The Cool Classroom

Here is a picture of the two simulators that we have in our classroom. The Kishwaukee Education Consortium has done an amazing job at getting the aviation program up and running, I am glad that I can be a small part of it. These simulators are at our classroom at DeKalb Airport. A Cessna Fuselage has been purchased for the sim on the right.

Both simulators us the Elite software, it is a great simulator package. I have used both the ASA On Top and the Elite packages quite a bit. The Elite is a little better but the ASA On Top is very hard to beat for the money, around $125.

Airplane Flying Handbook

Almost 15 years ago my flight instructor asked me if I had a copy of the Flight Training Handbook, I said no. He handed me a copy and said "Read This, if you are not flying read about flying". I did not spend very much time with it, the book was very dry.

The Flight Training Handbook had not been updated in years, the typeset was not easy to read, and the diagrams were not good. So 19 years after the Flight Training Handbook was last updated it was reborn as the Airplane Flying Handbook FAA-H-8083-3. Now there is new diagrams, larger print, an even a little color. Then only 5 years later the book was updated again and became FAA-H-8083-3A.

Now this little -3A is a much better book. All of the diagrams are now full color and a nice glossary has been added. I wish that I had spent more time with this book in the beginning of my flying career. This is a great book for the beginner and an excellent refresher any pilot.