official FAA handbook has been required reading for more than 30 years. Providing basic knowledge essential for all pilots—from beginning student pilots to those pursuing more advanced pilot certificates—this book introduces pilots to the broad spectrum of knowledge needed as they progress through pilot training. Studying this book, pilots gain the required knowledge to earn a certificate and understand aerodynamic theory associated with airplane flight.

This 2008 edition reflects the latest aviation industry procedures, equipment, techniques and regulations. It is a key reference for all the information necessary to operate an aircraft and for passing the FAA Knowledge Exam and Practical Test (checkride). Newly illustrated with hundreds of full-color drawings and photographs! Softcover, 8.25"x10.75", 470 pages.

Instrument Flying Handbook.

This primary FAA source handbook for the Knowledge Exams covers the IFR system as well as aerodynamics, flight instrumentation, attitude flying and navigation as they apply to the instrument pilot. Includes an instrument rating training syllabus, a clearance shorthand appendix, and a comprehensive glossary and index. Soft cover, 392 pages, illustrated in full color.

Aviation Weather.

Earth's atmosphere, common IFR procedures, high-altitude weather and special area weather considerations are thoroughly discussed. Use with Advisory Circular 00-45, Aviation Weather Services. Many of the FAA Knowledge Exam weather questions are pulled from this text.

Aviation Weather Services.

The Aviation Weather Services AC continues to be a definitive resource when studying for pilot certification exams. This new, greatly expanded and full-color edition should remain a part of every aviator’s library. Includes weather station location tables, lists of contractions and acronyms, weather symbols, conversion charts, internet links, and more. Soft cover, 400 pages.

Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms, 3rd Edition

This complete, handy dictionary belongs in every library as it is an essential reference book for the entire aviation industry — including administrators, pilots, aviation maintenance technicians, colleges and universities, air traffic controllers, manufacturers, engineers, government agencies, airlines, and corporate flight departments, as well as newcomers to the industry, and those who speak English as a second language. The ASA Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms is a vital reference tool that belongs on every aviation bookshelf. Softcover, 6"x9" format, 747 pages.

A&P HANDBOOKS

These FAA reprints provide the textual material needed to study each mechanics rating. They are the documents from which the FAA Knowledge Exams are drawn. Effective 1976.

Aviation Instructor's Handbook.

Subjects covered include human behavior, the learning process, effective communication, the teaching process, assessments, planning instruction activity, instructor responsibilities, techniques of flight instruction, and risk management. Appendices include a comprehensive bibliography of references, information on how to develop a test item bank, certificates and ratings endorsements, personal minimums checklist, flight instructor endorsements, and relationships of decision-making models. Newly illustrated with full-color drawings and photographs. Softcover, 8.25"x10.75", 226 pages.

Instrument Flying Refresher

IFR is a thinking game, and the authors emphasize ways of avoiding mental lapses that can turn into lethal crises:

• Making sure you’re fuel-safe when your destination is at minimums.
• Recognizing and thinking through the dangers of nighttime and circling approaches.
• Shifting strategies and tactics when the winds aloft misbehave.
• Avoiding the traps of the missed approach: before, during, and after.
• Choosing right when you’re number one for takeoff and a thunderstorm is approaching the field.
• Staying on top of equipment needs, quirks, and failures.

Aviation Mechanic Handbook

A core reference manual for mechanics, aircraft owners, and pilots, this book compiles specs from stacks of reference books and government publications into a handy, toolbox-size guide. Includes all the information critical to maintaining an aircraft. The Features additional information on aircraft batteries. Includes index, color illustration; pages are tabbed to facilitate quick lookups. Stay-flat flexible spiral binding is easy on all surfaces, and allows for easy on-the-job reference. 376 pages, 5" x 7" spiral-bound format.

Principles of Helicopter Flight

For the student learning to fly helicopters in the 21st century, this book is one of the essential keys to flight. This eEdition benefits from additional discussion of the NOTAR system and strakes, as well as frequently misunderstood principles of airspeed and high altitude operations. The book also concludes with a multiple-choice practice examination; used in conjunction with quizzes for each chapter, the reader can test their grasp of helicopter aerodynamics. Soft cover, 8.25" x 10.75", 320 pages, illustrated, glossary, index.

Flying the Weather Map

Following an in-depth discussion of the logic of aviation weather and basic theory, Collins takes you along on 46 actual cross-country flights. The anecdotes provide a valuable education in weather interpretation, forecasting and decision making. Soft cover, 234 pages, illustrated, indexed.

Pilot's Guide Series

Subjects covered in detail include an overall description of the aircraft, limitations, handling characteristics, and loading/performance data. All the information is gleaned from flying experiences by experts in the industry, and is presented in an easy-to-read format. Pilot will find each guide in the series an invaluable companion to the aircraft's Flight Manual and an excellent sourcebook for the aircraft's principal characteristics.

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