A good pilot is always learning. That's why The Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, Fith Edition, is such an indispensable resource. This bestselling guide covers all the essential information a pilto needs to become more knowledgeagle-from terminology, navigation, airport and airspace operations to radio communications, emergenc procedures, flight planning, weather, and much more. At the same time, it strikes a balance of being both concise and comprhensive in a streamlined, to-the-point format-while retaining the integrity and scope of the original material.

Thoroughly revised, this new fifth edition has also been updated to include curren FAA policies as well as procedures involving pilot and passanger safety in flight, as well as safe operations at airports and airspaces, at and between airports. There's never been a more resourceful way for a pilot to add to the foundation on which safe flying skills are built-while continuing to learn.

Introduction:

- Earning Your Wings: Rewards and Responsibilities

- Principles of Flight

- Airplanes and Engines

- Flight Instruments

- Airplane Performance

- Weather

- Navigation

-The Airspace System

- Airports

- VFR Flight Planning

- Emergency Procedures

- Wake Turbulence

- Medical Facts for Pilots

- Practical Operating Practices

- Acronyms & Abbreviations

- Glossary of Terms