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2022

These comprehensive maneuvers manuals are excellent visual aids for instructors and pilots in training, covering all the flight maneuvers required for Private, Sport, Commercial, and Flight Instructor certification. Each maneuver is depicted in detail according to type of aircraft in which the lesson will take place (high wing or low wing), states the objective of the task, and lists the FAA Certification Standards required, serving as an effective learning and teaching tool.

Pilots learning multi-engine flying have relied on this essential book for more than 20 years. Learn fundamentals of flying multi-engine airplanes and the aerodynamic laws that govern multi-engine flight under Bob Gardner’s experienced and energetic tutoring.

2021

A complete reference for the beginning aerobatic pilot in training, with invaluable unusual attitude and spin recovery information for the more straight-and-level flyer. This book emphasizes techniques for the Cessna Aerobat models, but the described maneuvers easily translate to other aerobatics-certified airplanes.

Mike Lorden, President and owner of Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc. (ASA), will be retiring December 31, 2021. ASA is the leading publisher of aviation books and the largest producer of pilot supplies in the United States.

The sixth edition of The Pilot's Manual: Flight School covers all the tasks for the FAA Practical Exam for the Private and Commercial Certificates. With text supported by more than 500 full-color illustrations and photographs, students will gain both a theoretical and operational understanding of flying. In addition to covering all the maneuvers required for the checkride, this textbook also prepares readers for the student pilot milestones: first solo, cross-country, instrument, and night flight.

ASA's 2022 FAR/AIM, FAR for Flight Crew, and FAR for Aviation Maintenance Technicians will be shipping mid-August.

Lesson Plans to Train Like You Fly presents lesson plans for flight instructors in the form of scenario-based maneuver briefings. A rich resource for active instructors, these lesson plans are also helpful to CFI applicants preparing their own materials. This book can be used as a companion book for flight instructors who are following the principles of scenario-based training taught in Arlynn McMahon’s first book, Train Like You Fly: A Flight Instructor’s Guide to Scenario-Based Training.

The latest edition of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Remote Pilot - Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Airman Certification Standards (ACS) is now available from ASA. Major enhancements to this edition include updates to the "Airman Certification Standards Concept" subsection, and the addition of several knowledge elements related to operating rules, operations over people, remote identification (RID), airspace operational requirements, airport operations, emergency procedures, physiology, and maintenance and inspection procedures.

The Aviation High School Facilitator Guide and corresponding interactive Student Notebook from ASA address a growing need for solid instruction, inquiry, and development of future-ready competencies and interest in aviation at the high school level. This curriculum promotes aviation as an innovative field and includes an exploration of the industry and the diverse career opportunities available along with the study of the fundamentals of flight.

2020

ASA's new full-color 48-page catalog showcasing the product line for 2021 is now available! The 2021 Product Showcase includes product descriptions, pictures, and order and pricing information for more than 700 educational training products and supplies for aviation students, pilots, instructors, enthusiasts, and professionals. Prepare for your next rating, pick up a new 2021 FAR/AIM, and order the supplies you need to be a safe, competent pilot.

Updated textbook images for The Pilot's Manual Volume 2: Ground School are now available for download. This file contains all the illustrations and figures from the textbook, for instructor use in the classroom. PowerPoint® slides make it easy for instructors to create their own custom multi-media presentations to teach the principles the students are reading in the book. Slides can be viewed collectively as a slideshow, or inserted as individual slides in a presentation.

ASA's student pilot training kits are built by combining our best books, flight planning tools, and pilot supplies into packages that meet Part 61 and 141 airplane and helicopter pilot training program requirements. Each kit has been updated to include the most current and up-to-date titles and editions ensuring students meet all the regulatory requirements and are completely prepared for both the FAA Knowledge Exam and the checkride.

ASA Test Prep materials prepare pilots and mechanics for the FAA Knowledge Exams by providing questions supported with explanations for correct and incorrect answers, FAA references for further study, and airman test report codes for remedial study. How do you like to study? Multiple formats enable you to find the best method of study to suit your learning style. Free updates are available both online and through an email update subscription service for all test preparation products.

