A classic for beginning aviators, The Student Pilot's Flight Manual provides step-by-step ground and flight information for student pilots working toward private certification. Kershner's authoritative volume presents a wealth of practical information while encouraging decision making by students. The eighth edition is fully revised and updated to reflect the dramatic changes in weather reporting. The 744 airplane questions from the FAA Recreational Pilot and Private Pilot Written Test Book are included, with full answers and explanations. In addition, the text includes an appendix on engines and other systems, and seven color maps. And as always, Kershner provides the latest facts about aviation. This book is a must for any person learning to fly.
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This review is from: The Student Pilot's Flight Manual: Including FAA Knowledge Test Questions, Answers and Explanations, and Practical (Flight) Test for Airplanes (Paperback)
I actually read, and used extensively, the 7th edition of this book. Mr. Kershner has a easy to read and follow style that has helped me tremendously on my way to getting certified as a private pilot. Whenever I was having diffuculty learning a particular aspect of flying I referred first to this book and got the straight and skinny on the subject. Mr. Kershner obviously has a grasp on what a student pilot goes through to understand the technical jargon and concepts of flight principals, navigation, cross country flying, flight instuments, and landing an airplane.The illstrations are clear and concise. The photographs are very good. I highly recommend this book to any student pilot as a supplement to ground school, or anyone interested in what it takes to learn to fly, or anyone who flys in a light plane as a passenger and wants to learn more about what's going on in the cockpit and the pilot's mind.
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This review is from: The Student Pilot's Flight Manual: Including FAA Knowledge Test Questions, Answers and Explanations, and Practical (Flight) Test for Airplanes (Paperback)
This was a great tool for my flight instruction. Kershner has a way of explaining things that is better than the other books I was able to find. I read this on my own instead of ground school and past my written and practical - so, it worked!
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Outstanding! If you are a student pilot, this is a must buy,
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This review is from: The Student Pilot's Flight Manual: Including FAA Knowledge Test Questions, Answers and Explanations, and Practical (Flight) Test for Airplanes (Paperback)
Excellent, practical information for a student aviator (or anyone with even a passing interest in the topic). I particularly like Mr. Kershner's sections called probable errors. For each flight maneuver (such as a crosswind landing), the text describes likely errors, their cause and the way to correct the error.
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Facility Directory, United States, Four Fundamentals, Date Student Initials Assigned Reading, Flight Service Stations, Aeronautical Information Manual, Maury County Airport, Hour Review, Federal Aviation Regulations, Practical Test Standards, Date Student Assigned Reading, Aviation Weather Services, Zilch's Law, Columbia-Mount Pleasant, Hour Preflight, Salt Lake City, The Flight Instructor's Manual, True North Pole, Automatic Terminal Information Service, Huntsville International Airport, Information Delta, Kansas City, Hours Student, Six Basic Maneuvers, The Advanced Pilot's Flight Manual New!
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There are many reasons why people want to start flying. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Facility Directory, United States, Four Fundamentals, Date Student Initials Assigned Reading, Flight Service Stations, Aeronautical Information Manual, Maury County Airport, Hour Review, Federal Aviation Regulations, Practical Test Standards, Date Student Assigned Reading, Aviation Weather Services, Zilch's Law, Columbia-Mount Pleasant, Hour Preflight, Salt Lake City, The Flight Instructor's Manual, True North Pole, Automatic Terminal Information Service, Huntsville International Airport, Information Delta, Kansas City, Hours Student, Six Basic Maneuvers, The Advanced Pilot's Flight Manual New!
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- Air traffic control ([Order]) by United States on page 192
- West Virginia (United States) by Julie Murray in Front Matter
- Basic Aerobatic Manual-87/Rev-90 by William K. Kershner in Copyright, and Back Cover
- Fire and Air: A Life on the Edge by Patty Wagstaff in Back Matter
- Move to Strike by Perri O'Shaughnessy in Back Matter
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