If you would like to start your Private Pilot Training, you will need a lot of handbooks to get you through yourPrivate Pilot License. Even though there are differentpublishers, the content are the same but they are written in different ways. There is a difference however in the two major types of publications that you want to be aware of.
There are two types of training manuals and handbooks out there are:
1: FAA Publications
2: Aftermarket publications
1: The FAA. Publications are written and printed by the FAA. There are many of them that are referenced in the Private Pilot Practical Test Standards. The Pilot Examiners are designated and trained by the FAA, this is one thing you will want to keep in mind. If you are on a tight budget, you will only want to get the publications you need for your Private Pilot Practical Test.
Below I have listed the main publications that have the information you will need for your Private Pilot Training.
Airplane Flying Handbook: The Airplane Flying Handbook covers all your private pilot training maneuvers
Pilots Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge: This Publication will cover most of the aeronautical knowledge areas and many of the flight maneuvers required for your private pilot training
Aviation Weather: This book explains all aspects of weather. You will need to be able to explain different types of weather systems on your Private Pilot Practical Test
Aviation Weather Services: This is the FAA publication that explains how to interpret all of the weather info. This will explain to you how to read all the weather reports and forecasts available through the FAA and the flight service stations.
Advisory Circulars are another FAA Publication. Detailed information on subject areas are printed in the books put out by the FAA. An example of one of these publications is “Uncontrolled Airport Operations”
2: Aftermarket Publications: There are many publications that have been made up and known as industry standard. Many times the aftermarket publications will have some things missing that are in the official Publications put out by the FAA. The ground Portion of your Private Pilot Flight Test will have questions related to the Faa Publications, The Pilot Examiner will expect you to understand the information in these Publications.
Perfect examples are the many airport guides that you can find published by many different companies. If you don’t bring in the information put out by the FAA, it could result in a disapproval since you are not using what the FAA has published.
Many Students and Instructors overlook the fact that the basis for the Practical Test Standards are the FAA Publications not the aftermarket Publications. There is a section on the Practical Test Standards that will give you a list of publications that were used to make up the Practical Test Standards.
On the day of your flight test, you will want to know what the FAA says about the areas of operation listed in the practical test standards. In the past, I have seen when a student will reference a non FAA Publication and many times the result was a disapproval notice was given to the applicant because he/she was expected to have knowledge of the FAA Publications. Not what your flight instructor thinks the FAA wanted to say.
Once again remember that the Designated Pilot Examiner who will conduct your flight test is bound by the FAA Practical Test Standards. They must follow them in the evaluation process. Each area of operations listed in the Practical Test Standards will have a reference to the FAA Publication in it. This is what you are expected to know.
Just remember that you can use the aftermarket publications for your Private Pilot Flight Training but remember to bring the FAA Publications to your flight test and be able to explain them.
Good luck becoming a Private Pilot and Hope to See You in the Sky
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