The thirteenth edition of The Complete Private Pilot is now available from ASA. This book is for anyone interested in pursuing and obtaining a Private Pilot, Sport Pilot or Recreational Pilot certificate. Using the FAA exam as the premise for learning, Gardner applies practical information so readers are not only prepared for the test, but also for the cockpit...The seventh edition of The Complete Private Pilot Syllabus has been updated to align with the new textbook.

The Seventh Edition of Checklist for Success: A Pilot's Guide to the Successful Airline Interview offers a step-by-step preparation program, guiding pilots from application through the interview. Author Cheryl Cage, whose name has become synonymous with exceptional career guidance, illustrates her points clearly by stepping aside often to reflect on her own experiences in counseling aspiring pilots, furloughed pilots, and career changers.

ASA's 2021 FAR/AIM, FAR for Flight Crew, and FAR for Aviation Maintenance Technicians are shipping now! The 2021 FAR/AIM Series delivers the accurate, reliable, and trusted content aviators and mechanics have come to expect from the leaders in aviation training. Printed on premium paper and known for their time-tested and preferred format and layout, the ASA FAR/AIM Series books are indexed and show clearly-marked changes since the last release for quick reference. The FAR for Flight Crew and FAR for Aviation Maintenance Technicians books contain black and white tables and graphics. The FAR/AIM features full-color graphics and includes a suggested study list of regulations and aeronautical information.

A new textbook by veteran author Dale Wilson provides the aviation community with a comprehensive, engaging, and current guide to the subject of aviation human factors. S ome accidents happen due to mechanical failure, improper maintenance, or hazardous weather—but the vast majority are caused by pilot action (or inaction). Pilots can commit errors and make decisions that lead to tragic outcomes. Most accidents are not intentional; inadvertent errors made by flight crews arise from normal human physiological, psychological, and pyschosocial limitations.

Last updated in 2008, this new edition of the Aviation Instructor's Handbook was developed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in cooperation with aviation educators and the industry to help beginning instructors understand and apply the fundamentals of instruction. Designed for ground instructors, flight instructors, and aviation maintenance instructors, this handbook provides up-to-date information on learning and teaching aeronautical knowledge, risk management and skills.

In light of the safety issues surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak, ASA has prepared a document outlining how to clean and disinfect books and pilot supplies. This ASA InFO document provides recommendations for the HS-1A AirClassics™ Headset, CX-3 Flight Computer, Flight Timer 2, and all ASA books, E6-B Flight Computers, plotters, and The Standard™ series logbooks.

This book is an invaluable reference guide for aviation and aerospace business managers, pilots, maintenance personnel, aircraft owners, air traffic controllers, air safety investigators, operators of unmanned aircraft, and others involved in aviation or aerospace as a profession or hobby.

This Drone Logbook is the perfect resource for hobbyists and drone operators to begin recording their flight time and experience. It provides space to log flight or mission details including date, aircraft identification, aircraft category (multi-rotor, single rotor, fixed wing), flight conditions, types of operating time, PIC time, takeoffs and landings, duration of flight and more.

The Third Edition of Global Navigation for Pilots: International Flight Techniques and Procedures is now available from ASA. This book is for pilots who want to know more about both the planning and execution of international flights, from the basic knowledge of air navigation expected of an instrument-rated private pilot, and onward. Written and updated by Dale DeRemer, Ph.D. and Gary M. Ullrich , this book serves as the continuation of what has been the definitive textbook on long-distance, trans-oceanic flight navigation and operations since 1993.

Now available in the Aviator's Field Guide Series from ASA : An Aviator's Field Guide to Buying an Airplane , and An Aviator's Field Guide to Owning an Airplane . These guides provide practical insights for anyone planning to purchase and own a personal aircraft. Author Jason Blair offers guidance along with the expertise and experience of a pilot, instructor, designated pilot examiner and aircraft owner and operator.

James Johnson has been named Director of Aviation Training for Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc. (ASA), the leading publisher of aviation books and the largest producer of pilot supplies in the United States.