Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (2023): FAA-H-8083-25C
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- Type：Epub+TxT+PDF+Mobi
- Create Date：2023-12-28 12:22:12
- Update Date：2025-09-15
- Status：finish
- Author：Federal Aviation Administration
- ISBN：1510779876
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Reviews
Brad
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My first time reading a textbook from cover to cover。 At least， that I can remember。 This book has much of the information a flight student would need in order to become a pilot。 There are other textbooks that a student would need also， this is only one of them。Tons of information in this book！
Pullmore
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I received MSFS and my long dormant interest in aviation was sparked again。 This book was on the FAA website for free， and I've been reading it in order to learn more about flight。 It's a very readable and informative text， great for study。 I received MSFS and my long dormant interest in aviation was sparked again。 This book was on the FAA website for free， and I've been reading it in order to learn more about flight。 It's a very readable and informative text， great for study。 。。。more
Flex Air Flight School
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An official FAA handbook that has been required reading for pilots for more than three decades。 It offers basic flying fundamentals for all types of pilots and all types of aircraft。
Flex Air Flight School
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An official FAA handbook that has been required reading for pilots for more than three decades。 It offers basic flying fundamentals for all types of pilots and all types of aircraft。
Harry Harman
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A dream turned into reality by Wilbur and Orville Wright at Kitty Hawk， North Carolina， on December 17， 1903。
Brian Page
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This is a comparative review of the 2016 version （25B） against the 2008 edition （25A）。 Being a Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge， not much has changed， as aeronautical science hasn’t changed since the Wright brothers。 The chapter， “Aeronautical Decision Making，” moves from chapter 17 to being chapter 2， reflecting the fact that most accidents result from a chain of poor decisions and the importance the FAA places on the topic。 The chapter content largely duplicates the material in the R This is a comparative review of the 2016 version （25B） against the 2008 edition （25A）。 Being a Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge， not much has changed， as aeronautical science hasn’t changed since the Wright brothers。 The chapter， “Aeronautical Decision Making，” moves from chapter 17 to being chapter 2， reflecting the fact that most accidents result from a chain of poor decisions and the importance the FAA places on the topic。 The chapter content largely duplicates the material in the Risk Management Handbook， FAA-H-8083-2。 Similarly， the “Airport Operations” chapter is considerably lengthened， likely as part of the FAA initiative to reduce on-the-ground incidents & accidents。 The chapter adds lots of signage photos， which is nice。The “Navigation” chapter seems out-of-date even for 2016， which is unfortunate given how the material no longer reflects common practice。 The “Principles of Flight” chapter has a section on “Air is a Fluid” that includes a cool 1，500x scanning electron microscope image of the leading edge of a wing。 This is where that all important boundary layer begins。 It would be even cooler if they had included a similar scan of a nicely waxed surface。The book reads like a high school textbook and， indeed， it makes an excellent classroom textbook。 As an introduction it is much better than The Complete Private Pilot， by Gardner。 The text seems a bit pedantic， not surprisingly， but it’s perfect for a classroom instructor as it provides excellent coverage of each topic which an instructor could easily then build upon with further explanations， demonstrations， exercises， and war-stories without having to start each topic from scratch。 It would be a joy to teach from this text。Finally， if you haven’t yet taken the private pilot written test， you will see verbatim sentences lifted straight from this book on the exam。 The same goes for the AIM， another required-reading text。 。。。more
Zenaida
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This + AFH iconic
Susan
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This helped me greatly in my job， as part of required reading。💥 Recommended。
Amy
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This book covers everything the FAA expects private pilots to know， generally in great detail， with good explanations and diagrams。 Most online resources copy the images if not entire sections of the book， so this really is the go-to guide。 Unfortunately， if something doesn't make sense and you're looking online for an alternate explanation， it'll be hard to find。 It is a textbook， so don't expect it to be interesting。 It's a dense read。 I'd suggest reading the most relevant chapters and skimmin This book covers everything the FAA expects private pilots to know， generally in great detail， with good explanations and diagrams。 Most online resources copy the images if not entire sections of the book， so this really is the go-to guide。 Unfortunately， if something doesn't make sense and you're looking online for an alternate explanation， it'll be hard to find。 It is a textbook， so don't expect it to be interesting。 It's a dense read。 I'd suggest reading the most relevant chapters and skimming/ignoring the rest， like I did。 。。。more
Patrick Anderson
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It's the official FAA textbook for ground school， it's interesting but not exactly exciting。 If you're studying for a pilots license you literally must read this， if not then I'm sure there are more colourful explanations of aerodynamics， airport operations and other aviation subjects。 It's the official FAA textbook for ground school， it's interesting but not exactly exciting。 If you're studying for a pilots license you literally must read this， if not then I'm sure there are more colourful explanations of aerodynamics， airport operations and other aviation subjects。 。。。more
Liz Roudbari
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Best Line: "For detailed information on a variety of specialized flight topics， see specific Federal Aviation Administration （FAA） handbooks and Advisory Circulars （ACs）。"I <3 airplane Best Line: "For detailed information on a variety of specialized flight topics， see specific Federal Aviation Administration （FAA） handbooks and Advisory Circulars （ACs）。"I <3 airplane 。。。more
Brian Best
