Nuts and Bolts

Nuts and Bolts Newsletters are 6 to 9 page newsletters written by mechanics for mechanics. They include articles on accidents, human factors, and a ask the feds section. Even if you are not an aircraft mechanic there is still a lot of great information in these newsletters. Check them out at Nuts and Bolts Newsletters.

New Pilots Handbook Of Aeronautical Knowledge

The FAA's Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge has just been updated to include information on Glass Cockpit aircraft. 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.

Cool Aviation Pics

I have recently discovered a web site named www.airport-data.com. It is a site where you can look at airport and aircraft pictures as well as post your own.

They have thousands of pictures and you can search them by airport code, N number, city, aircraft type and several other criteria.

http://www.airport-data.com

Updated FAA Instrument Flying Handbook

The FAA has updated the Instrument Flying Handbook recently.

This new edition features information applicable to both conventional steam-gauge instrumentation as well as glass cockpits found in technically advanced aircraft (TAA). The new information is well separated from the traditional discussions of the "6-pack" and covers flight support systems (AHRS and ADC), pictorial displays, flihgt management systems (FMS), primary flight display (PFD) and multi-function display (MFD), synthetic vision, advanced technology systems such as ADS, and safey systems such as traffic advisory systems. Also incorporated are FAA/Industry Training Standards (FITS) tenets such as single-pilot resource management, scenario-based training, and learner-centered grading. Hazard identification, as well as task management, automation management, and risk management supplement the human factors discussion. The chapters on attitude instrument flying and basic flight maneuvers are split into separate sections dedicated to analog instrumentation and electronic flight displays. The chapter on emergency operations has been expanded to include the failures applicable to operating a TAA.

This edition also includes an instrument training syllabus and a clearence shorthand appendix.

Check it out at http://www.pilotstore.com/