Customer Reviews

AIM/FAR 2008 (AIM/FAR: Airman's Information Manual/Federal Aviation Regulations)

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4 star:		(0)
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2 star:		(1)
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There are several competing publishers who annually reproduce, print, and sell the Aeronautical Information Manual / Federal Aviation Regulations (AIM /FAR or FAR/AIM). These publishers are Jeppesen, ASA, Gleim, Aviation Week, and perhaps others. Unlike the other just-mentioned publishers, the Aviation Week - McGraw Hill 2008 edition, reviewed here, has a complete index, which is very helpful to home in on a particular topic. On the other hand, the entire contents of the Aviation Week - McGraw Hill version is printed in black & white only. That's a shame, because many of the source diagrams such as those of runway markings and navigation aids depend on colors to make sense. Other publishers reproduce this material in color.

The 5-star rating is for the Kindle version of the AIM/FAR 2008. It is nice to be able to carry this reference material in the Kindle. This adaptation has a functional table of contents with clickable links. It DOES include diagrams although some are quite tiny. A previous reviewer considered it a negative that the graphics are not in color. This is not an issue for the Kindle version since it is a gray-scale device. My only wish would have been for the complete Part 121 to have been included.