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The FAA does it again！They are great at writing this sort of book。I am a flight instructorI love this stuffLove it！
Gabriel
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No le puedo dar cinco estrellas porque la redacción es de mala a paupérrima， pero， siendo un libro técnico， no se si es tan grave。Realmente es un manual de lectura obligatoria para todo aeronáutico o aspirante。 Técnicamente excelente， completo e interesante， en un rubro que nunca deja de enseñarnos cosas nuevas （¡aléjate del piloto que se las sabe todas！）。 Lamentablemente no se requiere el estudio de este tipo de bibliografías en Argentina， pero tener un marco teórico para la toma de decisiones No le puedo dar cinco estrellas porque la redacción es de mala a paupérrima， pero， siendo un libro técnico， no se si es tan grave。Realmente es un manual de lectura obligatoria para todo aeronáutico o aspirante。 Técnicamente excelente， completo e interesante， en un rubro que nunca deja de enseñarnos cosas nuevas （¡aléjate del piloto que se las sabe todas！）。 Lamentablemente no se requiere el estudio de este tipo de bibliografías en Argentina， pero tener un marco teórico para la toma de decisiones resulta fundamental para operar en forma segura y， así， disfrutar la magia de la aviación al máximo。 。。。more
Seth Hobson
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Not very exciting reading， but a must for the aspiring pilot。
James Hauke
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A necessary text book for anyone studying aviation or pursuing a provate pilot certificate。
Melissa
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super helpful for an aviation management major & not a flight student！
Conrad
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If you want to learn how airplanes fly， this is a great book。 Filled with more understandable information than I would have guessed could be crammed into one relatively slim volume。
Sarahann
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Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge is great for new pilots starting to learn how to fly。 It tells you a lot of the basics and how things work。 It really helped me out！ Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge is great for new pilots starting to learn how to fly。 It tells you a lot of the basics and how things work。 It really helped me out！ 。。。more
Mike
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Read and understand this and the Airplane Flying Handbook and you'll pass your written test。 Read and understand this and the Airplane Flying Handbook and you'll pass your written test。 。。。more
Kimberly Massengale
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This book is the start of flying。 Whether you want to pursue flying professionally or you just want to know a little bit about how it works， this is the book you'll start with。 I passed my PPL written exam because of this book。 This book is the start of flying。 Whether you want to pursue flying professionally or you just want to know a little bit about how it works， this is the book you'll start with。 I passed my PPL written exam because of this book。 。。。more
Anggi Hafiz Al Hakam
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This is a very useful book。 Though， i'm not a pilot who lived in the USA and regulated by FAA。 The information contained principal matters of aeronautical knowledge。 A comprehensive guide for me as a Dispatcher。FYI also， this book is available through the FAA website。 You can print directly for your own use。 This is a very useful book。 Though， i'm not a pilot who lived in the USA and regulated by FAA。 The information contained principal matters of aeronautical knowledge。 A comprehensive guide for me as a Dispatcher。FYI also， this book is available through the FAA website。 You can print directly for your own use。 。。。more
Joar Larsen
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Hmm， just great information。。
Justin Anthony
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Between this book， the Sporty's iPhone Study Buddy Test Prep （FAA Private Pilot）， and the Gliem online audio book and study， I was able to pass my FAA written exam on the first try with a 92%。 Between this book， the Sporty's iPhone Study Buddy Test Prep （FAA Private Pilot）， and the Gliem online audio book and study， I was able to pass my FAA written exam on the first try with a 92%。 。。。more
Kiri
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This book is crammed full of good information， the stuff you'll need to be able to fly a plane as well as to understand a bit of aerodynamics， aircraft systems， weather， and psychology。 I found this very useful while studying for my private pilot's license。I will note that some elements of the books are poorly written and/or edited。 The book comes with its own errata， which mysteriously have not been applied to the contents， so you have to manually go through and make the corrections yourself。 A This book is crammed full of good information， the stuff you'll need to be able to fly a plane as well as to understand a bit of aerodynamics， aircraft systems， weather， and psychology。 I found this very useful while studying for my private pilot's license。I will note that some elements of the books are poorly written and/or edited。 The book comes with its own errata， which mysteriously have not been applied to the contents， so you have to manually go through and make the corrections yourself。 And there are additional errors， including duplicated passages and other obvious mistakes， that haven't yet made it into the errata。 I even spotted at least one error in the errata。The other thing that I found annoying was the excessive dumbing-down of some elements， to the point of nonsense， as in the explanation of how to calculate rate of turn， such that basic units analysis falls apart。 It's great to simplify things， but not if you just sow confusion。 。。。more
Chet Brandon
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If you are looking to get your Private Pilots Certificate， this is the bible。 Mastering the knowledge in it is critical to passing the FAA written test。 Update 11/14/2013: I finished the book and passed the check ride for my PPL！
Muneel Zaidi
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Good intro to theory and laws that govern flight in America。
Adrika
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It is a good book for beginners。It doesn't talk much about the concepts of jet engines。 I have the newer version of this book。 they have added certain topics。 The book helps to get ur basics cleared。It's a great book to have around。 It is a good book for beginners。It doesn't talk much about the concepts of jet engines。 I have the newer version of this book。 they have added certain topics。 The book helps to get ur basics cleared。It's a great book to have around。 。。。more
Lacey
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