PPL training - recommended reading ?

Celby

Hi,

I have just started PPL training (and must say I'm having a blast).

It's just for fun and I have no desires to fly commercially or anything.

So with this in mind, can anyone recommend any books, articles, etc.. that might come in useful (not including the PPL theory books, obviously)

Basically I'm looking for stuff along the lines of Todays Pilot's "what they didn't teach you at flight school" articles, as well as general reading that might come in useful.

Thanks,

Celby

aircraft tech trng

If you would like some easy & basic understanding of how instruments work try http://www.aircrafttechtrng.com/Aircraft%20Instruments%20Booklet.pdf

yaeger

Not really for the training but more an eye opener for once you get the PPL..
The Killing zone ! by Paul A Graig.

Also read on one of the sites forums, not sure if its pprune or flyer, But the forum "It happened to me" is useful.

Enjoy the flying

TrackBarChaser

I used this one (link below) when I did my PPL in Florida. It is more suited to doing an FAA PPL however, there are fantastic chapters on single engine flying with great illustrations. I lent it to a pal of mine who was doing his PPL in the UK last year and he was very impressed by it also! IMHO Jeppesen books are great for example I did my ATPLs with Oxford books, then about a year after I got my hands on the Jepp. ATPL books and they are head and shoulders above the Oxford ones!
Hope that helps!

http://www.amazon.com/Private-Pilot-Manual-Jeppesen-Sanderson/dp/0884872386

Su Campu

Try out this for some very helpful and interesting articles on flying

http://www.pilotfriend.com

xflyer

Flying magazine published some books based on their 'I learned about flying from that' articles. There are some gems in that. Don't know if it's still available. But check out Sporty's or Transair and any books from Richard L Collins. While aimed at US flying, most of it's relevant to all flying and distils all his experience over the years. The stuff textbooks don't tell you. There are other authors too.

Any book that relates a pilot's experience is a good read. As the saying goes 'Learn from other's mistakes because you won't live long enough to make them all yourself.'

Other than that read all the GA magazines like Today's pilot and Pilot etc. But personally I always feel that American GA magazines like Flying are better for good stories that offer a piece of wisdom for new pilots.

Above all read accident reports, the AAIU, AAIB and GASIL, CHIRP. Anything like that. GASIL is particularly good and is available online. Required reading for new pilots.

http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=33&pagetype=65&appid=11&mode=list&type=sercat&id=7

Believe me one day something you read in one or other of these books might save your life perhaps without you even realising it.

Celby

Thanks for all the replies guys ... much appreciated

Celby