The new FAA Risk Management Handbook is a tool chest of information and resources on the methods pilots use to assess risk. This handbook presents methods pilots can use to manage the workloads associated with each phase of flight, resulting in a safer, more enjoyable and less stressful experience for both themselves and their passengers. […]
Books
Bach is back!
Author Richard Bach has finished a new book – Hypnotizing Maria – after a 10 year absence. And, for all the Bach fans, you can be assured this one is much like several of his earlier ones, particularly Jonathan Livingston Seagull. And, like most of his books, Hypnotizing Maria is a physically small book (5.5X7.25 […]
Vermont pilot publishes first novel
Vermont pilot Arthur Bernier has drawn on personal experiences to pen his first romantic adventure novel, “Above the Clouds, Beyond the Pain.” Bernier, a marathoner, entrepreneur, US Coast Guard veteran, and father of six, became a pilot after the death of his wife. The novel follows pilots Robert and Jillian, who also escape their pain […]
Flight Instructor Notebook released
Qref has released the “Flight Instructor Notebook,” a comprehensive 322-page book aimed at passing the CFI checkride the first time. Written by Master Flight Instructor Bridgette Doremire, the book contains a complete syllabus for both Private Pilot and Commercial Pilot courses, private and commercial PTS lesson plans, pre-solo written Ttest with answers and explanations, a […]
Garmin GPSmap 696 manual released
ZD Publishing, Inc. has added a new pilot-friendly manual for the Garmin GPSmap 695/6 to its inventory. The latest from Garmin, the 695/6 covers aviation only. Besides the aviation database, it includes AOPA’s Airport Directory, SafeTaxi, Obstacle and Terrain databases. FliteCharts is available by subscription from Garmin, which must be updated at least every 180 […]
New book on composites published
JEC Composites has released a new book called “Strength & Life of Composites” in partnership with Stanford University. The 672-page book owes its origin to Composites Design Tutorial, an online training course. Edited by Stephen Tsai, a professor research emeritus in the Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics at Stanford, the book has three parts: Original […]
Digital edition of Pilots Guide debuts
Optima Publications LLC, publishers of “Pilots Guide to California Airports,” now has a digital edition available online. Subscribers can use any web browser to access the current version of all pages in the guide. The online edition provides the same information in the same format. It also includes direct links to Pilots Guide’s Additional Changes […]
‘The Alaska Bush Pilot Chronicles’
Mort Mason recently released his second book, “The Alaska Bush Pilot Chronicles,” which includes stories from his more than 30 years of flying hunters, fishermen and sightseers to remote locations around his state in his Piper Super Cub and a Cessna Turbocharged 206 Amphibian. Mason also includes tales of legendary pilots who’ve flown before him […]
New book chronicles Embry-Riddle’s role in WWII flight training
In a new book, “Embry-Riddle at War: Aviation Training During WWII,” Dr. Stephen Craft tells the story of the Embry-Riddle Co., a small Miami-based operation established in 1939 by pilot and businessman John Paul Riddle that developed into one of the nation’s largest aviation training centers for the U.S. military, its allies, and civilians. In […]